As federal Helene funding for NC fell $10 billion short, local officials call for more aid
A group of Western North Carolina mayors and elected officials called for more action on funding as federal aid requests have ...
The Nation on MSN2d
The People in Charge Won’t Save Us From Climate Catastrophe. We’ll Need to Do It Ourselves.
Grassroots efforts in places like North Carolina show what we can—and increasingly must—do in a world plagued by climate ...
WFAE2d
Fact Check: Did Helene bill take money from western North Carolina?
Before leaving the governor's office, Roy Cooper stated in media interviews that Republican state legislators passed a bill ...
Helene recovery: How many vehicles remain in waterways, relief programs, FEMA extension, more
County briefings go live every Wednesday at 11 a.m. The Feb. 5 briefing covered debris removal updates, relief programs and ...
Business leader urges more aid as WNC small businesses still struggle post-Helene
A leader in the Western North Carolina business community gave an update to members of the Council of Independent Business ...
Mountain Xpress2d
‘This is beyond politics’: Local leaders call for Helene recovery support
Leadership from Hot Springs, Black Mountain, Canton and other local towns toured Marshall in Madison County and Biltmore ...
A hidden gem of whitewater rafting faces an uncertain future after Hurricane Helene
After 24 years of guiding whitewater trips on the Nolichucky River Gorge for other companies, Patrick Mannion finally received a ...
Madison County recovery efforts estimated at more than $140 million
Madison County Manager Rod Honeycutt said more than $4.1 million in FEMA individual assistance has been distributed to county ...
Steam, stew, sizzle or simmer: commercial kitchen to open the door for local food products
Your heirloom tomatoes might be famous county-wide. But in North Carolina, if you want to turn them into salsa and sell them at a farmer's market, you'll need an officially sanctioned commercial ...
Asheville Watchdog on MSN2d
NCDOT: Permanent road and bridge repairs from Helene damage will take years to complete
While nearly all the Helene-damaged bridges in Buncombe County have been temporarily repaired, along with hundreds of roadbed ...
Fires and floods are eviscerating US communities, intensifying the housing crisis
The wildfires levied significant long-term damage, with thousands of homes destroyed, billions in damages and a worsening of ...
Mountain Xpress4d
Five Points residents rally to preserve wooded area owned by UNCA
Residents of Asheville's Five Points neighborhood are rallying to preserve a nearby wooded area owned by UNC Asheville. The ...