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Long, uneven road to recovery ahead for Western NC counties after Helene
As federal and state help arrive, broken water infrastructure a major concern. Plus, a county-by-county roundup of latest NC ...
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Relief begins as receding waters reveal hellscape in Western NC
Roundup of news in NC disaster zone from Tuesday, Oct. 1, with a photo essay of the region as Helene recovery begins and the ...
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NC school systems in storm’s wake struggle to adapt
Storm damage, power outages, water issues, food shortages and closed roads keep many Western NC school systems closed and ...
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Voices after the storm. Talking with people in Asheville following Helene.
Conversations with ordinary people in Asheville, NC, about what recent days have been like, their hopes and fears after ...
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The vote must go on. Planning elections in a disaster area.
NC State Board of Elections grants emergency flexibility to disaster area counties, including absentee voting meeting ...
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Appeals court blocks use of digital UNC student IDs for voting
GOP successfully appeals lower court ruling, halts use of University of North Carolina student mobile IDs to vote, weeks ...
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Images of Asheville after Helene
A photo essay of Asheville, North Carolina, and its people, in the grip of record-breaking flooding and widespread ...
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Helene hammers NC with water and wind
Record-breaking flooding hits Asheville, major highways are closed, the Lake Lure dam is in jeopardy in wake of Tropical ...
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NC trying to take stock of storm damage in 2024, come Helene or high water
It’s been a wet six weeks in the Tar Heel state. After Tropical Storm Debby drenched central North Carolina in August, Potential Tropical Cyclone Eight hammered the southeast and caused dangerous ...