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Darcy and Brisco have gotten a new assignment. They’re going to help support people who have suffered through Hurricane Florence. The canine volunteers are from the Alliance of Therapy Dogs, and they’ll be providing comfort to storm victims filing insurance claims in Eastern North Carolina. Therapy dogs are best known for visiting hospitals, special needs centers and nursing homes. But the peace that they can bring is equally needed — if not more so —…

Before she evacuated Oak Island, Mary Ellen Rogers packed up a collection of feathered refugees: two pelicans, two hawks, five owls and a vulture. As founder of Sea Biscuit Shelter, she cares for injured and orphaned shore birds — a caretaker to creatures with broken wings and feet caught in boat propellers. So when Hurricane Florence hit, she gathered her most vulnerable patients and hoped the rest of bird population would hunker down. It did….

ATLANTA – Atlanta-based Home Depot has stepped up to help with Florence recovery. Hundreds of volunteers gathered at the company’s corporate office to put together nearly 2,400 cleanup kits for storm victims in North Carolina. The kits include various cleaning supplies — everything from trash bags to scrub brushes to gloves — as well as notes of encouragement. The Home Depot Foundation partnered with Hero Box and Convoy Of Hope to deliver the cleanup kits.

CHARLOTTE, NC (FOX 46 WJZY) – Bee Young grew up in Charlotte and found herself back in the Queen City with her son last week to avoid Hurricane Florence. She’s a hair stylist in Wilmington at Dalisay Salon & Bridal Suite. Young has been out of work since she evacuated. “I knew that work wasn’t going to be available anytime soon until I got back to the salon in Wilmington. But I needed to do something…

The Carolina Panthers and their new owner David Tepper are donating close to $1.5 million to aid Hurricane Florence disaster relief efforts. The franchise announced Thursday that the two foundations — The David Tepper Charitable Foundation, Inc. and the Carolina Panthers Charities — are donating $1 million to the American Red Cross’ financial assistance program and $450,000 to regional food banks. Tepper said the donation isn’t a one-time event. “This will be an ongoing process…

After devastating storms like Florence, financial assistance from traditional organizations like the Red Cross and the Federal Emergency Management Agency can take awhile. The process can also be complicated — and that’s if you’re even eligible. In one Rock Hill mother’s case, financial aid isn’t coming. So she — like many others — is turning to another a source for help that’s becoming more popular: GoFundMe. It was 9:30 p.m. on Sept. 14, one of…

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Hurricane Florence victims in Lumberton told NBC Charlotte Thursday they waited in line for an hour at Hyde Park Baptist Church for a hot meal. The line went on for miles.         

Tony Thompson stepped into the wreckage of his mobile home and showed how Hurricane Florence peeled off his roof, ripped off his walls and scattered everything he owned into the furious night. He recalled ducking under boards to escape his living room in Newport while glass windows exploded around his head. He fled through knee-deep water to his sister’s mobile home nearby, only to have a pine tree snap and fall on its roof. And…

South Carolina’s estimated financial losses from Florence are at more than $1.2 billion, according to Gov. Henry McMaster. He provided the preliminary financial impact and the federal recovery fund estimates Thursday in a letter to the state’s Congressional Delegation. The breakdown included an estimated $125 million hit to South Carolina’s agriculture industry and $80 million to the state’s small businesses, among others. McMaster said the estimates are based on information gathered from Hurricane Matthew damage…

(FOX 46 WJZY) – At least 16 tornadoes associated with Hurricane Florence have been confirmed, according to the National Weather Service. Of the 16 confirmed so far, half occurred in North Carolina.  Storm surveys are continuing and the NWS says it is likely that additional tornadoes will be confirmed during the next several days. So far 16 tornadoes associated with #Florence have been confirmed. Storm surveys are continuing and it is likely that additional tornadoes…