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Charlotte Hornets owner Michael Jordan is urging the team’s fans to donate to relief funds in response to the impact of Hurricane Florence. “It’s truly devastating for me to see the damage that Hurricane Florence is doing to my beloved home state of North Carolina and to the surrounding areas,” Jordan said in a statement released by the Hornets Friday. “The recovery effort will be massive and it will take a long time to repair…

Cajun Navy arrives in SC ahead of Florence Members of the United Cajun Navy start arriving at a staging area in Gaston, SC on Thursday, Sept. 13, 2018. This is one of four staging areas they are setting up to assist in rescues as Hurricane Florence hits the Carolinas.

Cajun Navy arrives in SC ahead of Florence Members of the United Cajun Navy start arriving at a staging area in Gaston, SC on Thursday, Sept. 13, 2018. This is one of four staging areas they are setting up to assist in rescues as Hurricane Florence hits the Carolinas.

Hurricane Florence made landfall near Wrightsville Beach around 7:15 a.m. Friday as a Category 1 storm. At a glance: Hurricane Florence made landfall near Wrightsville Beach around 7:15 a.m. Friday as a Category 1 storm. More than 500,000 customers are without power in North Carolina. 200 people have been rescued in New Bern and 150 are still awaiting rescue. New Bern is seeing the worst storm surge from Florence as flood waters are being pushed…

Wind whips around at Myrtle Beach pier as Florence hits coast Sep 14, 2018 Wind picked up at Springmaid Pier in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina on Friday, September 14, 2018. Hurricane Florence earlier made landfall in North Carolina. By

Ocean Boulevard in Myrtle Beach floods after Florence landfall Sep 14, 2018 Myrtle Beach, South Carolina’s Ocean Boulevard experienced flooding as Hurricane Florence hammered the Carolina coasts on September 14, 2018. By

Hurricane Florence lashed at the East Coast of the United States Friday morning, sending huge swells of water through streets, toppling trees and damaging buildings. The Category 1 storm was still extremely dangerous as it made landfall Friday, and is expected to move inland into North Carolina and through South Carolina before turning north early next week, according to the National Hurricane Center. But as thousands of people evacuated the coast of North Carolina, some…

A league decision will force the NC Courage to gather its players and staff in the middle of Hurricane Florence and fly cross-country for a playoff semifinal while forfeiting the home-field advantage the Courage earned by a wide margin, and the team president isn’t happy about it. The NWSL announced Friday that the semifinal the Courage was scheduled to host on Sunday against the Chicago Red Stars will be moved to Portland, Ore., on Tuesday…

Waves pound NC shore as Hurricane Florence approaches Sep 14, 2018 Hurricane Florence edged closer to the North Carolina coast on Thursday, Sept. 13, 2018, and the storm was whipped up high waves at Kure Beach, 15 miles south of Wilmington, N.C. By

Cajun Navy arrives in SC ahead of Florence Members of the United Cajun Navy start arriving at a staging area in Gaston, SC on Thursday, Sept. 13, 2018. This is one of four staging areas they are setting up to assist in rescues as Hurricane Florence hits the Carolinas.

Hurricane Florence made landfall near Wrightsville Beach around 7 a.m. Friday. The storm is expected to move inland through southeastern North Carolina and eastern South Carolina throughout Friday and Saturday, but the Triangle is already feeling the effects of the storm. 1. By Friday morning, more than 16,000 residents in the Triangle lost power. Duke Energy, the N.C. Electric Cooperatives and smaller utility companies have reported that more than 500,000 customers, mostly in the eastern…