Raleigh, N.C. — After hearing from a woman who said she lost her power in Hurricane Florence but was still fired for not showing up for a shift at the restaurant where she worked, 5 on Your Side checked on state regulations regarding such moves. Because North Carolina is an at-will employment state, private-sector employees can be fired for any reason – or no reason at all, according to the state Department of Labor. The…

People who live on a lonely stretch of road near Chesterfield were shaking their heads Monday after a tractor-trailer loaded with soft drinks crashed through a gaping hole in the pavement and hurtled into a rain-swollen creek. It was one of two wrecks that occurred on a two-mile stretch of S.C. 145 north of Chesterfield about 6 a.m. Monday. In both cases, vehicles wrecked when sections of the asphalt highway collapsed in the aftermath of…

Towns and counties around the state are preparing for more havoc from river flooding, days after Hurricane Florence dissipated and swirled away from the coast. “For many parts of North Carolina, the danger is still immediate,” Gov. Roy Cooper said Monday morning. “Flood waters are rising as rivers crest, and they will be for days.” The Black, Little, Cape Fear, Lumber and Neuse rivers are “inundated,” Cooper said. Thirteen more will reach moderate or major…

When Hurricane Florence made landfall last Friday, it came ashore a few miles from Wilmington, N.C. Many chose to evacuate in anticipation of the deadly storm, but there were a good deal of residents who decided to stay. That included many of the city’s 3,000 Jewish residents, according to chabad.org. While they weathered the storm, they are now faced with a new dilemma. Yom Kippur, one of the Jewish high holy days, is fast approaching….

As Tropical Storm Florence brings heavy, life-threatening floods, more than 389,000 are without power.As of 6:50 p.m., Monday, the statewide power outage total was 389,889. VIEW THE OUTAGE MAP BELOW. More outage information here Most of the outages are in Beaufort, Bladen, Brunswick, Carteret, Columbus Craven, Duplin, New Hanover, Robeson, Sampson, Wake, Wayne, Pamlico, Pender and Onslow counties near the coast. RELATED: What to do if you lose power/Si no tiene electricidad después de una…

As flooding continues and thousands of North Carolinians are displaced from their homes because of Hurricane Florence, people are looking for ways to help. With food, money and volunteer time, there are many ways to offer relief to those affected by the storm. Gov. Roy Cooper’s office reported Monday that 2,600 people and 300 animals had been rescued from flooded areas and more than 15,000 people had sought refuge in shelters. On Monday, 23 truckloads…

For North Carolina football coach Larry Fedora, Monday’s weekly press conference was about more than just football. This time it was about Hurricane Florence and its affect on his player’s hometowns and other teams and UNC’s efforts to help victims. Fedora spent most of the press conference talking about the deadly storm that made landfall at Wilmington on Thursday as a Category 1 hurricane. “To be honest with you, we’re more worried about what’s going…

“The crisis in North Carolina continues,” Governor Roy Cooper said during a news conference Monday. “Catastrophic flooding and tornadoes are still claiming lives and property. My most important message is first: For many parts of North Carolina, the danger is still immediate.” ABC11 Together and the American Red Cross are teaming up on Tuesday, September 18, from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. for a Hurricane Florence Relief Drive. Cumberland County officials said Monday afternoon that…

As Tropical Storm Florence brings heavy, life-threatening floods, more than 406,000 are without power.As of 6 p.m., Monday, the statewide power outage total was 406,677. VIEW THE OUTAGE MAP BELOW. More outage information here Most of the outages are in Beaufort, Bladen, Brunswick, Carteret, Columbus Craven, Duplin, New Hanover, Robeson, Sampson, Wake, Wayne, Pamlico, Pender and Onslow counties near the coast. RELATED: What to do if you lose power/Si no tiene electricidad después de una…

Coast Guard rescue swimmer investigates truck in dangerous flooding Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Jordon Shevlin, a rescue swimmer from Air Station Atlantic City, NJ., gets battered and buffeted to investigate a truck caught in dangerous flooding in the wake of Hurricane Florence, Sept. 16, 2018.

UNC-Wilmington and UNC-Pembroke are still assessing damage and haven’t set a date for students to return after Hurricane Florence. Many public university campuses, including N.C. A&T, N.C. Central, N.C. State, UNC-Chapel Hill, UNC-Charlotte, UNC-Greensboro and Winston-Salem State, were closed Monday but said they would reopen for classes on Tuesday. Several were already operating normally. Others will resume instruction later this week. East Carolina University plans to start classes Wednesday, with dorms opening on Tuesday. Appalachian…