Traditional methods of communicating how likely an area is to flood focus on designating which zones are 'high risk.' This study suggests that this framing may give developers and homeowners a false ...

In one of his first acts as North Carolina’s new leader, Gov. Josh Stein signed an executive order to complete repairs on 8,000 roads and bridges that sustained damage during Hurricane Helene.

State officials will receive and distribute the money from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, the agency ...

New governor Josh Stein has made Hurricane Helene recovery a focus of his first week in office by signing several executive ...

Avery County, North Carolina, is using Hurricane Helene FEMA funds to provide hotel rooms for residents without adequate heating or shelter. AVERY COUNTY, N.C. — As temperatures plummet and snow ...

MECKLENBURG COUNTY, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — The program is called the Federal Hazard Mitigation Grant Program, and it’s a ...

FEMA’s Transitional Sheltering Assistance program is providing hotel rooms to thousands of western North Carolina survivors of Tropical Storm Helene. On Jan. 3, FEMA began notifications to families ch ...

Former Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Sunday that Kristi Noem, President-elect Trump’s pick to lead the ...

Buncombe County's unemployment rate dropped more than 3 percentage points in November to 7.2%, according to the N.C.

Storms left the small community facing an enormous reconstruction effort. What will the town look like—and who will be ...

Those who were impacted by Hurricane Helene in North Carolina now have until Feb. 6 to apply for assistance through FEMA.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency is extending the deadline to apply for Helene assistance in North Carolina.