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911 dispatcher recalls harrowing moments answering calls for help as Helene ripped through WNC
As Buncombe County's 911 dispatch center went down while Helene ripped through, many emergency calls from western North Carolina we re-routed to other counties. The Raleigh-Wake 911 Center was one of the centers that started taking calls."It was just overwhelming, the call volume we received. It was more than we'd ever received here at the center, and we're a pretty large center, so that's saying a lot," Raleigh dispatcher Amanda Willinsky told ABC11.The volume of calls was challenging, but so was the level of severity.You could just tell it was going to be heartbreaking out there."Every single call was high...
Cary Police Department sends officers to western North Carolina to help with Helene relief efforts
Law enforcement from the Triangle is on the front lines helping in the recovery and relief efforts in western North Carolina.Nearly a dozen officers from Cary Police Department are in Ashville as part of the Wake County Task Force. One of those officers is Sgt. Tim Hageter."Primarily dealing with traffic enforcement, keeping people out of the area that don't belong so the crews have a nice, safe environment to work. We just want everything to run smoothly and they have the best accommodations possible, open streets to get the work done," he said when asked about what he's doing in...
Oklahoma sends aid to areas impacted by Hurricane Helene, Hurricane Milton
OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma is sending various aid teams to North Carolina to offer assistance in the wake of the destruction caused by Hurricane Helene and to Florida ahead of Hurricane Milton. Gov. Kevin Stitt and the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management announced Tuesday that aid would be heading to the affected areas...
Undefeated Watch: Week 8 features 30 perfect teams, no matchups between unbeatens
We are down to 33 undefeated teams in week eight. 30 of them will put their perfect record to the test in week eight, while three others will not play. There are no matchups of perfect teams this week, which means it's possible we'll have the same amount of unbeaten teams in week nine.
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