A BURNING HURRICANE HELENE DEBRIS PILE IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA IS NOW BEING INVESTIGATED AS A POSSIBLE CRIMINAL ACT, ACCORDING TO OFFICIALS. FIREFIGHTERS ARE LETTING THE FIRE BURN ITSELF OUT AND ...

Finding housing for displaced residents across the region has been a priority for local, state and federal agencies and nonprofits since Helene hit WNC. The effort has only picked up as the region ...

With more than 200 dead – 104 in North Carolina – Hurricane Helene is the deadliest U.S. hurricane in decades. Helene also is responsible for the most inland flooding deaths since 1972 and the ...

FEMA is extending its Transitional Sheltering Assistance (TSA) Program to Jan. 25 for residents of North Carolina, according to a Monday announcement. The program, which was set to expire on ...

and Ted Budd, R-N.C., brought up the importance of making sure Hurricane Helene victims are "not forgotten ... averages $100 per month. Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Neb., said one issue that the Department ...

The release states that eligible damage-related costs from Helene are estimated at $1.2 billion, and Lee’s proposal includes $240 million in disaster relief grants to affected local governments.

With more than 140 million individual tax returns expected by the IRS for the 2024 tax year, Helene-related deadline extensions and more, here are the answers to some of your tax questions.

Helene hit North Carolina as a tropical storm on Sept. 27, 2024, leaving death and destruction across the state. Here is ongoing coverage from The News & Observer and The Charlotte Observer about ...

NORTH CAROLINA, USA — The Federal Highway Administration announced $352.6 million in emergency funding Tuesday to repair roads and bridges damaged by Hurricane Helene in Tennessee and North ...

FEMA has approved more than $273.4 million in assistance to survivors of Hurricane Helene -- and they are urging others to apply for assistance before the February 7, 2025 deadline. Kelly Gaskins ...

The North Carolina Community Foundation has announced its new “Disaster Relief and Resilience Scholarship,” which is open to undergraduate and graduate students from 29 counties in western ...

ABC Action News first interviewed her back in October, just days after Hurricane Helene hit Florida. Her shop was filled with mud and debris. Most things were ruined after Hurricane Helene slammed ...