Western NC portion of Appalachian Trail reopens after Hurricane Helene
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Nearly five months after Hurricane Helene devastated a portion of the Appalachian Trail in Western North ...
Homeland Security head and other officials to visit Asheville for Helene recovery efforts
The new secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem is headed to Asheville. On Saturday, Feb. 8, Noem will meet with Helene ...
ICE boss Kristi Noem to visit Asheville to meet with Helene victims; What to know
During the visit, Noem will receive a briefing from Samaritan's Purse, meet with Tropical Storm Helene survivors and meet ...
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.
'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.
Asheville Answers: Amish, Mennonite groups responding to Helene? What were they working on?
Sending a slew of social media posts, a reader asks what Amish and Mennonite groups were doing in the area after Tropical Storm Helene.
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Two Things: Asheville open for business and wants you to know it; Greensboro moves on water quality
Though much work remains, tourism officials in Asheville want you to know that the welcome mat has been rolled out, and the city and Buncombe County could use the boost.
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Class I Briefs: CSX, BNSF
CSX reports that service is resuming north of Spruce Pine, N.C., following Hurricane Helene; that its police agents are honored for heroic efforts during Human Trafficking Prevention Month; and that ...
2nd wildfire breaks out in Helene-ravaged North Carolina county as "significant progress" made in Crooked Creek Fire, officials say
Two fires are now burning in western North Carolina's McDowell County, just four months after it was hard-hit by Hurricane ...
Post-Helene Asheville, Buncombe homeless count will include those on FEMA hotel vouchers
More than 100 volunteers have embarked on the January point in time count, a tally of people experiencing homelessness in ...
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Fire at Weaverville Helene debris site almost out, contractor says
In December, the Asheville-Buncombe County Air Quality Agency approved ... to a fire at the site in the early morning hours ...
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Trump threatens aid cutoff on US disaster zone visits
US President Donald Trump visited disaster zones in North Carolina and California on Friday, using the first trip since his return to office to turn emergency aid into a political cudgel. Trump said ...