Press Releases

RALEIGH – If you are a North Carolina homeowner or renter whose home is damaged, unsafe, or inaccessible because of Hurricane Florence, resources are available to help get you on the road to recovery.

Governor Roy Cooper today reminded North Carolinians to avoid flooded roads and be alert for rising rivers even as the sun begins to shine across the state.

Governor Roy Cooper continued to urge North Carolinians today to stay in safe shelter and remain alert to changing conditions due to remnants of Hurricane Florence including significant flooding.

Death row inmate Rowland Hedgepeth (#0176701) died today at 1:05 p.m. of natural causes at the Central Prison Healthcare Complex.

RALEIGH: This morning, Governor Cooper joined state and Coast Guard officials to survey Hurricane Florence’s impact on a Coast Guard C-130J Aircraft.

RALEIGH: Governor Roy Cooper today warned North Carolinians to not let down their guard about Florence.

Governor Roy Cooper today urged North Carolinians to beware of rising floodwaters in eastern and central counties across the Sandhills and in the mountains. Some rivers will begin to see major flooding today continuing into middle of next week.

• A 41-year-old female and her seven-month-old son who died in Wilmington on Sept.

RALEIGH: Dangerous conditions from Hurricane Florence have already claimed three lives and Governor Roy Cooper is urging people to remain vigilant by seeking safe shelter and heeding warnings from emergency officials.

RALEIGH: As Florence continues bringing floods, power outages and downed trees further inland, Governor Roy Cooper today signed