‘The water kept rising’: Residents overwhelmed by flooding

NEW BERN, N.C. (AP) — An ominous tweet appeared on a historic North Carolina community’s Twitter feed about 2 a.m. Friday. It came as rivers swelled, tides crested and the rain wouldn’t stop. And that’s when people found themselves trapped in their homes as the water rose. “WE ARE COMING TO GET YOU,” the tweet […]