/tags/hurricane-florence Hurricane Florence en-US Copyright Fri, 08 Nov 2024 13:01:29 GMT /politics/2024-11-08/after-years-of-delays-ncs-hurricane-housing-program-could-run-out-of-money More than 1,500 homeowners are still waiting for help from a state program to repair or rebuild houses damaged in hurricanes Matthew and Florence. The program says it could soon run out of money if more funding isn’t allocated. Fri, 08 Nov 2024 13:01:29 GMT /politics/2024-11-08/after-years-of-delays-ncs-hurricane-housing-program-could-run-out-of-money Colin Campbell /wunc-youth-reporting-institute/2023-12-04/hurricane-florence-girther-fryar-hope-sampson-county-home Five years after Hurricane Florence left damage across eastern North Carolina, youth reporter Manzili Kokayi uplifts one woman's fight to save her family's generational property. Mon, 04 Dec 2023 18:29:00 GMT /wunc-youth-reporting-institute/2023-12-04/hurricane-florence-girther-fryar-hope-sampson-county-home Manzili Kokayi /politics/2023-12-01/hurricanes-fair-bluff-downtown-flooding-nc-lumber Mayor Billy Hammond and other town leaders came up with a dramatic plan to address repeat flooding: build a whole new downtown-style commercial district a few blocks up the street on higher ground. Fri, 01 Dec 2023 13:38:13 GMT /politics/2023-12-01/hurricanes-fair-bluff-downtown-flooding-nc-lumber Colin Campbell /politics/2023-05-15/thousands-north-carolina-hurricane-victims-waiting-help-home A program is funded by federal dollars and housed in Gov. Roy Cooper’s administration has finished only 1,163 projects so far, even though it's been nearly five years since Hurricane Florence. Mon, 15 May 2023 10:58:00 GMT /politics/2023-05-15/thousands-north-carolina-hurricane-victims-waiting-help-home Colin Campbell /environment/2022-12-14/lawmaker-calls-for-removal-of-nc-hurricane-recovery-director North Carolina lawmakers rebuked on Wednesday the state's disaster recovery director — with one calling for her removal — for the agency's slow progress amid years-long delays that have left some low-income homeowners in temporary lodging for up to six years after hurricanes Matthew and Florence displaced them. Wed, 14 Dec 2022 23:24:03 GMT /environment/2022-12-14/lawmaker-calls-for-removal-of-nc-hurricane-recovery-director Associated Press /environment/2022-09-15/lawmakers-hurricane-recovery-program-matthew-florence Hundreds of families are still displaced from their homes years after Hurricanes Matthew and Florence. Some families have been living in hotels for years waiting for repairs to start. Thu, 15 Sep 2022 14:55:49 GMT /environment/2022-09-15/lawmakers-hurricane-recovery-program-matthew-florence Celeste Gracia /news/2022-05-24/north-carolina-storm-new-flood-warning-system-roads The North Carolina Department of Transportation has armed itself with an advanced flood-warning system designed to help pass the word to motorists on any flood risks to roads, bridges and culverts. Tue, 24 May 2022 13:57:39 GMT /news/2022-05-24/north-carolina-storm-new-flood-warning-system-roads Associated Press, Bradley George /news/2021-12-03/duke-energy-customers-north-carolina-bill-uptick-storm-costs The General Assembly gave Duke Energy the ability to issue the bonds to get reimbursed, rather than go through normal rate case requests with state regulators. The utility says that resulted in $300 million in savings. Fri, 03 Dec 2021 12:09:57 GMT /news/2021-12-03/duke-energy-customers-north-carolina-bill-uptick-storm-costs Associated Press /environment/2021-09-17/hurricane-florence-devastated-new-bern-city-prepping-next-big-climate The city of New Bern is getting ready to release a 5-year resilience and hazard mitigation plan. Officials started working on the plan shortly after Hurricane Florence devastated the coastal town in Sept. 2018. Fri, 17 Sep 2021 11:09:27 GMT /environment/2021-09-17/hurricane-florence-devastated-new-bern-city-prepping-next-big-climate Celeste Gracia /show/the-state-of-things/2020-10-30/will-candidates-care-about-robeson-county-next-year South of Fayetteville along I-95 is North Carolina’s outlier county. It is one of the most diverse and poorest of the hundred. But, like the state as a… Fri, 30 Oct 2020 16:03:55 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2020-10-30/will-candidates-care-about-robeson-county-next-year Grant Holub-Moorman, Frank Stasio