Asheville Mayor Manheimer will co-chair Gov.-elect Stein's Rebuilding WNC committee
Member of the committee are well-positioned to provide counsel and strategic advice, said the news release, with Asheville ...
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The decisions that cost some lives and saved others during Helene’s wrath
The National Weather Service had been warning that a storm was coming. Three days before Helene hit, forecasters issued a ...
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FEMA extends hotel stays for the displaced, but longer-term solution is elusive
There's just nowhere to rent,' Housing Assistance Corp. leader Margaret Fenton Lebeck said after FEMA extends short-term ...
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After Helene, a Tampa surgeon opens up about balancing work with hurricane recovery
Dr. John Marquardt is an orthopedic surgeon at the James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital. He spoke with WUSF from his beach house ...
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Mountains of Georgia hurricane debris go up in smoke or in landfills
Georgia communities hit by Hurricane Helene still face piles of downed trees and branches, with plans to chip and landfill or burn much of what is ultimately collected.
Fear and loathing in Dandridge: TVA, TEMA address confusion as Douglas Lake cleanup begins
Residents of Douglas Lake, lined with hazardous debris after Hurricane Helene, are still seeking answers on the cleanup.
Christmas trees sales are thriving around Charlotte, despite Helene storm damage. Why?
And western North Carolina has been thrust into the national spotlight this year because of Helene. Despite Cartner’s ...
NC farms selling Christmas trees that survived Helene’s wrath. They have a story to tell
People can help Western North Carolina recover after Helene by buying Christmas trees that made it through the storm but aren ...
NC Christmas tree farms are ready to bring back the joy that Helene’s rains washed away
Helene caused turmoil for small businesses in Western North Carolina. But many Christmas tree farms are open and ready to ...
After disasters like Milton, whites gain wealth, while people of color lose, research shows
The Biden administration has approved more than $2.3 billion for those affected by Hurricanes Milton and Helene. Studies show the system for distributing the funds deepens historical divides.
After Helene landslides, some parts of North Carolina not safe to rebuild
In the wake of Hurricane Helene, more than 2,000 landslides displaced families in western North Carolina. They are waiting to ...