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Answer Man: Fires, fields and gardens: What to do with the giant mulch piles from Helene debris?
Post-Helene, local governments have more shredded debris than they can easily manage. It will be months before it can all be ...
Senator Thom Tillis speaks out after FEMA rejects Hurricane Helene aid extension
One North Carolina leader is speaking out following the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) decision not to extend a ...
After Helene, lawmakers have appropriated just a fraction of funding needed, report says
State and federal lawmakers have only appropriated $5.95 billion for Tropical Storm Helene recovery efforts, according to a ...
Short Sleeves Coffee opens in Swannanoa after months of Helene delays
SWANNANOA – After what owners have called “a major timing delay,” a new coffee shop has opened in Swannanoa. Short Sleeves ...
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 are struggling to rebuild as infrastructure remains stalled, FEMA aid has ...
400+ miles of Helene-damaged trails and roads reopen in Pisgah National Forest
The USDA Forest Service announced Thursday the reopening of many trails, roads and recreation sites in the Pisgah National ...
This town was wiped out by Helene. How does it come back?
Chimney Rock, N.C., a popular tourist destination, is hoping to welcome back visitors this summer. But nearly eight months ...
NC Republicans at odds on Helene funding, a nonprofit and a children’s hospital
The NC House released its Helene funding proposal on Wednesday, calling for $60 million in disaster grants up to $100,000 ...
Women Pushing Boundaries Of Art At Arken Museum In Denmark: Eva Helene Pade And Margeurite Humeau
Women Artists Push Boundaries of Art with solo exhibitions at ARKEN Museum in Copenhagen, Denmark. Danish artist prodigy Eva ...