North Carolina residents could face winter without heat
Certain residents in North Carolina’s Avery and Mitchell counties are at risk of facing winter without the ability to heat their homes, after Hurricane Helene dismantled the area’s
North Carolina Helene aid is up to $877 million: Here is where the money is going
North Carolina lawmakers are crafting a third Helene disaster package after approving $877 million dollars in two bills going to multiple state agencies.
Let cleanup begin: How North Carolina's debris ended up in Douglas Lake during Helene
Three rivers that swelled to deadly levels during Hurricane Helene on Sept. 27 – the French Broad, Nolichucky and Pigeon – start in North Carolina and empty into Douglas Lake. They transformed the waters of the popular recreation and fishing destination to brown muck and left a one-square-mile island of wreckage after the historic floods.
North Carolina Begins Early Voting As State Recovers From Hurricane Helene
More than 400 locations in all 100 counties were expected to open on Thursday for the 17-day early vote period.
North Carolina residents still struggle with Hurricane Helene recovery
Residents across a large part of the southeastern U.S. are still dealing with the damage caused by Hurricane Helene in late September. North Carolina was especially hard hit. Rafael Saakov spoke with the people who are struggling most.
North Carolina man offers Thanksgiving feast to 5,000 Helene survivors
David Burke’s ambitious plan is to host a feast for more than 5,000 people on Nov. 28 in a gesture of gratitude and resilience in the face of adversity.
Helene: Seven unaccounted for or missing, 102 killed in North Carolina
Seven people remain unaccounted for or missing as the seventh week of recovery from Hurricane Helene moves on in North Carolina. The storm, a Category 4 hurricane when it made landfall Sept. 26 in Florida,
Wrenching photos show powerful Hurricane Helene wreckage in North Carolina
Wrenching photos show powerful Hurricane Helene wreckage in North Carolina
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A state of emergency
Hello, and welcome to the last issue of Grist’s special series on how climate disasters are shaping elections.
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FEMA has provided more than $190M in aid for North Carolina after Hurricane Helene
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has provided more than $190 million in aid to North Carolina, as the battleground state continues to recover from devastation left by Hurricane ...
No school and state of emergency in eastern Midlands after flooding hits area
Gov. McMaster declared a state of emergency for Orangeburg and areas of Midlands, Lowcountry after flooding Wednesday and ...
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North Carolina officials take ‘emergency’ steps to ensure early voting amid recovery from Helene
Early voting is underway in the key battleground state of North Carolina. NBC News Correspondent Antonia Hylton joins Meet the Press NOW to discuss how state officials are helping administer ...
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Hurricane-ravaged Florida and North Carolina make changes to voting ahead of the election
In North Carolina, state officials have authorized different voting changes that will apply to the 25 counties that are under emergency orders because of the hurricane. A poll worker holds “I ...
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North Carolina opens up early voting in shadow of Hurricane Helene
Early voting begins in the battleground state of North Carolina on Thursday ... Brinson Bell highlighted the state’s efforts, both in emergency response and election work, to prepare for ...
Abortion Bans Are Top of Mind for Young Women in North Carolina as They Consider Harris or Trump
TikTok videos of women turned away from emergency rooms because of state abortion bans haunt one young female voter in North Carolina ...
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Hurricane recovery update for NC: 273 roads closed, 174 in emergency shelters
Leaders from across the state gathered Friday at Foothills Higher Education Center in Morganton to hash out what is needed to continue the recovery of western North Carolina from Hurricane ...