What is happening in Western NC? Updates on towns ravaged by Helene
Many towns in the western part of the state are still recovering from Helene's devastation. Here are progress updates as of ...
Rescue teams and other assets continue to descend upon Western North Carolina
On the recovery front, more than $30.2 million in FEMA Individual Assistance funds have been paid to disaster survivors in ...
LIST: How Western North Carolina counties are sending out information post-Helene
Helene, a new NC.gov page lists how all Western North Carolina counties are sharing important updates and information.
Western North Carolina was hailed as a ‘climate haven.’ Hurricane Helene shows it’s not so simple.
Western North Carolina, and specifically the Asheville area, had been considered a possible refuge from the impacts of ...
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Gov. Cooper says ‘there’s much more to do’ in Western North Carolina after Helene
We know there’s much more to do but, we know that the people here are determined and resilient," North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper said.
‘The power of water.’ How Helene devastated western North Carolina and left communities in ruins
A week after Helene, the smell of death overpowers the cool mountain air over the isolated twisting roads of devastated rural western North Carolina.
TheTravel on MSN2d
Small Mountain Towns Bore the Brunt of Helene's Wrath: The Landscape of Western North Carolina Has Forever Been Changed
The landscape of Western North Carolina has forever been changed: its the small mountain towns and villages that have borne ...
More than 2,000 evacuated from Western North Carolina correctional facilities. Here's how you can find someone
Multiple correctional facilities in Western North Carolina have been evacuated in the aftermath of Helene. Here's how you can ...
USA Today6d
The hurricane destroyed their towns. These North Carolina moms are saving each other.
Now, they're coming to each other's rescue. In the mountains of western North Carolina − one of the areas hit hardest by Hurricane Helene − moms are doing what they do best: taking care of others.
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Governor Roy Cooper gives Helene relief briefing at Asheville airport: 'so much more to do'
Search and rescue crews from all levels of government were deployed throughout western North Carolina. Federal agencies, aid groups, and volunteers worked to deliver supplies by air, truck ...
Raleigh News & Observer8d
Helene North Carolina death toll is rising, but incomplete. What we know so far.
The News & Observer and the Charlotte Observer have a collection of stories about Hurricane Helene and the damage it left, particularly in Western North Carolina. Update Oct. 4, 2024: For the ...
USA Today9d
Western North Carolina roads closed, travel nearly impossible after Helene
Travel in and out of much of Western North Carolina is nearly impossible after heavy rains and flooding battered the state in the path of Hurricane Helene. The intense storm made landfall Thursday ...