Chimney Rock hit by wall of water, NC mountain town to rebuild
网页4 天之前 · By then, muddy water was seeping under the back wall of the firehouse. Debris covers a field in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024, in Chimney Rock Village, N.C. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart) Payne looked down and saw what he estimated to be a 30-foot-high wall of water, tossing car-sized boulders as it raced toward the town.
Rocky Mount police respond to two shootings late Friday night
网页4 天之前 · ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. (WNCN) – Police responded to a shooting that injured two people after a stray bullet traveled from the initial scene in Rocky Mount on Friday night. At 8:53 p.m. officers were sent to the 1800 block of Lynne Avenue following a shots fired call. When police arrived on the scene, a juvenile victim was found with a gunshot ...
I-40 near western NC ‘indefinitely closed’ after devastation from …
网页6 天之前 · WAKE COUNTY, N.C. (WNCN) — The North Carolina Department of Transportation said it’s unclear exactly when a closed portion of Interstate 40 in Western North Carolina will be open. The section closed is from Exit 20 to the Tennessee state line. A representative with NCDOT said three long sections of the major highway were damaged …
Tar Heels basketball reschedules Blue-White game to help fund …
网页4 天之前 · CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (WNCN) – The University of North Carolina men’s basketball team has called off its annual Blue-White scrimmage, which was originally scheduled to be held at Harrah’s Resort in Cherokee, N.C. on Oct. 13, the program announced on Friday.. Instead, the scrimmage will move back to the Dean E. Smith Center in Chapel Hill on …
Milton rapidly intensifies to Cat 2 - CBS17.com
网页4 天之前 · RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) – As of 5 pm Saturday, the National Hurricane Center has updated its official forecast track for Tropical Storm Milton with a Category 3 landfall near Tampa, Florida. This would be the second landfall of a major hurricane for the state of Florida in less than two weeks. The system is currently heading north-northeast with ...
More active duty troops for North Carolina mountains - CBS17.com
网页3 天之前 · RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R) of North Carolina said Sunday that state General Assembly leaders planned to address possible voting issues in the wake of deaths and massive destruction from Hurricane Helene in the North Carolina mountains. Along with more than 110 deaths in ...
More damage in McDowell County, along with inspiring acts, …
网页3 天之前 · Updated: Oct 6, 2024 / 07:38 PM EDT. OLD FORT, N.C. (WNCN) — With at least 650 roads still closed in the North Carolina mountains on Sunday, new images are still surfacing of tremendous damage to various roads and buildings in McDowell County. And, on Sunday, a missing person was found dead in the county, officials said.
Roanoke Rapids firefighters respond to large fires on Saturday and …
网页3 天之前 · The firefighters remained on scene until roughly 9:30 p.m. Early Sunday morning, Roanoke Rapids fire crews responded to a shed fire that erupted around 1 a.m. The first crews on scene saw heavy fire coming from a shed located in the backyard of a home. However, firefighters were able to quickly put the fire out and cleared the scene at …
Bikers ride in Wake County to raise Helene relief for NC mountains
网页3 天之前 · GARNER, N.C. (WNCN) — As the local motorcycling community continues raising donations for Hurricane Helene relief, hundreds of bikes took to North Carolina Highway 540 on Saturday. “I’m so unbelievably grateful to be part of such a loving, open-hearted community,” said Skylynn Fickling.
Panic buying not necessary during dockworkers strike - CBS17.com
网页5 天之前 · Evidence of panic buying was seen at stores across the country during the three-day dockworkers strike, which is now suspended, but experts say panic buying is not necessary. The dockworkers strike up and down the East Coast is suspended until January 15 as the two sides work on a new agreement. If the strike were to resume in January, …