‘I really want to go home’: Months after Helene hit, NC families struggle with housing
Four western North Carolina families share housing challenges they live daily some six months after Helene’s devastation.
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Rep. Chuck Edwards supports sending FEMA responsibilities back to states
President Donald Trump signed an executive order this week shifting responsibility for disaster preparations to state and ...
Evacuations in effect as 3 wildfires burn in western parts of North Carolina
Three separate wildfires have burned more than 1,100 acres in Polk County as of Friday morning. That fire began in the area ...
Stein signs disaster bill that will send more than $500 million to WNC for Helene recovery
"This funding is a promising step forward in the long road to recovery for Western North Carolina," Gov. Josh Stein said in a ...
Hurricane Helene leaves forests vulnerable to wildfire risks in Western North Carolina
The North Carolina Forest Service and local fire crews are dealing with an immense amount of fuel, like leaves and trees, on ...
Rural counties in Western NC struggle with funding in Helene's aftermath
Nearly six months since Helene, it's not just Asheville and Buncombe County struggling to get the funding necessary to ...
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North Central District Forecast
A high pressure system south of the Bight extends a ridge over Bass Strait. The high will move slowly east at the weekend to be over the Tasman Sea by Sunday night. Another high will build south of SA ...