PENDER COUNTY, NC (WECT) – Walk up to the Pender County Animal Shelter in Burgaw, and you see some animals that look like they don’t belong. “We have goats. We have donkeys, horses, turkeys, chickens, roosters, then, of course, cats, dogs, parrots, and rabbits,” said Jewell Horton, the shelter director. The shelter is housing more than 230 animals, almost half of them rescued from rising floodwaters created by Hurricane Florence. “This is a massive undertaking,” Horton…

Share on Facebook Tweet on Twitter Pender Memorial Hospital in Burgaw (Photo: NHRMC) BURGAW, NC (WWAY) – Pender Memorial Hospital is back open for the first time since before Hurricane Florence hit. For the safety of the community, patients and staff, Pender Memorial Hospital closed starting at noon on Wednesday, Sept. 12, ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Florence, according to a news release. – Advertisement – While the hospital and its emergency room were closed,…

State education officials on Tuesday launched a fundraising campaign to help schools, students and teachers affected by Hurricane Florence.

Local, state and federal officials discuss what went right, wrong and needs improvement WILMINGTON — Highlights of response to Hurricane Florence, what went right, went wrong and what can be improved comprised the first post-storm discussion among the region’s local, state and federal leaders held Tuesday at the Wilmington Chamber of Commerce. “We hope this is the beginning of a few conversations with our local delegation on how to recover from the storm … and…

(Photo: nchsaa.org) WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — As communities across much of North Carolina continue to clean up after Hurricane Florence, many people are wondering what will happen to the high school sports schedule. The North Carolina High School Athletic Association Board of Directors and Commissioner Que Tucker have decided to adjust the playoff calendar for fall sports. – Advertisement – “The complexity of adjusting dates for playoff rounds and state championships in fall sports are…

Coast Guard shallow-water response boat team members assist motorists stranded in flood water caused by Hurricane Florence in North Carolina, Sept. 16, 2018. (Photo: Petty Officer 1st Class Seth Johnson) WASHINGTON (AP) — Hurricane Florence was the nation’s second rainiest storm in 70 years, a top rainfall meteorologist calculated. Only last year’s Hurricane Harvey rained more over a 14,000 square mile area during a four-day time period, said Ken Kunkel, a meteorologist at the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration and…

Two men are accused of breaking into two Whiteville businesses and multiple vehicles in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence. (Source:WECT) WHITEVILLE, NC (WECT) – Two men are accused of breaking into two Whiteville businesses and multiple vehicles in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence. Timothy Ray Davis and Marvin Tyson were questioned by Whiteville police and arrested Sept. 21 after they were spotted near KJs Grocery where several vehicle break-ins had taken place. Police say the…

11 days after making landfall, storm still impacting the region WILMINGTON — Even as they slowly receded, floodwaters from Hurricane Florence continued to impact many areas across the Cape Fear region Tuesday — 11 days after the slow-moving storm made landfall at Wrightsville Beach. In downtown Wilmington, the Cape Fear River crested, sending water from the swollen river onto Water Street and low-lying areas of nearby streets. Barb and Thor Strong marveled at the small…