County briefings go live every Wednesday at 11 a.m. The Feb. 5 briefing covered debris removal updates, relief programs and ...

North Carolina Republicans have unveiled their initial attempt this year to boost recovery funding for Hurricane Helene’s ...

An emergency requires urgency, but apparently that doesn’t apply to the North Carolina General Assembly. The ...

Release of this bill follows Gov. Josh Stein’s request for $1 billion in Helene storm recovery money, which he wants the ...

The state House introduced a new $500 million Helene recovery funding bill Wednesday. The amount is about half of what Gov.

Diane and Bill Merz detail their experience living through the storm, surviving off community help and generators ...

A North Carolina House committee had its first look Wednesday at a bill to appropriate an additional $500 million for ...

Terry Johnson, 50, died when Tropical Storm Helene tore through WNC. Friends and family celebrated his life with an ...

Republican legislative leaders in the state House proposed spending $500 million on Helene aid relief but have not yet ...

Buncombe County’s unemployment rate was 6.0% in December 2024, according to data released by the North Carolina Department of ...

Treasure Island Fire Rescue and Police Department have been operating out of portable buildings in City Hall’s parking lot ...

As western North Carolina fights to recover from the devastation of Hurricane Helene, the need for aid is more urgent now ...