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South Carolina Deputies Will Face Charges In Drowning Deaths of 2 Women

10:56pm January 03, 2019

The deputies were fired last year after an internal investigation into their actions while transporting two patients for mental health care through floodwaters from Hurricane Florence.

Environment

Florence Is Nation's Second Wettest Storm, Behind Harvey

3:58pm September 25, 2018

by Associated Press and Seth Borenstein

Augustin Dieudomme looks toward the flooded entrance of his apartment complex near the Cape Fear River in Fayetteville, N.C., on Tuesday, as the river continues to rise in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence.

National

After The Rains, Casualties Mount Amid Florence's Still-Rising Floodwaters

8:11pm September 19, 2018

by Laurel Wamsley

In South Carolina, two women being taken for mental health care died when the van they were being transported in met high waters. Sunny skies have returned, but flooding problems are just beginning.

Bob Richling carries Iris Darden as water from the Little River starts to seep into her home in Spring Lake, N.C. on Monday.

Floodwaters Rise In Carolinas, Taking Lives And Prompting Environmental Concerns

4:12pm September 18, 2018

by Laurel Wamsley

The storm is blamed for 34 deaths in three states. More than 10,000 people in North Carolina are living in shelters, and thousands of people have been rescued from their homes.

A house is surrounded by flood water in Lumberton, N.C., on Monday.

National

Florence Death Toll Rises To 32 As Rivers Continue To Flood In N.C. And S.C.

5:28am September 18, 2018

by Bill Chappell

A toddler's body was recovered on Monday, North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper said. Moody's Analytics estimates the cost of now-Post-Tropical Cyclone Florence's damage at $17 billion to $22 billion.

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Susan Hedgpeth hugs her dog Cooper Sunday as they go to higher ground via the U.S. Coast Guard in Lumberton, N.C.

National

With 'Angry Waters' Rising, Officials Warn Of Risk To Life From Florence

6:24am September 17, 2018

by Shannon Van Sant

Florence was downgraded to a tropical depression on Sunday, but officials say the storm has never been more dangerous for residents than it is right now. At least 17 have already died.

Candace and Lawanda Jones are taking shelter at Conway High School in Conway, S.C.

Florence Evacuees Face Four Nights In A Shelter, And No End In Sight

9:46pm September 14, 2018

Residents who evacuated early in the week have already been sleeping in shelters for days. But Tropical Storm Florence still has days of rain and wind to go.

Florence: It’s Now All About The Flooding

3:36pm September 14, 2018

by Jeff Huffman

Hurricane Florence has slowed and is now crawling to the west at 6 mph.

Hurricane Florence will bring tropical storm conditions to North Carolina and South Carolina on Thursday and hurricane conditions on Friday. This satellite image was captured around 1:45 p.m. ET Wednesday.

National

'Disaster Is At The Doorstep,' N.C. Governor Says As Hurricane Florence Zeroes In

4:47pm September 12, 2018

by Bill Chappell

Waves up to 83 feet high were measured inside Hurricane Florence on Wednesday, says the National Hurricane Center's Tropical Analysis and Forecast Branch.

Hurricane Florence, seen here in a satellite image from around noon Tuesday, could bring "life-threatening, catastrophic flash flooding and significant river flooding."

National

Hurricane Florence: 'This One Really Scares Me,' Forecaster Says

6:24am September 12, 2018

by Bill Chappell

The severity of Hurricane Florence is intensifying, triggering hurricane warnings along most of North Carolina's coast and a portion of South Carolina's.