At a time when critical funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency has slowed to a crawl, some states — with ...

North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein has extended the State of Emergency for western North Carolina in response to the lasting ...

Since the disaster declaration in September, 373 projects have been obligated for $451.8 million. Much of the cost was ...

YOU HAVE ENCOUNTERED PRETTY MUCH ALL NATURAL DISASTERS. YOU PUT THEM RIGHT THERE FOR US TO LOOK AT. VERY WELL DONE. BY THE WAY, LEVI FINKELSTEIN FROM TIGERVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, FIRST GRADE.

The 2024 presidential campaign coincided with the widespread and unprecedented devastation wrought by Hurricane Helene in western North Carolina ... susceptible to natural disasters, we know ...

Hurricane Helene recovery efforts in western North Carolina continue as state leaders discuss progress, funding, and future ...

Efforts to contain several wildfires burning in Western North Carolina are slowly paying off, with two of the three major fires 50% contained or more. News releases from the U.S. Forest Service's ...

Three wildfires in Western North Carolina are nearing containment after improved weather conditions. The Bee Rock Creek fire is 94% contained, the Haoe Lead fire is 29% contained, and the Sam ...

While the weather is helping to contain wildfires across Western North Carolina, it has been a long and difficult season for ...