NC proposes how to spend $1.43B federal Helene recovery grant. Now it wants feedback
North Carolina officials released a draft plan outlining how the state proposes to spend a $1.43 billion federal grant for disaster recovery. The state is now seeking feedback before submitting it to ...
5 On Your Side in western NC: Billions in damage, thousands without homes
WRAL 5 On Your Side is taking on the problems plaguing western North Carolina. The team spent a week in western N.C., traveling to Buncombe, Yancy, Mitchell and McDowell counties to survey the damage ...
North Carolina lawmakers push for $500M Helene relief bill
The House Rules Committee is moving forward with a bill to offer immediate financial relief for Helene victims.
In western NC, homes lost to Helene are cruelly getting taxed | Opinion
But with parts of western North Carolina still picking up the pieces from Hurricane Helene, the reaction was swift — and ...
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Federal Ruling Says State Courts Should Decide North Carolina Election Case
By Eduardo Medina Reporting from New Bern, N.C. A federal appeals court said on Tuesday that the legal battle in North Carolina over ... we cannot grant the relief the board requests.” ...
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NC House bill suggests $500M in Helene relief after Governor asks for $1B
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — Governor Josh Stein says the one billion dollars he’s requesting for continued recovery in Western North Carolina is just the beginning ... filed a bill to spend $500 million on ...
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NC House drafts $500M Helene relief bill as Gov. Stein pushes for $1B in urgent funding
NORTH CAROLINA (WLOS) — On Tuesday, Feb. 4, the North Carolina House drafted a $500 million Helene relief bill. If approved, the bill would become the fourth allocation of funds from the General ...
Under the Dome: Stein asks NC lawmakers for $1B in Helene recovery funds
Gov. Josh Stein is asking state lawmakers for $1.07 billion in Hurricane Helene recovery funds to address Western North ...
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Roy Williams, Verizon help provide $10 million in debt relief for Western North Carolina residents (copy)
Hundreds of North Carolina families are currently learning that Verizon has cleared their medical, financial and other debts of necessity. The debt relief was implemented by ForgiveCo, whose “random ...
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Retired Hall of Fame UNC basketball coach Roy Williams helps announce debt relief to Helene-impacted western NC families
“Hundreds of North Carolina families are currently learning that Verizon has cleared their medical, financial, and other debts of necessity,” Verizon said, adding the debt relief was implemented by ...
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Asheville Answers: What's happening with Appalachian Community Relief at Ingles?
Question: Is the relief center at the Black Mountain Ingles moving? Where to? Answer: When Tropical Storm Helene hit Western North Carolina Sept. 27, roads across the region were shut down due to ...
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Roy Cooper says Hurricane Helene relief bill ‘took money’ from hurricane victims. Not exactly.
Cooper said North Carolina Republicans "took money out of western North Carolina" when they passed a Hurricane Helene relief bill last month. Legislators stripped the governor’s power to enhance ...