The director of an animal rescue nonprofit in North Carolina said she was just trying to do the right thing by taking in pets stranded by Hurricane Florence, but Wayne County officials say she may have broken the law, according to local reports. Crazy’s Claws N’ Paws in Goldsboro turned over 27 dogs and cats on Monday after Wayne County animal services determined the group was operating an unregistered animal shelter, The (Goldsboro) News-Argus first…

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Couple helps navigate through their flooded community to rescue remaining pets A Crusoe Island couple, Westly Dorsch and Chasity Hewett, helped a Coast Guard crew navigate flooded streets on Wednesday, Sept. 20, to rescue their neighbors’ pets stuck in homes flooded by the Waccamaw River after Hurricane Florence.

NORTH CAROLINA (WTVD) — Many have been asking if another hurricane will hit the Carolinas within the next few days after models started circling on social media.Rumor has it that Florence will push back into the ocean, reform, and hit land. However, Meteorologist Steve Stewart said that’s not going to happen. RELATED: County-by-county list of closures: 750 roads still closed in NC While Stewart said a broad area of low pressure near Bermuda has formed…

Andrei Svechnikov settled into a chair for an interview, smiling and saying, “I will try to do my best.” The interview over, the Carolina Hurricanes forward sat back and asked, “Did I do OK?” Svechnikov seemed pleased when told that his English was admirable, that his answers were more than OK. That, in essence, is Svechnikov’s approach to his first year in the Hurricanes organization. He will try to do his best. When all is…

A portion of US-421 near Wilmington is now impassable a week after Hurricane Florence made landfall in North Carolina. Flood water was seen seeping onto the highway Thursday near the Pender County-New Hanover County line. The water washed it out by Friday. NCDOT tweeted that there is no reliable and safe way to get to and from Wilmington. About 750 roads remain closed (down from 2,200), including sections of I-40 & I-95. US 258 in…

CuriousNC answered your questions as Hurricane Florence churned through the state, and now our team of journalists in Charlotte, Durham and Raleigh is ready to get answers to your questions about how North Carolina will bounce back. What do you want to know about the state’s response to this storm and how it will prepare for the next? What questions do you have about recovery timelines or costs? Do you have questions about the environmental…

NEW BERN, N.C. — Remember the big boat that ended becoming landlocked next to the Courtyard by Marriott in New Bern during Hurricane Florence last week? Well, the boat’s owner said it was actually docked in Bridgeton. That’s right, the rough winds and waves from the powerful storm pushed the boat nearly two miles down the Neuse River. Wayne Mills said a friend reached out after seeing the boat on Facebook, but he just couldn’t…

Officials in northwestern Germany are declaring a disaster over a wildfire triggered two weeks ago by a rocket test on an army training site. Authorities in the Emsland region said Friday that they are considering ordering the evacuation of about 1,000 people from two villages near Meppen, close to the Dutch border. Firefighters have been struggling to contain the blaze on moorland used by the German army for training exercises. Smoke has spread over 100…

SOUTHPORT, N.C. (WTVD) — A live stream from the Frying Pan Tower — that captured the hearts and minds of thousands as Hurricane Florence lashed the North Carolina coast — is now back online. [embedded content] The camera on top of the tower shut down about a week ago while the eye of the storm made landfall. Viewers watched as the storm grew closer to shore, battering Old Glory. The tattered American flag remains on…