North Carolina, Hurricane Helene

North Carolina lawmakers close in on another injection of Helene relief funds
North Carolina state Senate Republicans advanced a disaster recovery measure Tuesday to direct $533 million in additional spending to meet still-pressing needs from Hurricane Helene’s historic flooding and destruction last fall,
North Carolina Senators propose more than the $500M from House for Hurricane Helene relief
The bill they’re advancing includes about $33 million more than the $500 million that House members suggested, but Senators added this is only step one.
North Carolina Struggles With Helene's $60-Billion Recovery Cost
It will cost $60 billion for North Carolina to recover from Hurricane Helene, according to the latest state estimate. “The challenges in relation to this are so enormous,” Thomas Chandler, deputy director of the National Center for Disaster Preparedness at Columbia University,
A stretch of a North Carolina highway that collapsed during Helene is about to reopen
A stretch of Interstate 40 through the western North Carolina mountains is reopening to traffic this weekend, months after Hurricane Helene’s historic flooding collapsed portions of the road.
Five months after Helene, I-40 traffic will resume through western North Carolina
After a five-month closure due to Hurricane Helene, a 12-mile stretch of I-40 near the Tennessee border will reopen on Saturday.
Nonprofits continue their work in western North Carolina as they mark five months since Hurricane Helene
NORTH CAROLINA, USA — As Western North Carolina marks five months since Hurricane Helene, nonprofits on the ground helping since Day 1 say there's still lots of work left to do.
North Carolina lawmakers debate NCORR funding
Lawmakers in North Carolina debated funding for the North Carolina Office of Recovery and Resiliency. DOGE cost-cutter-in-chief Elon Musk likened the U.S. retirement system to a pyramid scheme during a podcast with Joe Rogan.
Stretch of I-40 reopens in North Carolina, marking a milestone in post-Helene recovery
Five months after Hurricane Helene severed a critical Appalachian freight corridor, a 12-mile stretch of Interstate 40 ...
Key portion of North Carolina’s I-40 partially reopens after Helene damage
Parts of Interstate 40 in North Carolina were washed away in Hurricane Helene, but it has reopened in a limited scope after months of rebuilding.
North and South Carolina Wildfire Map Shows Containment of Fires
The active fire is 30 percent contained. On Monday, it covered 1,600 acres, but it has since grown to nearly 2,060 acres. SCFC Director of Communications Doug Wood told Newsweek that a fire of that ...
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Mules that delivered supplies in Western North Carolina after Helene killed in accident
When Tropical Storm Helene left areas throughout Western North Carolina nearly inaccessible, a team of mules – and one ...
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High winds, Helene debris exacerbate wildfires in WNC
The largest wildfire in WNC is only 30% contained as of Monday afternoon. Officials are hopeful rain and less wind will help ...
North Augusta on track to total the drive to Knoxville in Helene storm clean-up
North Augusta is estimating that by the time everything is cleaned up from Helene, some half a million cubic yards of debris ...
'Where's the response?': Hundreds of millions of dollars go unspent in Western North Carolina
While more money is on its way to being approved by the North Carolina Legislature, hundreds of millions of dollars remain ...
Bill filed in NC Senate seeks $150 million for housing efforts in Helene-impacted areas
Lawmakers filed a bill in the North Carolina Senate on Wednesday that would send $150 million in funds to support rebuilding ...