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3 Questions Inland Regions Must Ask As Hurricane Season Approaches
Hurricane Helene is a reminder that inland regions are vulnerable too. Here are three questions that non-coastal communities ...
North Carolina House advances more Hurricane Helene aid in $465M package
The North Carolina House advanced another Hurricane Helene funding package on Thursday to address pressing needs in the ...
Prescient Warnings About Helene Didn’t Reach People in Harm’s Way. Here Are 5 Lessons for the Next Hurricane.
After four months of, ProPublica found that the warnings about Helene were eerily accurate. Yet, local residents remained ...
Asheville still struggles after Hurricane Helene as aid drops and funding cuts loom
Eight months after Hurricane Helene hit North Carolina, parts of Asheville still look like disaster zones. Business owners ...
They’d just recovered from Hurricane Helene. Then came the fire.
A restaurant server burned sage and wafted its smoke to purify the parking lot of St. Pete Beach’s Dolphin Village last week, ...
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NC House planning new Hurricane Helene relief package, including small biz grants
Legislators are working on a new bill to help western North Carolina recover from Hurricane Helene. House leaders are ...
Inland parts of Texas need to prepare for increased risk of hurricane flooding, damage
Hurricane experts warn that this year's season might bring tropical cyclones that could pose a higher threat to inland areas ...
EXCLUSIVE: Franklin Graham dedicates homes to Hurricane Helene survivors: 'God hasn't forgotten them'
Franklin Graham and Samaritan's Purse provided new homes to victims of Hurricane Helene, offering hope and support through ...
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Asheville reopens portions of riverfront parks damaged by Hurricane Helene
Several greenways and parks are now accessible, while long-term recovery plans move forward in the heavily damaged Azalea ...
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Her Husband Died in Hurricane Helene’s Floodwaters. She Can’t Stop Thinking About ‘the Fear He Must Have Had.’
When Hurricane Helene struck, Zubila Shafiq’s husband, Omar Khan, was one of more than 100 people who died in North Carolina amid catastrophic flooding. Shafiq pieces together what happened to Khan in ...
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Family-owned hotel reopens on Sunset Beach eight months after Hurricane Helene
Hotels along Treasure Island and Sunset Beach were devastated during Hurricane Helene and eight months later, one family-owned hotel is now open again.