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Weather

Hurricane Florence makes landfall 4 years ago Wednesday

Weather

Charlotte animal shelter welcomes nine dogs evacuating from SC

All nine dogs arrived happy and healthy with the help of the Charlotte animal shelter.
Hurricane Central

Tracking the tropics: Supermodel helps fix Florence-damaged homes

Petra Nemcova runs All Hands and Hearts - Smart Response, a volunteer-driven nonprofit that helps rebuild communities around the world after disaster strikes.
Hurricane Central

Tracking the tropics: A look back at Florence

Florence became the first major hurricane of the 2018 Atlantic hurricane season, drastically changing the lives of millions of people.
Features

'We will be forever grateful' | Dog rescued from Florence floodwaters adopted

A family looking for a dog to complete their tribe met Max at Saving Grace in Durham, N.C.
Hurricane Florence

FEMA deadline for hurricane victims extended

Governor Roy Cooper announced today that the deadline is now at 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, December 19.
Crime

Mom whose son was swept away by Florence floodwaters faces judge

A Charlotte mom will face a Union County judge Tuesday nearly two months after her 1-year-old son died when he was swept away by floodwaters during Hurricane Florence.
Local

Army veteran reunited with his service dog after being separated by Tropical Storm Michael

An Iraq War veteran battling PTSD was finally reunited with his pup after Hurricane Michael separated the two Wednesday night.
Local

Thousands in the Charlotte area still without power after Tropical Storm Michael

About 2,000 Duke Energy customers are still left in the dark in the Charlotte region after Tropical Storm Michael battered the Carolinas earlier this week.
Education

CMS to operate on regular schedule Monday

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools will resume classes on regular schedule on Monday, Oct. 15.
Home

Nearly 17,000 without power across Mecklenburg County

A majority of those outages came Thursday afternoon, as Tropical Storm Michael's strong winds brought more than 150 trees down across the Queen city, many of which fell on power lines.
Local

Gov. Roy Cooper surveys NC counties damaged by Tropical Storm Michael

Gov. Roy Cooper toured around Watauga County, where creeks overtopped their banks from Tropical Storm Michael.