Victims of Hurricane Florence are in need, and if you want to donate, make sure you are giving wisely. North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein said his office has received five complaints involving alleged charity scams. “There are criminals out there who will take advantage of people’s generosity and pocket the money that you want to go to help other people,” he said. Stein has suggested donating to a charity you know and trust, and…

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — For the Morris family, hockey is a big part of their lives. Ally, 27, and her 3-year-old son Kason Morris used to watch her husband, Kenny, play hockey recreationally around Raleigh. Kenny taught his son Kason how to play hockey, but he’ll never get to see the player Kason grows up to be. On November 9, 2017, Kenny Morris took his own life. He was 32. Even with Kenny gone, hockey…

Owner reunited with dogs rescued in Hurricane Florence Sep 26, 2018 Jack Denton is reunited with his dogs, AC/DC and Babes, at the Cause for Paws in Zebulon, NC. AC/DC and Babes were rescued from a roof of a flooded home in Newport by members of Cause for Paws on Sept. 15. By

With kayaks and a canoe, Nicole Kincaid, Mollie Doll, and others members of the Triangle nonprofit Cause for Paws of North Carolina went to the coast to help rescue animals affected by Hurricane Florence. The group initially went to help shelters, but then heard a call about two dogs stranded on the roof of a house in Newport. “The street was completely flooded, mailboxes were underwater, water was rising pretty fast,” said Kincaid, Program Director…

This isn’t his first rodeo. Patrick Mckann got the “Hurricane Cowboy” moniker for the aid he provided in Texas last year in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey. Now the Virginia resident and his team are at work again, trying to help out in flood-ravaged areas of the Carolinas following the devastation of Hurricane Florence. The Hurricane Cowboys goal is to go to areas hit hard by these deadly storms, and rescue animals in harm’s way…

By Luke Notestine, WRAL photojournalist Pembroke, N.C. — Horace Oxendine is a pastor at his own church, but he was at Harpers Ferry Baptist Church in Pembroke on Wednesday doing contract work. Six inches of water poured into the church during Hurricane Florence, turning the floor soft and causing it to break. “This place has been remodeled about three times in my lifetime,” Oxendine said. “I remodeled it the last time in the sanctuary, and…

Two Durham men are sharing their incredible stories, photos, and videos after volunteering to rescue Hurricane Florence victims.Ernie Renn and Karl Loftus, business partners at LR Custom Fabrication and fishing buddies, decided to take their own boat and drive to the coast once Hurricane Florence hit. They said they were not prepared for what they saw. Renn and Loftus documented their journey and captured heart-stopping video of towns underwater, submerged vehicles, and their own fishing…