Accidents and Emergencies

2+ week, 15+ 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, 4+ day ago   (588+ words) A Delaware pub is back open just over a week after a driver crashed through its front entrance, avoiding what could have been a far more serious incident had anyone been inside. Two Stones Pub in Newark reopened Monday, Aug....

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…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (38+ words) Thursday's severe weather brought at least one confirmed tornado to Dover, Delaware that left a path of destruction behind. Thursday's severe weather brought at least one confirmed tornado to Dover, Delaware that left a path of destruction behind....

1+ mon, 2+ day ago   (138+ words) A 24-year-old man has died following a two-vehicle crash near Wilmington's Hedgeville neighborhood, city police said. Wilmington police did not immediately identify the man, but said he was a passenger in a vehicle driven by a 23-year-old woman who was…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (441+ words) MUNCIE, IN — The Delaware County commissioners on Monday, Aug. 17, heard from officials coordinating the county's recovery from one of the most severe flooding disasters in local history. Kissick said preliminary reports indicate the county received more than 10 inches of rain…...

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   (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   (96+ words) WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — A section of 16th Street is closed in Wilmington following a car crash that brought down power lines. According to the Wilmington Police Department, 16th Street is closed between Greenfield Street and Robin Hood Road as officers and utility…...

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…...