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Wake County is asking for the public's help in updating its Hazard Mitigation Plan in an effort to help make the county is less vulnerable to natural disasters, such as hurricanes, tornadoes, wildfires and snowstorms.

<b>RALEIGH, N.C.</b> — Last week's crippling snowstorm has Wake County officials thinking about natural disasters and the best ways to deal with the risks associated with them.

The county is seeking the public's help to update its Hazard Mitigation Plan to help make the county less vulnerable to natural events, such as hurricanes, tornadoes, wildfires and snowstorms.

The <a href="http://www.wakegov.com/em/hmp/Pages/default.aspx" target="_blank" rel="noopener">online survey</a> is available for Wake County residents until March 30.

The plan covers the county and its 12 municipalities – Apex, Cary, Garner, Holly Springs, Knightdale, Fuquay-Varina, Morrisville, Raleigh, Rolesville, Wake Forest, Wendell, and Zebulon.

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Wake seeks input for natural disaster readiness plan

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One driver was killed and the other ended up in the hospital facing criminal charges when a dump truck and gasoline truck crashed head-on near a bridge in rural Wake County Tuesday morning.

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Former employees of Jacksonville's Brynn Marr Hospital allege that the facility engaged in patient record falsification and insurance manipulation. Their accounts appear to mirror past issues with the hospital's parent company, Universal Health Services, documented in several lawsuits.

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The school board asked the commissioners Tuesday night for a $63.2 million increase in school funding. This comes after the county manager proposed a $49 million increase, which is less than what the school board was asking for.

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President Joe Biden is expected to condemn antisemitism during a Tuesday ceremony to remember victims of the Holocaust at a time when the Hamas attack on Israel and controversy over the war in Gaza have sparked new waves of violence and hateful rhetoric toward Jews.

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