From Sandy to Maria, Irma and Harvey, David Tepper has had his share of experience with responding to devastating hurricanes. If history is any indication, the Carolinas can expect a similarly significant response from the new owner of the Carolina Panthers as Hurricane Florence ravages the coast and brings torrential rain and wind farther inland. In a statement Thursday evening, the Panthers and Tepper said they are engaging with local and state officials, as well…

OAKLAND, Calif. (KTVU) – Apple CEO Tim Cook announced Friday his company will make a large donation to assist with Hurricane Florence relief efforts. Cook wrote in a tweet that “Apple is donating $1M to the Red Cross” to help those impacted by the powerful storm that rolled ashore in North Carolina early Friday with roaring 90 mph winds. He also asked all Apple employees in the Carolinas, and everyone in the hurricane’s path, to…

RALEIGH, NC (FOX 46 WJZY) – Dangerous conditions from Hurricane Florence have already claimed three lives, including a mother and her newborn child.  According to authorities, one person was killed in Lenoir County while plugging in a generator. The two other people, a mother and her baby, were killed in New Hanover County when a tree fell on a home. Hurricane Florence made landfall at Wrightsville Beach about 7:15 a.m. Friday as a Category 1 hurricane…

NEW BERN, N.C. – People and their pets were forced to evacuate from floodwaters as Hurricane Florence made landfall in North Carolina on Friday. Video shows a woman in a pink raincoat carrying her rottweiler above the rising waters in New Bern, North Carolina.  Preparing for the worst, about 9,700 National Guard troops and civilians were deployed with high-water vehicles, helicopters and boats that could be used to pluck people from the floodwaters. At 2 p.m.,…

The Wilmington Police Department is reporting what it believes to be the first two fatalities in Wilmington caused by Hurricane Florence. A tree fell on a house on Mercer Avenue, killing a mother and her infant, said the department in a tweet. The father was transported to a local hospital with injuries. Identities of the victims were not released. A third person died in Pender County, according to Pender County Emergency Management Director Tom Collins….

Power outages have hit the Charlotte area as Hurricane Florence makes its way across the Carolinas and hundreds of thousands have already lost power in the eastern parts of both states. Duke reported 1,600 without power in Mecklenburg County just before 3 p.m. on Friday. Statewide, Duke reported more than 400,000 without power. Another 241,000 N.C. electric cooperative customers were also without power on Friday afternoon. Even more outages are expected as Hurricane Florence makes…