'Onto the street': In a month, 5,000 have left FEMA Helene hotels in WNC; over 700 remain
A majority of those who were in the Transitional Sheltering Assistance program have left the program as of early February.
Appalachian Trail in Western NC reopens more than four months after Helene
A part of the Appalachian Trail in Western North Carolina has reopened nearly four and a half months after Helene.
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FEMA reports difficulty in contacting dozens of temporary hotel residents
FEMA representative Ina Chan explained that the agency has used flyers, text messages, calls and emails to attempt to contact ...
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BCSO attempting to locate missing woman
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Buncombe County unemployment drops to 6%. Still second highest in NC after Helene
Buncombe County's unemployment rate remains among the highest in North Carolina after Tropical Storm Helene hit in September.
What Los Angeles-area schools can learn from other districts devastated by natural disasters
One educational consequence after natural disasters is loss of learning time and continuity. After previous natural disasters, some school districts stressed the importance of returning to in-person ...