Western North Carolina’s water system is finally back online after Helene
More than 100,000 residents in western North Carolina are now allowed to drink and bathe with water from their home faucets.
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Biden administration asks Congress for $98.4 billion in disaster aid after stormy year
It’s likely lawmakers and staff will release an emergency spending bill in early December when both chambers return for a ...
'Our roots run deep': Winter Lights returns to North Carolina Arboretum, delighting visitors
The event is one of Western North Carolina's first signal of a return to the traditions and routines families took part in before Helene's deadly floods Sept. 27. According to Drake Fowler ...
City of Asheville lifts boil water advisory: Water Resources Department
During a community briefing Sunday, Asheville Water Resources Department spokesperson Clay Chandler announced that the boil ...
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From CPP: Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians sees effects to tourism and agriculture after Helene, but uses tribe’s resources to send aid elsewhere
We received quite a bit of damage, but nothing like people east of Cherokee,” Anthony Sequoyah, the Eastern Band’s secretary ...
Collapsed by Helene, I-40 will reopen by pinning lanes against the side of mountains
Stabilization efforts are underway along Interstate 40 as NCDOT works to install soil anchors that will "pin" the road ...
Asheville could see crippling 70% decline in tourism after Helene, agency predicts
The physical damage from Tropical Storm Helene may be slowly disappearing, but some worry another disaster looms on the ...
How people from across the country help to save Burnsville church damaged by Helene
A local church has served as a refuge for its community for decades. After Tropical Storm Helene destroyed much of the ...
FEMA program repurposing Helene-downed WNC trees into firewood, furniture, mulch and more
According to FEMA, more than 320,000 pounds had already been removed as part of the project, including 65 truckloads at the ...
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Tropical Storm Helene caused $53 billion in damage, early report says. Here's what we know.
Early estimate say that Tropical Storm Helene will cost North Carolina $53 billion in damage. Western North Carolina felt the ...
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North Carolina lawmakers to discuss funding to repair damage from Hurricane Helene
It's time to determine how recovery from Hurricane Helene will affect the state economy in the long term. Democrats and Republicans may not see eye to eye.
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Governor urges legislators not to override his veto of school vouchers and ICE bill
It’s likely the Republican supermajorities in both chambers will override the veto of House Bill 10, as they have seven of ...