ReBuild NC promised to help hurricane victims. Over five years later, the program is on “pause”
In 2018, lightning struck Dolores Hewitt’s front porch in downtown Wilmington, in the midst of Hurricane Florence. The roof ...
Helene: Limited I-40 reopening could be within a month
Interstate 40, a key commerce route from North Carolina to California, could reopen in a limited manner in about a month, U.S ...
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Why do Wilmington area customers have this charge on their electric bills? | MyReporter
A rider is a charge, not included in standard base rates, that allows a utility to recover the costs of specific programs, ...
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Paul Plishka, whose Metropolitan Opera career spanned 51 years, dies at age 83
He was 83. Plishka died Monday at a hospice in Wilmington, North Carolina, his wife, Sharon Thomas, said Wednesday. His Met career spanned generations, from a debut as the Monk alongside Renata ...
My North Carolina home was hit hard by Hurricane Helene, resulting in $78,000 in damages — can I deduct those big losses on my 2025 tax return?
When Hurricane Helene ravaged North Carolina, it left destruction in its path — and plenty of questions among homeowners about the cost of repairing and rebuilding. In the months since the storm — ...
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The People in Charge Won’t Save Us From Climate Catastrophe. We’ll Need to Do It Ourselves.
Grassroots efforts in places like North Carolina show what we can—and increasingly must—do in a world plagued by climate ...
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NC governor requests $1B for Helene relief
The state governor announced Monday he is requesting a billion dollars from legislators in a bill to continue forward ...
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Iconic North Carolina beach hotel reopens with swank new look (Photos)
Wilmington was a key port for Confederate blockade runners and protected by Fort Fisher, which fell to Union forces in 1865. Iconic North Carolina beach resort to change Iconic resort on North ...
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Hurricane Helene-ravaged North Carolina community helped by WVRC Media listeners making progress but still work to do
BURNSVILLE, N.C. — The director of the Emergency Management Agency in Yancey County, North Carolina said he’s shocked at the progress the community has made since Hurricane Helene hit about ...
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North Carolina officials make urgent request to lawmakers on Helene and other hurricanes
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina officials charged with leading recovery efforts in western North Carolina after Hurricane Helene — as well as parts of eastern North Carolina still ...
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Troubled NC hurricane housing program says it needs more money to finish job
In 2023, Sonya and James Black's Jacksonville home was waiting for Rebuild NC to make renovations after the house had been gutted and uninhabitable since it sustained water damage from the heavy rains ...