North Carolina governor urges state lawmakers to include more Helene aid in upcoming budget

NC House advances more Hurricane Helene aid in $465M package

RALEIGH — The North Carolina House advanced another Hurricane Helene funding package on Thursday to address pressing needs in the mountains eight months after the storm caused historic flooding and destruction.

North Carolina Communities Rising From The Ruins Of Hurricane Helene

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Hurricane Helene survivors still fighting to rebuild

Hurricane Helene devastated western NC. Survivors are still waiting for help and some may never return home. We spoke with residents fighting to rebuild. On September 27, 2024, Hurricane Helene crushed western North Carolina in the worst natural disaster in the history of the state. 106 deaths have been confirmed and many people are still missing. Cardinal & Pine’s Dylan Rhoney spoke with residents and local leaders across the region who survive…

Local officials softened warnings as a historic storm buried a North Carolina mountain town

As Hurricane Helene unleashed deadly floods and landslides in North Carolina’s mountains, a culture of government distrust and muted emergency alerts left residents fatally unprepared.Jennifer Berry Hawes and Cassandra Garibay report for ProPublica, The Post and Courier, The Assembly, and Blue Ridge Public Radio.In short:Yancey County residents received limited warning before Hurricane Helene triggered record rainfall, flash floods, and fatal la…

U.S. 58 reopens, months after it was destroyed by floodwaters — and months ahead of schedule

A 1.5-mile section of U.S. 58 between Damascus and Konnarock that was decimated by flooding and high winds from Hurricane Helene last September will officially reopen Thursday afternoon — five months ahead of schedule.The cost of the project is expected to total about $7 million, according to a spokesperson for the Virginia Department of Transportation.W-L Construction and Paving of Chilhowie rebuilt the road under an emergency contract.On Sept.…

Family-owned hotel reopens on Sunset Beach eight months after Hurricane Helene

Hotels along Treasure Island and Sunset Beach were devastated during Hurricane Helene and eight months later, one family-owned hotel is now open again.After flood waters destroyed much of Sunset Beach, few hotels still stand.Watch full report from Casey Albritton Sunset Beach's Roth Hotel reopens"We were watching security footage the night of the hurricane, and we were starstruck about what we were going to come back to," said Craig Rothschild, …