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Asheville, Buncombe unemployment continues to improve after Hurricane Helene
Buncombe County’s unemployment rate was 6.0% in December 2024, according to data released by the North Carolina Department of ...
North Carolina lawmakers propose next Helene package that’s half the price of the governor’s
North Carolina Republicans have unveiled their initial attempt this year to boost recovery funding for Hurricane Helene’s ...
Hurricane survivors who met Trump in North Carolina share president's words that stuck with them
North Carolina locals who survived Hurricane Helene in September but suffered massive losses from the storm share their ...
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NC gives incentive for Raytheon plant in Asheville to expand, add 325 jobs post-Helene
The large jet parts facility in Western North Carolina could get larger — though its presence hasn’t been without controversy ...
Asheville’s Big Attraction, Its Food Scene, Tries to Hit Reset
Hurricane Helene’s floods have wreaked lasting damage on a tourist town whose nationally recognized restaurants are ...
North Carolina officials make urgent request to lawmakers on Helene and other hurricanes
North Carolina officials charged with leading recovery efforts in western North Carolina after Hurricane Helene have told ...
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Stein’s Helene budget proposal calls for K-12 summer programs, tuition assistance
The budget includes a proposed $34.2 million for 30 days of K-12 summer learning programs and $2 million for university ...
Asheville benefit concert to aid local arts organization post-Helene
Hendersonville-based singer and songwriter Ash Gutierrez, known professionally as Glaive, will be headlining an Asheville ...
We Visited Asheville 4 Months After Hurricane Helene. Here’s What We Learned
Afar's cofounders spent three days on the ground in the North Carolina mountain town and came back with a reminder of the ...
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Hurricane survivors who met Trump in North Carolina share president's words that stuck with them
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Two North Carolina locals who survived Hurricane Helene in September but suffered ... in tents and campers more than 100 days after the storm hit the area in the early morning ...
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Why Is ReBuild NC Involved in Disaster Management in Western North Carolina?
The state’s new governor said the troubled relief agency which fumbled hurricane relief in the east wouldn’t go to western NC ...
2nd wildfire breaks out in Helene-ravaged North Carolina county as "significant progress" made in Crooked Creek Fire, officials say
Two fires are now burning in western North Carolina's McDowell County, just four months after it was hard-hit by Hurricane ...