Month: September 2018

Share on Facebook Tweet on Twitter WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — It may be getting bad out there, but one place is not backing down. Waffle House in downtown Wilmington is buzzing with customers trying to get one last meal in before the hurricane. – Advertisement – The restaurant was packed with people Thursday afternoon, and servers have been brought in to work from locations all over the southeast. One server tells us she is one…

Gov. Cooper: ‘We have days more to go;’ President Trump calls Wilmington mayor SOUTHEASTERN N.C. — The Wilmington region should expect immediate and long-lasting impacts as Hurricane Florence roars through. “The first bands are upon us,” Gov. Roy Cooper said Thursday evening. “We have days more to go.” The storm’s outer bands began hitting the Wilmington region, particularly coastal areas, Thursday afternoon, with the eye’s landfall expected Friday morning. Cooper said 30,000 people statewide were…

Share on Facebook Tweet on Twitter LELAND, NC (WWAY) — Hotels that stayed open in our area are full of coastal residents escaping the hurricane. Some are even completely full. Residents share how fearful they are of what is yet to come with Florence. Many are worried that they may not have a home to go back to. – Advertisement – “You know, it was a Category 4 for awhile, then a 3, and we…

Share on Facebook Tweet on Twitter By LOLITA C. BALDOR, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senior Defense Department officials say the expected high winds and slow movement of Hurricane Florence as it comes ashore will make rescue efforts challenging in the flooded areas. – Advertisement – Air Force Gen. Terrence J. O’Shaughnessy, head of U.S. Northern Command, says search and rescue is a top priority, but weather may prevent rescuers from getting in during the…

WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) – During the tense and trying days during and after Hurricane Florence, one group is looking to provide Wilmington with something that can raise any spirit: a hot meal. World Central Kitchen, a nonprofit founded by Chef Jose Andres, came to the area to provide free meals for first responders, shelters and anyone else that needs food during and after the storm. “We are fully up and running,” WCK Executive Director Nate…