‘People aren’t forgetting’: Burgaw mayor collaborates with Western NC leaders on rebuilding efforts
As neighbors out west still pick up the pieces, Burgaw Mayor Olivia Dawson says she has travelled to the Asheville area to ...
ReString Appalachia helps musicians in western North Carolina after Helene
The song in the hills of Appalachia sounds different to every musician, but one thing binds every person who picks up an ...
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Troubled NC hurricane housing program says it needs more money to finish job
A state agency tasked with rebuilding homes damaged in hurricanes Matthew and Florence is asking the legislature for more ...
Greensboro firefighters prepare to make 19th mission trip to NC mountains
Among those trying to help, is a group of current and retired Greensboro firefighters. The group has made regular trips to the mountains in the four months since the storm hit. They’re now preparing ...
What is Grow NC? Governor's newly created office to aid Helene relief in western NC explained
At Thursday’s hearing, Krebs and Stephanie McGarrah introduced the office to state legislators to the subcommittee on hurricane response and recovery.
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Without an additional $200M from state, hurricane survivors in NC may not get their homes rebuilt
RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- More than $200M is needed in state funding to help hurricane victims, or their homes will not be rebuilt. While people in Western North Carolina are the latest hurricane ...
FEMA sent to Carolina with funds diverted from ‘illegals’? No, that’s satire | Fact check
On Jan. 24, President Donald Trump visited communities in North Carolina devastated by severe flooding after Hurricane Helene smashed the southeastern U.S. in late September 2024. The death toll from ...
More money requested for Eastern NC recovery, but lawmakers question trust in state agency
This comes as NC lawmakers are also weighing what state aid to provide for Helene recovery in Western North Carolina.
Posts falsely claim video shows hurricane relief under new Trump administration
The federal government offered thousands of North Carolina residents short-term shelter in hotels following deadly flooding ...
A community was hit hard by Hurricane Helene. They are now dealing with raging wildfires.
Wildfires have spread in McDowell County, North Carolina, an area already struggling to recover from Hurricane Helene.
Drone video shows Helene-ravaged town burning as crews work to contain wildfires in North Carolina
Nighttime drone footage shows a wildfire glowing in neon orange as it burned on a mountainside near Old Fort, North Carolina, ...
NCORR asks for $217M, lawmakers say they can’t be trusted
More than eight years after Hurricane Matthew ravaged Eastern North Carolina, around 1,150 people are still living in ...