Opinion: Helene relief bill should have debate and public input prior to being passed
The Helene relief bill has more to do with the voting process in North Carolina than it does to help WNC recover from ...
Stalemate in Congress causes growing backlog of emergency aid loan applications in Helene-devastated North Carolina
Helene ransacked western North Carolina on Sept. 27, leaving a path of devastation, death and an economic calamity from which ...
Opinion: Tropical Storm Helene: a flood of history, a trickle of prevention
Tropical Storm Helene was not totally unexpected. History shows that Helene devastated the same areas that were devastated in ...
After Tropical Storm Helene, struggles grow in Black Appalachia town of Junaluska
In Black Appalachia, a small, 200-year-old community of descendants of enslaved people, Junaluska, is struggling after ...
Made homeless by Helene, he now faces a new challenge: Getting permission to rebuild
Ken Mundy of Swannanoa wants to do things by the book. But that book was written for a different set of circumstances than ...
Hurricane Helene devastates 200-year-old Christmas tree farm in North Carolina
When Helene flooded parts of western North Carolina in late September, it destroyed many businesses, including a 200-year-old ...
Despite Hurricane Helene, NC tree farmers keep holiday spirit alive
Hurricane Helene left a path of destruction through western North Carolina but triad Christmas tree farmers are determined to ...
Experts urge action as stronger hurricanes like Helene and Milton become more frequent
New research from Climate Central shows climate change increased the maximum wind speeds for recent Atlantic ...
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After Tropical Storm Helene devastation, Junaluska, town in Black Appalachia, hangs on
The Junaluskans gathered in Foster’s home in the days following the storm and have worked together since then to map a future ...
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North Carolina disaster relief nonprofit at ground zero of Helene floods offers Thanksgiving meals to 5,000
SWANNANOA, N.C. – Hearts with Hands has responded to disasters near and far since Hurricane Andrew in 1992, but with ...
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'Need all the help I can get': Hurricane-related IV shortage landed woman in hospital for 6 weeks
Jamie Aguilar was born with a rare condition that forces her to rely on IV fluids to keep her alive. But in the aftermath of ...
EDS crews deployed for over 200 days help victims of Hurricane Helene
Emergency Disaster Services are experiencing their longest deployment in history. The team is still helping keep first responders afloat as they pick up the pieces from Hurricane Helene.