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3 Questions Inland Regions Must Ask As Hurricane Season Approaches
Hurricane Helene is a reminder that inland regions are vulnerable too. Here are three questions that non-coastal communities ...
Asheville still struggles after Hurricane Helene as aid drops and funding cuts loom
Eight months after Hurricane Helene hit North Carolina, parts of Asheville still look like disaster zones. Business owners ...
'We need help': Laurel Park waits on post-Helene aid as 70+ projects remain unaddressed
As the timeline for Hurricane Helene relief funding from the state and federal government remains unknown, multiple areas ...
Prescient Warnings About Helene Didn’t Reach People in Harm’s Way. Here Are 5 Lessons for the Next Hurricane.
After four months of, ProPublica found that the warnings about Helene were eerily accurate. Yet, local residents remained ...
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Her Husband Died in Hurricane Helene’s Floodwaters. She Can’t Stop Thinking About ‘the Fear He Must Have Had.’
When Hurricane Helene struck, Zubila Shafiq’s husband, Omar Khan, was one of more than 100 people who died in North Carolina amid catastrophic flooding. Shafiq pieces together what happened to Khan in ...
NC beekeepers unite to revive honeybee population after Hurricane Helene's destruction
In the wake of Hurricane Helene's devastating impact on western North Carolina, a concerted effort is underway to restore the region's critically damaged honeybee population.
Trump undermined Biden’s FEMA in North Carolina. Now the cleanup is lagging on his watch.
As a candidate, the president spread misinformation about the Hurricane Helene recovery efforts, convincing many survivors that the federal government was out to get them.
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Gov. Josh Stein Proposes $891M Boost for Western North Carolina's Hurricane Recovery and Resilience
Governor Josh Stein of North Carolina seeks an additional $891 million for Hurricane Helene recovery, focusing on western NC, ...