4 minutes ago LELAND, NC (WWAY) — Duke Energy says its working to update the power grid at the height of storm season.  The utility provider was in Brunswick County Wednesday replacing old wood power lines with new steel ones.  Special transmission repair vehicles with treads had to be used in the rough terrain.  It’s part of Duke Energy’s efforts to reinforce it’s power grid—especially along the coast.  Duke Energy Spokesperson Logan Stewart says the…

9 minutes ago Photo: NOAA (ABC NEWS) — Don’t be fooled by the lack of tropical cyclones in the Atlantic Basin. The peak of hurricane season is here, and activity could soon ramp up, despite the relative quiet currently occurring in the tropics, according to meteorologists. The climatological peak of the Atlantic hurricane season is Sept. 10, with most activity occurring between mid-August and mid-October, on average, according to the National Hurricane Center. Historically speaking,…

5 minutes ago Hurricane Floyd caused massive flooding around North Carolina in 1999 RALEIGH, NC (WWAY) — A storm that brought historic destruction and flooding to eastern North Carolina will soon be permanently remembered with a North Carolina Highway Historical Marker. The marker commemorating Hurricane Floyd will be unveiled Tuesday, Sept. 16 at 11 a.m. during a small roadside ceremony. It will be placed near Powell Park on NC 33 by the Tar River bridge…

CAROLINA BEACH, N.C. (WWAY) — A massive charity event for a noble cause is on its way to Carolina Beach for the first time, and some notable athletes are a driving force behind it. The Savannah Boats Classic King Mackerel Fishing Tournament will be held September 26-27 at the Silver Dollar and other Carolina Beach businesses. (Photo: Colton Emswiler/WWAY) Tens of thousands of dollars in prize money is up for grabs. Organizers hope to have…

10 seconds ago Photo: Freepik/vecteezy/MGN SALISBURY, Mass. (AP) — Hurricane Erin never made landfall but left behind rough ocean conditions along the U.S. East Coast. At least two people died after they had been swimming in the heavy current, and a search continued Monday for a man who was missing after his boat capsized. Beaches were beginning to reopen Friday after Erin, twice the size of an average hurricane, had weakened into a post-tropical cyclone…

August 25, 2025 Sand on Highway 12 (Photo: NCDOT NC 12) OCRACOKE, NC (WWAY) — Highway 12 on the north end of Ocracoke remains closed Monday morning, days after Hurricane Erin passed by. The NCDOT says they did not receive any substantial ocean over wash Sunday night, but the high tide did erode the new dune a bit. Crews are working to fortify the dunes more to protect the roadway, and hoping the incoming high…