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Latest: World Central Kitchen activated, Caldwell closes schools for week
CHARLOTTE (QUEEN CITY NEWS) – As North Carolina moves further from last week’s devastating and deadly storm, responses and recovery efforts continue to ramp up and access is starting to open to towns that were completely cut off. Here is the latest. School Is Out Caldwell County Schools announced they will be closed for the […]
'Not a sprint': Buncombe death toll rises to 57 as rescue operations continue; pharmacies open
ASHEVILLE – The death count in Buncombe County from Tropical Storm Helene climbed to 57, Sheriff Quentin Miller said during the county’s 4 p.m. Oct. 1, briefing, an increase of 17 since the county's briefing in the morning. There is still no timeline for the return of water, with Assistant City Manager Ben...
Humane Society of Charlotte offers discounted adoptions for animals from Asheville
CHARLOTTE (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — The Humane Society of Charlotte (HSC) welcomes some furry friends from the Asheville Humane Society on Monday as western North Carolina recovers from Hurricane Helene. Those animals will soon be put up for adoption at a discounted rate. Since the shelter now has to make room for even more animals […]
2CARES: Hurricane Helene Relief Supply Drive
GREENSBORO, N.C. — WFMY News 2 is partnering with the Greensboro Elks Lodge and Friendly Shopping Center to host a supply collection drive to support recovery in Western North Carolina. People in Western North Carolina have been devastated by the rain, flooding, and mudslides created by Hurricane Helene's remnants. Several communities have been washed away. Others have massive amounts of cleanup ahead as they work to rebuild their lives.
Tennessee plastics factory employee recounts narrow escape through floodwater
Impact Plastics employee Zinna Adkins stepped outside her workplace at 10:54 a.m. on Friday and captured water rising in the parking lot on her cellphone. But at that time, she said no supervisor informed employees they were free to leave.
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