North Carolina county-by-county death toll from Tropical Storm Helene
This Thanksgiving holiday will be shadowed by the loss of a loved one for many in Western North Carolina left to mourn after ...
Plan to burn huge pile of Helene debris with 'air curtain destructor:' What we know
I don’t think it’s going to be what they’re expecting it to be,” Roger Dail said of residents' worry about smoke, ash. 'There ...
In the wake of Hurricane Helene’s devastation in North Carolina, neighbors unite to ensure no one spends Thanksgiving hungry
Though they were seven hours away, their suffering felt like his own. He couldn’t bear the thought of watching his home ...
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Covering Helene: 'A reminder of why I wanted to become a journalist in the first place’
This Thanksgiving, the Democrat and Chronicle is grateful for our journalists who assisted in person their colleagues in need ...
In D.C. trip, Gov. Cooper and WNC leaders push lawmakers for $25.5 billion in Helene aid
A delegation of state and local officials traveled to Washington D.C. to ask federal lawmakers for $25 billion to rebuild in ...
Time marches on. Thanksgiving nears. Yet loss from Helene lingers in Green Mountain
Once this storm happened and I realized that everything was gone," Bettina Freese said. Her voice caught, and she paused as tears welled in her eyes.
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Helene damage costs in NC more than $53 billion. Who will pay is unclear.
Mounting costs from storm damage, economic losses and expected repairs continues to mount. Also the latest county breakdown ...
Hurricanes Helene and Milton impacts underscore danger of storm surge in Venice
VENICE – The combined impact on the city of Venice from Hurricanes Helene on Sept. 26 and Milton, which made landfall 13 days ...
Hurricane Helene impacted millions in North Carolina. For the socially vulnerable, recovery can be a challenge
As North Carolinians continue to rebuild after Hurricane Helene, socially vulnerable communities face many more challenges in ...
‘We’re going to get forgotten’: Swannanoa still reeling after Helene’s destruction in NC
Despite sweeping relief efforts, Helene’s impact lingers as a reminder that life here is far from normal and may never be the ...
Landslides buried parts of North Carolina after Hurricane Helene. It's too dangerous for some homeowners to rebuild.
In the wake of Hurricane Helene, more than 2,000 landslides displaced families in western North Carolina. They are waiting to ...
Swannanoa church member brings 'brightest moments' after Helene with hug, food, photobook
Serving breakfast each morning after Helene, a Swannanoa church member kept a photobook of new-found family, to pray over after the last mouth was fed ...