State treasurer expects loan offers to local governments to go out by the end of February
The state's cashflow loan program is expected to begin disbursing funds to local governments by the end of February.
North Carolina cites risk to Hurricane Helene recovery in lawsuit against Trump’s federal funding freeze
North Carolina’s attorney general warned in a new court document that a federal funding freeze enacted by the Trump ...
US Forest Service reopens more than 100 miles of Appalachian Trail in NC after Helene
To date, the US Forest Service has surveyed and cleared nearly 240 miles of roads (nearly 76% of roads) across the ...
'I'm so frustrated': Missouri woman leads Helene recovery efforts in Western North Carolina
Seeing the damage of Hurricane Helene while sitting in Missouri, Kristi Rodda felt compelled to help. She was on the ground ...
I-40 to reopen between Tennessee and North Carolina after Helene damage
I-40 to reopen between Tennessee and North Carolina after Helene damage in September 2024. The interstate is set to open on ...
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Fact Check: Did FEMA kick 2,000 NC Helene victims out of temporary housing?
WFAE's Marshall Terry and WRAL's Paul Specht fact-check a claim made by President Donald Trump during a recent trip to ...
Here’s how fires and floods are intensifying the US housing crisis
The wildfires levied significant long-term damage, with thousands of homes destroyed, billions in damages and a worsening of ...
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The way hurricanes kill is changing. Helene shows how
A close analysis of Helene’s fatalities shows how major storms are taking lives in unexpected ways, and how the deadly ...
How photos lost in American disasters find their way home, with a little help from people who care
Hollowed-out homes. Cars entombed by mud. Unpeopled roads. Belongings reduced to dirt and debris. It all took a toll on ...
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The Day the Mountains Cried: One Woman’s Narrative of Surviving Helene Resonates with Regional Readers
Like many of us, Yancey County’s Lynda Smith lived through the devastating blows wrought by Hurricane Helene when it ravaged ...
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Asheville's arts community still shaken by effects of Hurricane Helene: 'economic tsunami'
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WTVD) -- When Hurricane Helene carved its path through Western North Carolina, it not only destroyed countless galleries and art studios -- leaving many artists without a place to ...