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$500 million in Helene relief approved by NC General Assembly as budget talks stall
It puts $700 million into a Helene reserve fund, only spending $500 of that for now. It also moves nearly $300 million from the DOT to relief efforts.
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Chimney Rock State Park in WNC officially reopens months after Hurricane Helene
RUTHERFORD COUNTY, N.C. (WTVD) -- Chimney Rock State Park officially reopened Friday nine months after Hurricane Helene tore through Western North Carolina. Governor Josh Stein and other local and ...
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'More than just a symbol': Chimney Rock State Park reopens 9 months after Helene
Chimney Rock State Park has reopened to the public exactly nine months after Hurricane Helene devastated parts of western ...
Helene: Stein signs 3 bills, including 5th relief package
Appropriation of another $500 million in relief for Hurricane Helene with $200 million more readied for a relief fund has ...
I-40 rockslide is unrelated to the nearby Hurricane Helene devastation, believe it or not
Since Spetember, crews have been working to rebuild I-40 in Cocke County. The recent landslide did not impact their work, ...
I-40 is open between Tennessee and North Carolina. What drivers should know
Interstate 40 is open once again at the Tennessee and North Carolina state line. The highway reopened June 27 following a ...
Truck driver's death in Old Fort, NC added to Hurricane Helene death toll
The driver, identified as Ralph Hibbert, lost his brakes while traveling through Old Fort earlier in June, town officials ...
How one farming practice helped during Hurricane Helene — and how it could curb climate change
Professor Jacob Hagedorn said Helene fits into a larger pattern of climate-driven weather events that are intensifying and ...