How North Carolina's mental health system mobilized to save thousands after Hurricane Helene

Hurricane Helene left a wake of destruction that was as disorienting as it was swift. Yet amid the chaos, state leaders moved ...
Wilmington Star-News on MSN

Why the 2025 hurricane season will be remembered as a strange one

While it had some of the strongest storms ever recorded, the 2025 hurricane season will largely be remembered for avoiding ...
WUNC

‘The testament is to the fortitude of people of the mountains’: Western North Carolina residents persevere over one year after Hurricane Helene

The Radford family in Morganton, North Carolina, lost their home during Hurricane Helene last year. This story was originally published on UNC Media Hub. When driving into Burke County, North Carolina ...
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“Has everyone been fed?’’ North Carolina, one year after Hurricane Helene

Shrinking support from the Trump administration delays disaster recovery, leaves communities vulnerable to dangerous weather. The Black Mountain Presbyterian Church campus in western North Carolina, ...
WTVD

Audit finds budgeting failures and data issues slowed hurricane recovery efforts in North Carolina

GOLDSBORO, N.C. (WTVD) -- A new report from the North Carolina Office of the State Auditor says poor budgeting practices, unreliable data systems and weak oversight slowed the state's efforts to help ...
Post and Courier

Returning to a scarred, rejuvenated Western North Carolina. Here's what I found a year after Helene.

WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA — Driving up Highway 70 toward Asheville, the morning light illuminated a ravaged shoulder of road and a pile of concrete rubble just before a bridge. A mechanic’s shop with ...