Bill would tweak reforms that made property insurers difficult to sue. How it affects you
A Republican senator proposes changes to insurance reforms passed in 2022 that ended adding attorney fees to insurance ...
North Carolina lawmakers flesh out details of proposed $500M Helene relief package
North Carolina House members advanced Wednesday a Republican package to boost state recovery funding after Hurricane Helene.
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USDA lowers projections for Florida citrus harvest this year
What initially appeared to be a solid recovery for Florida’s citrus industry in the aftermath of two wild hurricanes in 2024 got a bit more challenging as the U.S. Department of Agriculture ( USDA) ...
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The way hurricanes kill is changing. Helene shows how
A close analysis of Helene’s fatalities shows how major storms are taking lives in unexpected ways, and how the deadly ...
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Asheville's arts community still shaken by effects of Hurricane Helene: 'economic tsunami'
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WTVD) -- When Hurricane Helene carved its path through Western North Carolina, it not only destroyed countless galleries and art studios -- leaving many artists without a place to ...
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Opinion: The John B. Lewis soccer fields look like they survived Helene. But what’s the long-term solution to this flood-prone recreational area?
You’ve got to hand it to the John B. Lewis Soccer Complex in east Asheville — it is one tough customer. I drove by the beloved recreational soccer complex last week, and I was amazed at what I saw: ...
Smoky Mountain News5d
Interstate 40 on fast track to reopening
A visit from U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and comments made by North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein have ...
Climate for our children’s children
The evidence of climate damage in the last century is overwhelming. Consider the loss of 75 percent of species in the world due to changes in rising temperatures and drought, the melting of glaciers ...
Virginia group will assess LA County’s fire alert and evacuation procedures
The Virginia-based McChrystal Group, founded in 2011 by retired four-star Gen. Stanley McChrystal, is conducting a similar ...
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TURES COLUMN: The Truth About Verbal and Armed Attacks On FEMA During Hurricane Helene
There’s a bad policy idea out there that blames FEMA for Hurricane Helene and adds that we should get rid of FEMA and replace it with state-run organizations. Now that would be a real disaster. Here’s ...
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Western NC students, educators confronting widespread learning loss post-Helene
For educators, there's no blueprint for how to shepherd a school and its students through a catastrophe like Helene, or the ...
Sections of NC’s Appalachian Trail and Mountains-to-Sea Trail finally reopen after Helene
In Asheville, Hot Springs and other towns that cater to hikers, many restaurants, hotels and Airbnb’s have reopened. Road ...