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Watauga County man pinned by piano for three hours after landslide moves his home off its foundation
VILAS, N.C. — Joe Sherwood's Vilas home isn't in the same spot as it was before Helene tore through western North Carolina. Heavy rain and loose soil combined during the storm to push his home 20 feet off of its foundation. And that slide sent a piano straight at him.
Appalachian State student makes it back home after tree slams into her apartment building during Helene's storm
BOONE, N.C. — Winifred Rhea-Unruh says she’s grateful. “I just turned 21 on Tuesday. I didn’t I would be moving back home at this time of my life,” she said. While her birthday didn’t go as planned, she also understands that she was just feet away from potentially losing her life in the midst of Helene's rampage through the Carolinas.
Watauga Co. couple surveys mud-covered property as community support grows
SUGAR GROVE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — Power crews were in the Sugar Grove community in Watauga County Thursday planting poles and working to get the lights back on, but families are just beginning to recover after their homes were destroyed by Hurricane Helene. The floodwaters are gone, but the signs of how the storm’s […]
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