NC lawmakers weigh new aid for Hurricane Helene, drafting up $500 million in new spending
State lawmakers are preparing to spend an additional $500 million in relief for western North Carolina, laying the groundwork ...
North Carolina lawmakers propose next Helene package that’s half the price of the governor’s
North Carolina Republicans have unveiled their initial attempt this year to boost recovery funding for Hurricane Helene’s ...
NC lawmakers are failing the people of western NC. Give more for Hurricane Helene recovery. | Opinion
An emergency requires urgency, but apparently that doesn’t apply to the North Carolina General Assembly. The ...
Is I-40 still closed? Interstate 40 at Tennessee/North Carolina border to open this spring
Interstate 40 through the Pigeon River Gorge could reopen this spring. Here's the latest on reconstruction after Hurricane ...
The way hurricanes kill is changing. Helene shows how.
Rain, which led to flooding and landslides, was the most deadly part of the storm, followed by wind. Read more at ...
Hope in Hardship: Burnsville couple's power back on four months after Hurricane Helene
Diane and Bill Merz detail their experience living through the storm, surviving off community help and generators ...
MANNA FoodBank awarded $7M to uplift new facility
MANNA FoodBank has been awarded a total of $7 million in grants from The Community Foundations of Western North Carolina and ...
Helene: Proposal for next $500M reviewed in committee
A North Carolina House committee had its first look Wednesday at a bill to appropriate an additional $500 million for ...
North Carlolina House bill suggests $500M in Helene relief after Josh Stein asks for $1B
Governor Josh Stein says the one billion dollars he’s requesting for continued recovery in Western North Carolina is just the ...
N.C. Business Minds: Insurance commissioner on rates, climate change resiliency, health sector vitriol
Here's why North Carolina's insurance commissioner says bringing auto rates down is unlikely, and what can and might be done to mitigate climate change risks.
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Asheville, Buncombe unemployment continues to improve after Hurricane Helene
Buncombe County’s unemployment rate was 6.0% in December 2024, according to data released by the North Carolina Department of ...