Debris and destruction from Hurricane Helene is seen on Dec. 23, 2024 in Lake Lure, North Carolina. Photo: Melissa Sue Gerrits/ ...

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Hurricane Helene’s floods have wreaked lasting damage on a tourist town whose nationally recognized restaurants are ...

The state already has a two-year budget, but with a $2 billion surplus, legislators have lots of requests for additions. Here ...

Colombia backed down in a dispute over flights of deported migrants after the new US president threatened to impose steep tariffs.

JD Vance is “fulfilling his promise" to American voters as he makes his first trip as vice president to Damascus, Virginia, ...

President Donald Trump on Sunday issued an executive order establishing a review council for the Federal Emergency Management ...

Asheville, NC, residents struggle to rebuild after Hurricane Helene's devastating wildfires. Faith leaders and community support are crucial in this recovery process.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order to establish the FEMA Review Council, which will be tasked with reviewing ...

NC Ten for Ten is a statewide initiative of North Carolina writers to aid in the support and long-term recovery of western North Carolina after Hurricane Helene last September.  Through ...

Columnist David Marcus, writing from Asheville, N.C., says the city's hardcore liberals seem to acknowledge that President Trump can be a lot more help than his predecessor in the wake of Hurricane ...

The acting head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency wrote to staff reassuring them that the agency's continued ...