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Debris removal after Hurricane Helene did more damage to the environment than the storm itself in some parts of the state, ...
We’re scratching our heads and thinking the recovery activities were actually more damaging than the storm itself," said a ...
Local officials report crowds disrupting flood recovery efforts, raising new questions about managing public access, privacy ...
Korey Hampton sees progress every day as she works along the French Broad River. But, nine months after Hurricane Helene, there are still painful reminders and flashbacks.
Applications for $16 billion in federal assistance for North Carolina agricultural producers who suffered crop losses from Hurricane Helene and other natural disasters in 2023 and ...
Bob and Edwina Tatum lost their house when Hurricane Helene carried it down the North Toe River, and they are living with Edwina’s 95-year-old mother in Avery County ...
Endangered aquatic species remain vulnerable nearly a year after the storm moved through Appalachia and the lower Midwest.
By Katherine Hafner/WHRO Last fall, after Hurricane Helene devastated communities in North Carolina, it swept into southwest ...
FEMA denied North Carolina's request for the agency to match 100% of the state funds for Hurricane Helene cleanup, according to a letter.
Helene damaged more than 8,000 private roads and bridges in WNC, at a cost of $460 million, according to an early state estimate.
(The Center Square) – The value of FEMA’s assistance package to North Carolinians recovering from Hurricane Helene has eclipsed $1 billion. According to a release from the Federal Emergency ...
Hurricane Helene ravaged western North Carolina nearly 10 months ago and, with the help of volunteers, some residents are beginning to move back into their homes after losing everything they owned.