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As Extreme Weather Increases, Appalachian Communities Are Learning How to Help One Another Through Disaster
This coverage, originally published by Blue Ridge Public Radio, is made possible through a partnership between BPR and Grist, ...
NCDOT draft 10-year plan cuts funding for several major road projects in Buncombe, MPO says
Funding cuts for several major Buncombe County road projects are proposed in the NCDOT draft 10-year plan, according to the ...
YMI Cultural Center reopens with new director, programs, renovations in downtown Asheville
A new executive director is leading the next phase of YMI Cultural Center with new programs and after an extensive renovation ...
More than 2,000 landslides devastate Western North Carolina communities and residents
WNC is often celebrated for its natural beauty, but floodwaters from Hurricane Helene had a devastating impact on the mountains and the local community.
Hurricane Helene devastates Western North Carolina, triggers over 2,000 landslides
Hurricane Helene hit the Western North Carolina region on Sep. 27, causing extensive damage and triggering over 2,000 landslides.
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New Helene bill has ‘good things.’ Just one problem: It falls short of the need.
Buncombe, was just outside of Asheville, driving from Bat Cave to Fairview. Parts of the journey were along a one-lane dirt ...
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Kings Mountain students sell lollipops to help school hit hard by Hurricane Helene
A third-grade class at East Cleveland Campus in Kings Mountain recently used what they learned in an economics lesson to help ...
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'No wide loads': I-40 partially reopening Saturday in NC to most traffic
North Carolina DOT said the interstate will reopen with one lane in each direction with "unusual conditions." Also: Truck ...
I-40 reopened to traffic in North Carolina, letting vehicles cross major corridor months after Helene
A route that takes drivers between Tennessee and North Carolina will reopen to traffic on Saturday, months after Hurricane Helene damaged the road.
After thousands terminated from US Forest Service, some WNC-based staff are reinstated
Some Western North Carolina U.S. Forest Service employees who were fired in a dramatic purge of federal workers have had ...
After Helene, NC restaurants struggle, but one barbecue business found its footing
A popular food truck, Ben’s Backdraft Barbecue, is expanding with a new brick-and-mortar location off of Interstate 40.
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Surge of recovery workers gives Buncombe hotels best-ever January for occupancy
Buncombe County’s hospitality industry was hard hit by the drop in tourism after Hurricane Helene. But last month, hotels ...