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The transportation damage from Helene alone was about $5 billion. A new report breaks down how much of that has been repaired ...
Rows of nostalgic, low-slung motor lodges rest on the aprons of towering mountains. A population just double that of the LSU ...
Areas of western North Carolina declared federal disaster areas following Hurricane Helene are included in a $1.45 billion ...
Hurricane preparedness is long underway in North Carolina. “[We’re] conducting statewide exercises to test our communication ...
The value of FEMA’s assistance package to North Carolinians recovering from Hurricane Helene has eclipsed $1 billion.
RALEIGH, N.C. — Governor Josh Stein and several other North Carolina officials are holding a briefing on Thursday for updates ...
The amount of money North Carolina will need to spend just on Helene-related road repairs is equivalent to three years' worth ...
Atlantic hurricane season begins June 1 and ends Nov. 30, and the peak of named systems is typically the second week of September.
The Trump administration denied North Carolina's request for FEMA to cover 100 percent of the state's Hurricane Helene debris ...
The North Carolina OSA report scrutinizes the high costs of a relief station in Swannanoa following Hurricane Helene.
Hurricanes have gotten larger and wetter because of climate change and inland communities are at greater risk from heavy ...
Two days before Helene hit the area, the National Hurricane Center issued an alert warning of "catastrophic and potentially life-threatening flash and urban flooding" in western North Carolina.