September will be seven years since Boiling Spring Lakes Big Lake went dry. With financial risks hanging, the mayor believes ...

Hurricane season can be stressful for millions of Americans living in coastal areas, as powerful winds and heavy rain can cause widespread damage, cut power for days or weeks and otherwise upend ...

Hurricane Florence is not expected to cause enough damage to trigger a 2009 law that allows the state to charge homeowners throughout the statewide for coastal hurricane damage.

North Carolina has faced catastrophic flooding from hurricanes, with inland water damage often surpassing the destruction caused by wind.

The hurricane -- a Category 4 -- is forecast to make landfall early Friday. Hurricane Florence, a powerful Category 4 storm moving closer to North and South Carolina, will bring wind and waves ...

Wind-related hurricane damage is a different story. "Most homeowners are probably covered against wind-related hurricane damage because standard HO-3 policies include wind protection," Talieson said.