After hurricane matthew, officials worried about complete failure. At it last inspection in 2013, the dam was classified as high hazard and in poor condition. The state deq have been trying to get the dams owners to fix it but the firm went bankrupt and the dam was sold the new owners, resetting the clock on enforcement action. They had to go through the process again. Reporter size in the concrete spillway, which had eroded. We were getting to the point of getting that corrected when we had the flood. Reporter according to the u. S. Army corps of engineers, there are more than 1200 high hazard dams here in North Carolina. They say after matthew, we were lucky. Actually i think its more failures. We had very few actual breaches. Reporter of the many dams in the state, deq says 153 of them are rated poor or unsatisfactory and in need of repair. If you want to know where they are, we have the list of all 153 at wncn. Com. Waivers could allow schools to forego making up time missed during
They selected. Its called a calibration issue. Roughly a quarter of North Carolinas counties use this system. So heres what you need to do if you notice an issue. First, raise your hand and notify an election official immediately. If necessary, you may be moved to a different machine. Also, check your selections carefully to ensure the accuracy before finalizing your ballot. Finally, review your realtime selections. Touch screen machines are tested thoroughly before each election before voting begins but as always, you need to watch them closely. Bill and renee . Mikaya thurmond, thank you. Donald trump will be in the area today and Hillary Clinton returns tomorrow. As tracie potts reports, the candidates are heating up in youre crazy. Reporter donald trump is taking a break from mustwin florida and fund raising is slowing down. But hiss financing chair tells the washington post, he is still raising money online. She wants to double down on obamacare and make it more expensive. Reporte
As where we were yesterday. Temperatures have been climbing in raleigh. 50 now. 49 fayetteville. 46 siler city. 43 roxborough. Roanoke rapids 41. We like to compare these temperatures to whatever yesterday and you can see what i was saying. Were 9 degrees warmer in raleigh. 12 degrees warmer. A 6 degree jump from yesterday. You will notice a mix of sun and clouds through the day and that is a change. 46 with fog a woman 95 corridor. 65 it lunchtime and warmer with a high of 73. It will be breeze today. Dry through the day and could see some showers tonight. Three weeks ago Hurricane Matthew hit our state leaving many communities with terrible flooding. One of them was princeville. That town was essentially underwater again for days. Many students have been out of class and that will change today. Princeville Elementary Students start backtoschool in a different building reporter good morning. Im sure they are ready to get backtoschool. 250 students 19 teachers are all being relocated t
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Involving his mother including exploitation. He just wants to know what happened to him. Reporter this is the house here where 74yearold carolyn sue fox called home. We talked with one of her long time friends who asked us to conceal her identity. She is upset about foxs disappearness. What was your relationship . Mother and daughter disa peerness. Like a mother and daughter. Reporter her son is now in jail charged with mistreating his mother and stealing thousands of dollars from her. When wake county deputies did a welness check based on a call from a concerned friend there was no sign of her. This friend has not seen her since july. It made my depression worse. In a way i dont sleep, i wake up in the middle of the night crying. Reporter this friend and other neighbors say they remain after encounters with her son. The reason i am saying it this, the time i would call i do not get a return. Not like her . Every time i went by the house or the car was there, i could not stop. He would