WAYNESVILLE, N.C. (AP) — A stretch of Interstate 40 through the western North Carolina mountains is reopening to traffic this weekend, months after Hurricane Helene’s historic flooding collapsed portions of the road, partially restoring the major travel connection with eastern Tennessee. The state Department of Transportation said the 20-mile (32-kilometer) section on the North Carolina…
US President Donald Trump on Friday toured disaster-stricken areas in North Carolina and California, criticising the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and considering “getting rid of” it. In North Carolina, still reeling months after Hurricane Helene devastated the state, Trump floated the idea of eliminating FEMA altogether. He proposed channelling federal disaster funds directly to…
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Outgoing North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed legislation on Tuesday that would strip powers from several Democrats elected to statewide office this month, including removing the authority of Cooper’s successor to appoint the state elections board. These and other provisions, contained in a wide-ranging measure stuffed through the Republican-dominated General Assembly…
BLUEFIELD — Forecasters told the public Thursday that between 3 to 4 inches of snow and high winds could reach the region over the next three days along with temperatures that could create black ice in time for morning and evening commutes. The National Weather Service issued a winter weather advisory Thursday which included the…
More than 80% of Floridians don’t have flood insurance and FEMA was unprepared for the deluge of assistance calls after Hurricane Milton made landfall near Siesta Key, Florida on October 9, according to agency data. CBS News reported that at least 24 people died in the wake of the hurricane. Following an October 11 emergency…
new video loaded: Reaching Rural Voters in North Carolina After Hurricane Helene transcript Back transcript Reaching Rural Voters in North Carolina After Hurricane Helene Ahead of Election Day, canvassers knocked on voters’ doors in Ashe County in storm-ravaged Western North Carolina. “What we know is that North Carolina is a dead heat right now. So…
President Joe Biden said recovery efforts would cost “billions of dollars” and called on lawmakers to ensure additional funding as he toured areas devastated by Hurricane Helene on Thursday. U.S. President Joe Biden speaks to reporters before boarding Air Force One after visiting storm-damaged areas in the wake of Hurricanes Milton and Helene, at MacDill…
I was mowing my lawn in Myrtle Beach as Hurricane Milton’s outer bands and the tornadoes it brought with it began to lash Florida on Wednesday. Though the lawnmowing was trivial compared to the lashing, a slight inconvenience alongside a pending catastrophe, I couldn’t help linking the two because of climate change. In all my…
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris on Saturday helped pack diapers into boxes of personal care products destined for North Carolina hurricane victims, agreeing with one helper who said “it takes a village.” “You’re exactly right,” Harris said as she put two packages of diapers in each cardboard box that was placed in…
St. Pete Beach. (Giorgio Viera/AFP via Getty Images) Less than two weeks after Hurricane Helene wreaked havoc on Florida, Hurricane Milton arrived. The hurricane — which developed unusually rapidly according to climate scientists — brought destruction to Florida’s vulnerable Gulf Coast, leaving at least 10 dead and more than 2 million people without power. Hurricane…