Opinion: I worried my friends in NC wouldn't survive Helene. They told me how they did.
I watched as my home state of North Carolina got overrun by floods and feared for the future. My friends told me stories of ...
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After Hurricane Helene, we must change extreme weather assessments
We can do better. Through infrastructure and communication changes, we can save lives and reduce substantial social and economic disruption and increase societal resilience to ...
In Western NC, a lack of flood insurance deepens the damage | Opinion
Lack of flood insurance is a problem even where floods are common. State Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey told me that when ...
Second-guessing begins as Hurricane Helene death toll grows
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Before Hurricane Helene’s landfall last week, the National Weather Service began an all-out blitz to alert emergency planners, first responders and residents across the Southeast ...
Miami Valley man collecting supplies, traveling to storm ravaged North Carolina
Through Samaritan’s Purse, a religious humanitarian aid organization, he will drive his truck full of supplies to Asheville, ...
As search for Helene's victims drags into second week, sheriff says rescuers 'will not rest'
The search for victims of Hurricane Helene dragged into its second week on Friday, as exhausted rescue crews and volunteers continued to work long days — navigating past washed out roads, downed power ...
American flag stands strong after tourist town leveled by remnants of Hurricane Helene: 'Hope and strength'
An American flag was placed on an iconic overlook in a North Carolina state park that was decimated after the powerful ...
Wedding rehearsal guests rescue woman from Helene’s floodwaters
Video shows the harrowing moments the attendees of a wedding rehearsal dinner rescued a woman from floodwaters.
Pilots fly NC nursing home residents with dementia to safety as medicine runs low
Volunteers and staff from a nursing home company waited with wheelchairs as helicopter pilots flew people to Hickory.
Congress ignored disaster relief requests. Now, calls begin to return for Helene recovery
Congress went home ahead of Hurricane Helene, ignoring requests for billions in disaster relief money. Now, a growing push to ...
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Helene’s toll reaches 200, crews try to reach most remote victims
Hurricane Helene’s death toll reached 200 on Thursday and could rise higher still, as searchers made their way toward the ...