Western NC fuel shortage threatens residents as winter approaches
The storm dismantled the only kerosene station for Avery and Mitchell counties, cutting off a critical supply line just as ...
Opinion: How Western North Carolina can turn Helene disaster into opportunity
Helene has highlighted the strength of our WNC community. Neighbors helped neighbors, volunteers supported each other, and ...
Raleigh woman asking for Christmas cards for western NC nursing home residents impacted by Helene
Since Helene devastated western North Carolina, Amanda Mount has built a special connection with the people who live at Becky ...
Weekend reads: Rebuilding WNC, Trump’s cabinet raises eyebrows, and hundreds of uncounted ballots
Rebuilding western NC after Helene By Galen Bacharier Gov.-elect views recovery in west as ‘top priority’ entering ...
Gov. Cooper announces over $14 million donated to North Carolina Disaster Relief Fund for Helene recovery (copy)
Governor Roy Cooper announced over $14 million has been donated to the North Carolina Disaster Relief Fund since Hurricane Helene devastated Western North Carolina earlier this fall. Help has poured ...
Op-Ed: How Helene gave way to 'hurricane snafu' in the Carolinas
It wasn’t as if the Tar Heel state didn’t see Hurricane Helene coming. On Sept. 25, one day before Helene stormed ashore, ...
Opinion: Helene’s toll highlights dangers of Project 2025 under Trump presidency
Project 2025 proposes changes to FEMA and national flood insurance programs, leaving communities on their own following ...
Special gallery crawl and art auction fundraiser held in Winston-Salem to help artists affected by Hurricane Helene
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — In Winston-Salem, the art community came together on Saturday to support artists in western North ...
Lawmakers tour storm-ravaged Western North Carolina, pledge support
Chuck Edwards and Tom Cole along with other prominent figures, arrived in Asheville on Nov. 16 to tour the heart of the storm ...
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Felled timber utilized in joint effort
Timber felled by Tropical Storm Helene in western North Carolina is being utilized in a project developed through Interagency Recovery Coordination (IRC), a team of federal, state and local government ...
100+ tickets in a day for big rigs in North Carolina mountains; semi trucks get stuck, flip, slide off small roads during I-40 closure, officials warn
North Carolina transportation officials cautioned about oversized trucks using narrow, twisting roads with some seen stuck, ...