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Nearly four months after Tropical Depression Chantal devastated their home, the Alston family of Chapel Hill faces financial and emotional challenges to rebuild. Despite Habitat for Humanity's offer, Elonnie Alston seeks to restore their lifelong residence amid high repair costs.
North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein signed a pair of bills Tuesday. One bill allows North Carolinians to renew their driver's license online more frequently. Another provides new funding for victims of tropical storm Chantal.
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Wake County officials urge families to brace for soon-to-be Tropical Storm Imelda, set to impact North Carolina on Monday. Residents are encouraged to prepare emergency kits, with essentials like food, water, and important documents.
As Chapel Hill residents work to recover from the damage left by Hurricane Chantal, another tropical storm looms on the horizon, threatening to disrupt their rebuilding efforts.
Pinehurst residents are taking legal action following the failure of a local dam amid Tropical Storm Chantal. The lawsuit alleges negligence and seeks reparations for extensive property damage.
After weeks of work and hundreds of thousands of dollars in repairs following damage from Tropical Storm Chantal, Hillsborough town leaders have officially reopened Gold Park.
Veterinary warning. Keeping your pet safe during a Hurricane requires more than just shelter. Experts share how storms can have a connection to the dangers of heartworms.
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Durham Parks and Recreation announced that the West Point on the Eno City Park has reopened to the public. This announcement comes two months after the Eno River and other state parks were closed due to severe flooding damage from Tropical Storm Chantal in July.
The approval comes a little more than a month after Gov. Josh Stein asked the Federal Emergency Management Agency for a public assistance disaster declaration to increase the federal relief dollars.
WRAL News staff reports
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Swimmers at the pool said Saturday was a celebration for everyone who played a role in repairing it.
Businesses in Chapel Hill's Eastgate Shopping Center are reopening their doors after Tropical Depression Chantal left the area flooded and shuttered for weeks.
The Paperhand Puppet Project debuted its show, The Gift, just over a month after its studio in Saxapahaw flooded during Tropical Storm Chantal.
Last month, Tropical Storm Chantal displaced residents of Camelot Village in Chapel Hill. Many residents face renewed homelessness as their county-funded hotel stays are set to expire on Aug. 22.
More than two dozen roads are still damaged or washed out across North Carolina.
North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein said local governments are facing tens of millions of dollars in damages from the storm, which killed at least six people in central North Carolina last month.
Laura Leslie, WRAL capitol bureau chief
The Expedition School, a Hillsborough charter school, has found a temporary new home at the Cloth Mill at Eno River Mill after devastating floods from Chantal left 98% of its original location's contents destroyed.
Volunteers gathered Saturday to help temporarily relocate The Expedition School, a Hillsborough charter school damaged by flooding during Chantal. Flooding left 98% of its original location's contents destroyed.
Our area's infrastructure is increasingly being tested by severe weather. Recent storms have knocked out power to entire communities, taken water treatment plants offline, and caused dams to fail. Chantal prompted a state of emergency and caused millions of dollars in damage. Parts of our coast are facing what researchers call a "sunny day" flooding crisis. WRAL's Ashley Rowe takes a closer look at the new spotlight on our fragile systems, and what's being done to make communities more resilient.
The Expedition School in Hillsborough remains shuttered, a month after Tropical Storm Chantal inundated the facility with floodwaters from the Eno River, destroying nearly 98% of the building.
