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September 24, 2018 at 9:06 pm

After the hurricane comes the deluge on South Carolina coast VIEW

GEORGETOWN, S.C. (AP) — Eleven days ago, Lee Gantt was at a Hurricane Florence party in her neighborhood in Georgetown, where the story goes that... Updated 10:37 pm

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Chris Moore departs from a helicopter with his two dogs, during a U.S. Coast Guard search-and-rescue operation, in North Carolina, Sept. 18, 2018. Coast Guard crews airlifted both people and pets to safety after Hurricane Florence inundated the area, sending rivers over their banks and cutting off communities across North Carolina. (Hilary Swift/The New York Times) XNYT21 XNYT21

September 24, 2018 at 3:58 am

10 days after Hurricane Florence, fresh chaos in S. Carolina VIEW

Ten days after Florence came ashore, the storm caused fresh chaos Monday across South Carolina, where rivers kept rising and thousands more people were told... Updated 8:53 pm

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Lt. Keith Ramsey with the Pender County Sheriff’s Office walks out to a boat while taking part in rescue operations in Burgaw, N.C., Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2018. A large area east of Burgaw is experiencing severe flooding from the Northeast Cape Fear River due to the rains from Hurricane Florence. (Matt Born/The Star-News via AP) NCWSN104 NCWSN104

September 20, 2018 at 9:03 pm

When will it end? Florence’s floodwaters rising in Carolinas WATCH

GALIVANTS FERRY, S.C. (AP) — With muddy river water still washing over entire communities on Friday, eight days after Hurricane Florence slammed into land with...

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People sit in a long line of bumper to bumper traffic on US 421 in Harrells, N.C., Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2018 as they try to make their way toward Wilmington, N.C. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton) NCCB110 NCCB110

September 19, 2018 at 1:20 pm

Frustration builds as Carolina residents wait to go home WATCH

WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — Exhaustion and frustration are building in the Carolinas as thousands of people wait to go home days after Hurricane Florence unleashed...

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September 13, 2018 at 9:35 pm

2 years after disastrous flood, Florence scares small town VIEW

NICHOLS, S.C. (AP) — One woman left town. Another prays her house might somehow be spared again. And one man will just wait and watch...

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September 13, 2018 at 6:53 am

1 family’s dilemma to evacuate or not comes down to money WATCH

NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — Mercedes O'Neill lives just two blocks from the Atlantic Ocean in a zone so imperiled by Hurricane Florence that...

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In a photo provided by NASA, Hurricane Florence approaches the east coast of the U.S., Sept. 10, 2018. Evacuations were ordered on coastal islands as the region braced for a destructive storm. (NASA via The New York Times) — EDITORIAL USE ONLY. XNYT28 XNYT28

September 11, 2018 at 9:05 pm

Storm’s uncertain track sows fear; 10 million in crosshairs WATCH

"Even if you've ridden out storms before, this one is different. Don't bet your life on riding out a monster," says North Carolina Gov. Roy...

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August 27, 2018 at 9:31 am

Body left to rot in funeral home 3 years leads to charges

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Two South Carolina funeral home workers have been indicted after authorities say they left a body to rot in an unrefrigerated...

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August 24, 2018 at 12:00 pm

Hot vehicles as dangerous to police dogs as gunfire

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The death of a police dog left in his handler's car in South Carolina is a reminder that hot cars can...

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August 23, 2018 at 11:46 am

Chief: Police dog was left in car 6 hours, died from heat

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A police dog handler has been suspended without pay for five days but won't face criminal charges after his dog was...

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