Accidents and Emergencies

2+ week, 14+ hour ago   (243+ words) FEMA has approved another $137 million for 114 recovery and hazard-mitigation projects in North Carolina, pushing federal support for Hurricane Helene and other recent disasters in the state above $7.5 billion. The latest round includes $102 million for 104 Public Assistance projects and more than…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (433+ words) Two earthquakes were documented over a 25-hour period in western North Carolina, and witnesses have reported feeling shaking in both cases, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The first quake was around 7:30 a.m. Saturday near Canton, and the second came just before…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago   (56+ words) The owner of Vic's Italian Restaurant and Pizzeria took to social media to alert the public that the restaurant is open despite ongoing construction happening in City Market. The owner of Vic's Italian Restaurant and Pizzeria took to social media…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (40+ words) A hammerhead shark washed ashore in Carolina Beach, North Carolina early Sunday morning. The cause of death is under investigation. A hammerhead shark washed ashore in Carolina Beach, North Carolina early Sunday morning. The cause of death is under investigation....

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (125+ words) A water rescue is underway Saturday after a man reportedly jumped into a pond and did not resurface in Raleigh. ABC11 spoke with a friend of the man who said he was at the scene when it happened. The... A water…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (429+ words) Most people remember the end-of-April 2011 tornado outbreak that killed 38 people – 24 of them in North Carolina. That horror story began on April 14th and just kept playing out until April 16th. Six counties in the Tar Heel State were utterly devastated. But it…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (456+ words) RALEIGH, NC (WWAY) — North Carolina’s response to Hurricane Helene included 55 base camps across western North Carolina that cost more than $111 million over seven months, according to a new report from the North Carolina Office of the State Auditor. The State…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (48+ words) Text-to-911 can provide a discreet way to reach emergency responders during situations in which speaking on the phone may not be safe. Text-to-911 can provide a discreet way to reach emergency responders during situations in which speaking on the phone…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (252+ words) Multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms are expected through Friday, bringing a continued risk of flooding across central North Carolina. On Thursday, some could see 2 to 4 inches of rain in our viewing area, with isolated spots picking up more than…...

2+ mon, 4+ day ago   (681+ words) A widespread Spectrum outage left large parts of North Carolina's Outer Banks, including Nags Head and Ocracoke Island, without internet on Wednesday morning, with the company's outage map showing restoration was not expected until around 10 a.m. local time. According to Spectrum's…...