Month: February 2019

In his address to the U.S. House’s Natural Resources Committee last week, Gov. Roy Cooper made a compelling case for taking a different, more proactive approach to rebuilding after storms, saying, “We spend a lot of money on recovery. Not enough of that money is allowed to be used for mitigation and resiliency.” With recent hurricanes and storms, all of us in North Carolina have experienced a new normal in rainfall and extreme weather. Hurricane…

Carolina Hurricanes get big win over NY Rangers in the Garden By February 09, 2019 08:06 PM Petr Mrazek made 27 saves and the Carolina Hurricanes spoiled a celebration that honored the last Rangers team to win the Stanley Cup, blanking New York 3-0.

Kenny Williams hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with 2:08 left in overtime to help eighth-ranked North Carolina hold off Miami 88-85 on Saturday. Freshman Coby White matched his season high with 33 points for the Tar Heels (19-4, 9-1 Atlantic Coast Conference), who survived a wild finish filled with big shots by both teams. UNC forced overtime on Luke Maye’s 3-pointer with 10.2 seconds left, then got two critical free throws from Cameron Johnson with 12.3…

Petr Mrazek made 27 saves and the Carolina Hurricanes spoiled a celebration at Madison Square Garden that honored the last Rangers team to win the Stanley Cup, blanking New York 3-0 Friday night. Warren Foegele scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period as the Hurricanes ended a 16-game losing streak at the Garden. He took a pass from Saku Maenalanen in the slot and wristed a shot past Henrik Lundqvist at 6:43. Rookie…

The Georgia House has approved a midyear budget adjustment that increases funding for school safety and farmers hit by the devastation of Hurricane Michael in October. Republican Rep. Terry England, chairman of the House Appropriations committee, said the $192.5 million in additional expenditures passed Friday comes after better than anticipated continued revenue growth. England said, however, that it represented a conservative approach and plans ahead for “little bumps” the state could see in the coming…

The final tally on damage from Hurricane Florence is higher than the costs from 2016’s Hurricane Matthew and Hurricane Floyd in 1999 combined, new federal estimates show. Florence’s final cost was $24 billion, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Florence was not the costliest natural disaster last year. Hurricane Michael caused an estimated $25 billion in damage when it came ashore on the Florida panhandle as a strong Category 4 storm, according to…

Teravainen’s overtime goal lifts Hurricanes to 6-5 win over Sabres By February 08, 2019 09:18 AM The Hurricanes OT win over the Sabres gives them sole possession of ninth, moving one ahead of Buffalo. (No Audio)

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The mystery of a barnacle-covered wooden cross that washed ashore along a South Florida beach may have been solved. The Miami Herald reports that a woman believes the cross was erected on an island off North Carolina in 2016 in memory of her brother who disappeared while on a solo hunting trip in Hatteras Inlet. Robin Stowe contacted the newspaper on Wednesday after reports surfaced about the 20-foot cross, which has…

About 700 residents are being evacuated from a New Zealand town as a forest fire threatens the area. Civil defense authorities on Friday decided to evacuate parts of Wakefield on the South Island. Authorities opened up a sports stadium as a welfare center and said they can accommodate people who don’t have friends or family to stay with elsewhere. Others in the town of 3,000 are waiting to hear if they will also be evacuated,…

While the Carolina Hurricanes’ lease with PNC Arena is still five years away from expiration, negotiations over an extension are about to begin – and there’s a lot more on the line than last time around. It took two years to negotiate the last five-year extension, through 2024, and this time around it figures to be more complicated and possibly more contentious. The Hurricanes have a new owner and the building, which turns 20 next…

RALEIGH, N.C. — A North Carolina woman is accused by federal prosecutors of making fraudulent claims to secure disaster relief funds. The U.S. Department of Justice announced in a news release Wednesday that 50-year-old Sheila Ruffin of Rocky Mount is charged with 15 counts of disaster fraud related to Hurricane Matthew recovery efforts. Prosecutors said Ruffin made false statements and submitted fraudulent documentation in applications to the Federal Emergency Management Agency for assistance. Officials said…