After Helene's floods, North Carolina tries to tame trauma's
1 day ago · The River Arts district in Asheville, North Carolina, was devastated by Hurricane Helene as it sits at the convergence of the Swannanoa and French Broad rivers, as seen on December 19, 2024.
Helene relief, vetoes will be challenges for new North Carolina …
1 day ago · RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The North Carolina House elected a new speaker for the first time in 10 years on Wednesday, choosing a young lieutenant to now-U.S. Rep. Tim Moore to preside over a Republican-controlled chamber focused on Hurricane Helene but likely needing Democratic help to keep advancing a conservative agenda.
Federal block grants of $1.65B awarded to North Carolina …
2 days ago · The money — $1.43 billion for North Carolina state government and $225 million for the city of Asheville — is from Community Development Block Grant funds. The money comes from a bill approved by Congress last month that provided more than $100 billion in relief to address Helene and other disasters, according to officials.
Asheville, NC live updates: Latest on Helene recovery, death toll
Oct 4, 2024 · Earlier on Friday, the first fatality related to Tropical Storm Helene in McDowell County was confirmed. The person's identity is being withheld out of respect for the family, officials there...
Asheville, North Carolina, devastated by Helene as state ... - CBS News
Oct 1, 2024 · A crisis unfolded in Asheville, North Carolina, as officials pledged to get more water, food and other supplies to flood-stricken areas that had no power or cell service Monday, days after...
Helene survivors in western North Carolina are still in ... - CBS News
Oct 20, 2024 · In North Carolina, at least 125 people were killed by Helene and more than 50 are still missing. In Green Mountain, a community tucked above the North Toe River, the remnants of Helene came...
Helene Update: North Carolina Faces 'Most Significant
Sep 28, 2024 · Helene has torn through the Southeast, killing more than four dozen people, in what a North Carolina county official called the "most significant natural disaster" the region has experienced...
Hurricane Helene aftermath: More than 200 dead as hope fades ... - NBC News
Oct 4, 2024 · At least 215 people are known to have died as a result of the destruction wrought by Hurricane Helene since it made landfall in Florida a week ago. More than half of the deaths were in North...
Helene's aftermath: Supplies arrive in North Carolina as death toll ...
Oct 1, 2024 · ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Widespread devastation left behind by Hurricane Helene came to light Monday across the South, revealing a wasteland of splintered houses, crushed cargo containers and mud-covered highways in one …
Helene damage updates: Death toll rises amid rescue efforts
Sep 30, 2024 · The confirmed death toll in Buncombe County, North Carolina, where hard-hit Asheville is located, climbed to 40 on Monday.