Will NC finally finish Hurricane Florence, Matthew recovery this year? Lawmakers grill state leadership
Republican state legislators grilled hurricane recovery officials who requested more money to finish recovery work related to hurricanes Florence and Matthew, as Helene recovery costs also start to ...
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Troubled NC hurricane housing program says it needs more money to finish job
A state agency tasked with rebuilding homes damaged in hurricanes Matthew and Florence is asking the legislature for more money, saying it otherwise won't finish the long-delayed recovery from storms ...
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Why Is ReBuild NC Involved in Disaster Management in Western North Carolina?
The state’s new governor said the troubled relief agency which fumbled hurricane relief in the east wouldn’t go to western NC ...
NCORR asks for $217M for Hurricane Matthew relief, lawmakers say they can’t be trusted
More than eight years after Hurricane Matthew ravaged Eastern North Carolina, around 1,150 people are still living in ...
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Without an additional $200M from state, hurricane survivors in NC may not get their homes rebuilt
RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- More than $200M is needed in state funding to help hurricane victims, or their homes will not be rebuilt. While people in Western North Carolina are the latest hurricane ...
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Family finally regains power after 3+ months following Hurricane Helene
BURNSVILLE, N.C. -- After more than three and a half months, a family on 19W, northwest of Burnsville, can turn their generator off. French Broad Electric Membership Corporation (FBEMC) energized the ...
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Hurricane Helene-ravaged North Carolina community helped by WVRC Media listeners making progress but still work to do
BURNSVILLE, N.C. — The director of the Emergency Management Agency in Yancey County, North Carolina said he’s shocked at the ...
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Newport beauty salon reopens months after Hurricane Helene flooding
Flooding caused Hurricane Helene destroyed owner Diana Groom’s salon and many other businesses in downtown Newport. Trump travels to WNC to meet with families affected by Helene “It was such a ...
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'Horrific': North Carolina victims of Hurricane Helene describe disaster to President Trump
Survivors of Hurricane Helene in western North Carolina ... In the first two weeks after the flood, eight bodies were found in the surrounding neighborhood, he said. “We’re thankful to be ...
A community was hit hard by Hurricane Helene. They are now dealing with raging wildfires.
Wildfires have spread in McDowell County, North Carolina, an area already struggling to recover from Hurricane Helene.
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Trump disparaged FEMA in NC. Here’s what the agency did during Hurricane Helene.
On a visit Friday to Hurricane Helene-ravaged Western North Carolina, President Donald Trump called for the potential elimination of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. FEMA’s role is to ...
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'A big relief': NC residents describe meeting with Trump after feeling 'ignored' post-hurricane
It really has," she told host Will Cain. North Carolina was struck by Hurricane Helene in late September and caused over 100 deaths in the state, as well as tens of millions in damage. The ...