Helene recovery: Flooding potential, power outages, Resources for Recovery events, more
County briefings go live every Wednesday at 11 a.m. The Feb. 12 briefing covered the effects of stormy weather in the region ...
Only 12% of state's $4.5B Helene relief funds have been spent since storm hit
More than $4 billion in taxpayer dollars have been approved to help Western North Carolina rebuild after Hurricane Helene.
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Trump, Musk want to curb FEMA. Its North Carolina response says volumes.
President Trump derided FEMA as politicized and inadequate. North Carolina is a reality check for needed reforms.
Disaster Survivors Fairness Act aims to simplify FEMA process and aid coordination
The Disaster Survivors Fairness Act aims to streamline the FEMA application process and improve coordination between federal ...
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Trump calls for FEMA to be ‘terminated,’ says states should own disaster relief
President Donald Trump Tuesday called for the dissolving of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and said disaster relief ...
Swannanoa community shares post-Helene fears, feelings as heavy rains move in
With heavy rain moving in, the forecast is front and center for many people in Western North Carolina after Hurricane Helene.
Homicides reached all-time high, traffic fatalities rose in 2024: APD crime stats
In 2024, the Asheville Police Department (APD) saw more homicides in a calendar year than ever before. That development comes ...