North Carolina Lawmakers Advance $220M Disaster Mitigation Bill June 3, 2021 By Gary D. Robertson Legislation that would spend $220 million in part to shore up highways, rivers and coastal areas prone to flooding so...
Looming Florence Heaps Despair on Rural U.S. Towns Ravaged by Matthew September 13, 2018 By Patrick Rucker When Hurricane Matthew submerged the small town of Fair Bluff, North Carolina, two years ago, Eve Waddell thought she had...
North Carolina City Sued by Residents Over Hurricane Matthew Dam Repairs June 19, 2018 Some homeowners are suing a North Carolina city to get dams that were compromised by Hurricane Matthew repaired. The Fayetteville...
Judge Awards North Carolina Residents $163M Over Dam Breach April 11, 2018 North Carolina residents whose community dam was damaged by Hurricane Matthew and later breached by the state have won a...
North Carolina Requests Nearly $1B from Congress for Hurricane Recovery April 10, 2017 By Martha Waggoner North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper is seeking nearly $1 billion from Congress to help North Carolina counties still recovering from...
FEMA Extends Aid Deadline for North Carolina Victims of Hurricane Matthew November 22, 2016 Hurricane Matthew victims in North Carolina have more time to apply for federal disaster assistance. The Federal Emergency Management Agency...
North Carolina Recovery Continues More Than 2 Weeks After Matthew October 24, 2016 By Martha Waggoner and Jonathan Drew More than two weeks after Hurricane Matthew hit North Carolina, some areas are still flooded and others are beginning the...
A.M. Best: Damage From Hurricane Matthew Won’t Affect Most Insurer Ratings October 18, 2016 A.M. Best does not anticipate a significant number of rating actions related to Hurricane Matthew, as most rated insurance carriers...
Daily Flood Worries Put North Carolina Residents On Edge October 14, 2016 Anita Van Beveren has been returning day after day to watch the brown floodwater creep toward the rental home she...
Hurricane Matthew May Be Gone, But Insurance Industry’s Work is Just Starting October 14, 2016 By Amy O'Connor It’s been nearly a week since Hurricane Matthew ravaged the Southeast coast but the insurance industry’s job of responding to...