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North Carolina sheriff addresses repaving rumors surrounding viral ‘West Virginia Boys’ Bat Cave workWOWK 13 News3 hours ago
Clean-up continues in devastated Chimney Rock, Lake Lure 1 month after HeleneWTVC22 hours ago
Video shows damage left by Helene in Buncombe CountyWCNC10 hours ago
Crews, volunteers work to restore Chimney Rockspectrumlocalnews.com1 day ago
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North Carolina sheriff addresses repaving rumors surrounding viral ‘West Virginia Boys’ Bat Cave work
HENDERSON COUNTY, NC (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — A group of West Virginia miners have become a beacon of hope in the eyes of some Bat Cave families who have felt the impact of their presence in their leveled town. According to reports, the group has been in the town for the past several days to […]
Helene death toll rises by one in Henderson County
The death toll from Tropical Storm Helene has risen by one in Henderson County, according to an update from the North Carolina Office of the Chief Medical Examiner on Oct. 28. The county's storm-related deaths are now counted as eight people, up from the seven that been reported for the past couple of weeks. ...
Asheville man allegedly kneed by deputy while handcuffed nears federal lawsuit settlement
ASHEVILLE - An East Asheville resident is nearing a settlement in a lawsuit against former Buncombe County Sheriff’s Deputy Tyler McDonald, claiming numerous violations of federal civil rights occurred when McDonald kneed the handcuffed man in the ribs during a 2020 traffic stop. The settlement comes more than a year after plaintiff Jamie Burleson filed the lawsuit in Asheville’s U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina in October 2023. The federal suit stems from...
Old Fort residents recover from Helene: 'No neighbor left behind come hell or high water'
OLD FORT - Piles of debris that were once Dane Gomez’s Old Fort home and belongings are piled in his front yard. Across the street, railway tracks are torn and twisted from the ground and covered in boulders, trees and construction material. In the days before Tropical Storm Helene swept through Western...
Sheriff’s officers help mountain communities
By Mike Barnhardt Enterprise Record When the call came for volunteers to assist with recovery from Hurricane Helene in the North Carolina mountains, Davie Sheriff J.D. Hartman had no problem finding willing law enforcement officers. Two groups of Davie sheriff’s deputies – one in early October to Old Fort, and another about mid-month to Mitchell […] The post Sheriff’s officers help mountain communities appeared first on Davie County Enterprise Record.
Indiana fire department donated engine to North Carolina department damaged by Hurricane Helene
MONROVIA, Indiana — An Indiana fire department made an important donation in support of their colleagues impacted by Hurricane Helene in North Carolina. Members of the Gregg Township Fire Department in Morgan County voted earlier this month to donate their reserve fire engine to a department in Henderson County, North Carolina.
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