Preparation and Recovery

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (381+ words) ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Earlier today, state and federal forest services signed a 10-year, nearly $65 million Good Neighbor Authority commitment to Tropical Storm Helene recovery efforts in Western North Carolina. The GNA allows the USDA Forest Service to participate in cooperative forest conservation…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (356+ words) ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — This month marks two years since Helene devastated western North Carolina. While communities across the mountains have made major progress, recovery does not look the same everywhere. "Some days it feels like two weeks. Some days it feels…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (318+ words) ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — The North Carolina Forest Service is receiving nearly $65 million in Helene recovery funds after signing an agreement with the United States Department of Agriculture. Forest Service receiving nearly $65M in Helene recovery funds to restore national forests. (WLOS) The…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (159+ words) (WLOS) — Nearly $33 million in funding is headed to North Carolina to assist with recovery after Helene and other disasters, FEMA announced Tuesday. Approximately $30.4 million in funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will support 19 public assistance projects across the…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (313+ words) One year after Hurricane Helene tore through western North Carolina, Local 3 looks at how communities are still navigating recovery. This hour-long special shares the stories of families, businesses, and towns working to rebuild, and continue supporting each other throughout the…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (321+ words) One year after Hurricane Helene tore through western North Carolina, Local 3 looks at how communities are still navigating recovery. This hour-long special shares the stories of families, businesses, and towns working to rebuild, and continue supporting each other throughout the…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (165+ words) FEMA announced on Tuesday it will give nearly $33 million to help North Carolina with ongoing Hurricane Helene recovery efforts. The money is for more than 20 recovery and mitigation projects and is part of more than $348 million that FEMA announced for…...

5+ day, 4+ min ago   (856+ words) senatedems.ct.gov Senator Duff & Norwalk Delegation Secure $6.2 Million for Flood Relief, Meeting House, & Local Roads HARTFORD — The State Bond Commission’s September 8 agenda includes grants-in-aid to the City of Norwalk totaling more than $6.2 million, funding that Senate Majority Leader Bob…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (548+ words) Nearly two years after Hurricane Helene struck Western North Carolina, more than 40 children, including 27 infants, are waiting for a spot at McDowell Technical Community College’s Child Development Center in Marion, N.C. More than 200 childcare facilities in disaster counties were impacted…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (413+ words) North Carolina is making $20 million available to expand childcare on community college and university campuses in counties affected by Hurricane Helene and Tropical Storm Debby, Gov. Josh Stein announced. The funding is part of a $75 million federal grant awarded to…...