Hurricane Helene, North Carolina

How many people are still missing in western North Carolina five weeks after Hurricane Helene?
BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C. — In the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, North Carolina Emergency Management was keeping track of the number of missing people in western North Carolina. It utilized information from NC 211, where people could report an unaccounted person. However, that registry has since been closed.
Amid Hurricane Helene’s damage, N.C. residents still intent on voting
The election left her mind entirely in late September, when Helene wreaked havoc in Asheville and surrounding communities where Randolph, her family and longtime friends live. In the days after, she spent hours outside her home, surrounded by fallen trees ...
Hurricane Helene jeopardized high-risk pregnancies and abortion access in North Carolina
Since Hurricane Helene struck North Carolina in late September, the full spectrum of reproductive health care in the region has been in precarity, from treatment for high-risk pregnancies to abortion care.
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.
Will Hurricane Helene impact voting in western North Carolina?
With Election Day being Tuesday many voters across the state will have a chance to cast their vote, including the western part of the state, despite their devastation from Hurricane Helene. Early voting in 25 counties in the west were declared disaster areas,
Hurricane Helene washed away homes in North Carolina. It also galvanized the early vote
In September Hurricane Helene devastated western North Carolina, washing away homes, roads and bridges and killing more than 100. It also displaced more than 6,000 people and forced election officials to scramble to ensure the disaster-affected region could still get out the vote.
Downed trees from Hurricane Helene are now a fire risk for NC mountains, foresters say
Hurricane Helene caused widespread damage to woodlands in Western North Carolina. The N.C. Forest Service found the worst ...
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Bradenton Beach business owners band together after Hurricane Helene storm surge scooped up shop
The owner of a Bradenton Beach bagel shop is helping a fellow business owner stay afloat after she lost her ice cream store ...
Will Hurricane Helene Aftermath Prove the Difference in N.C.?
HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. — Just 21 days before the start of early voting, Hurricane Helene delivered biblical-level destruction ...
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These two polling locations were impacted by Hurricane Helene. Here's what we know
Hurricane Helene devastated plenty of buildings across the Augusta area. Were any of them polling locations?
Communities Try to Rebuild After Hurricane Helene and Milton
For the first two days after Hurricane Helene, Ken Floyd, a 41-year-old general manager of the Monte Vista Hotel in Black ...
Rescuers find body of worker swept away from Tennessee factory by Hurricane Helene flood
Rescue workers in Tennessee said Friday they have recovered the body of the final person still missing after massive flooding ...
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New England District Commander, team members respond to Hurricane Helene
When Hurricane Helene made landfall as a Category 4 storm on Sept. 26, it left a path of destruction in its wake from Florida ...
Hurricane Helene caused nearly $200M in timber damage, state assessment shows
The full scope of Hurricane Helene’s destructive path through South Carolina is beginning to emerge, with forestry officials ...
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Georgia officials agree to spend $100 million on Hurricane Helene aid for farms and forestry
Georgia’s state government is diverting $100 million to spend on loans to farmers and cleanup after Hurricane Helene.
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Hurricane Helene Deaths Are Still On The Rise: Missing Person In Tennessee Finally Located
It has been a little over one month since Hurricane Helene wreaked havoc across Southeastern areas in the US. In the state of ...