President Trump derided FEMA as politicized and inadequate. North Carolina is a reality check for needed reforms.

A section of Interstate 40 in western North Carolina that collapsed during Hurricane Helene’s historic flooding will reopen ...

Jeff Hughes, a woodworker who makes caskets in Newland, North Carolina ... away by Hurricane Helene more than four months ago. The catastrophic storm devastated parts of North Carolina and ...

As of Thursday morning, the Crooked Creek Fire in McDowell County has burned an estimated 250 acres and is now 55% contained.

North Carolina officials charged with leading recovery efforts in western North Carolina after Hurricane Helene have told ...

BAT CAVE, N.C. (WSPA) — When Hurricane Helene rolled over the Bat Cave area of western North Carolina, it left behind unimaginable devastation. Trees were ripped from the ground, water washed ...

(WGHP) — Closing in on five months since Hurricane Helene devastated western North Carolina, the area is far from being rebuilt. Insurance claims are being processed, and the federal government ...

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina officials charged with leading recovery efforts in western North Carolina after Hurricane Helene — as well as parts of eastern North Carolina still struggling ...

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