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Helene: North Carolina death toll 88, 100 estimated missing
(The Center Square) – Eighty-eight are reported dead and more than 100 may be unaccounted for in North Carolina. No stranger to hurricanes, a 10-term congresswoman says her beloved mountain region has seen “nothing like this.” Hurricane Helene came ashore in Florida on Sept. 26 and eventually dumped what seems like a Biblical proportion of rain on the Appalachian Mountains. U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., told Fox News Radio on...
TVA closes Douglas Dam spillway after releasing billions of gallons of water from hurricane
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — It's been around two weeks since Hurricane Helene impacted East Tennessee and western North Carolina, dumping floodwaters that dunked communities underwater across the region. For much of that time, Douglas Dam has been releasing water in an attempt to prevent floods from causing even more severe damage.
No driveway and no road: Volunteers work to get people out of their homes in WNC: 'Stuck'
As Western North Carolina nears two weeks since Helene hit causing widespread destruction, the recovery and cleanup efforts are still a huge undertaking.Aerial Recovery is a non-profit made up of veterans and first responders that go to natural disasters all over the country and are now in Western North Carolina. Seth Griffith with Aerial Recovery says, "What we found is veterans and first responders work really well in disaster response. We have skills that we learned in the military we are not afraid to work. We've been doing everything from reconnaissance missions in remote areas, to extract people that need...
NC Lottery Lucky For Life, Pick 3 Day results for Oct. 10, 2024
The NC Lottery offers several draw games for those aiming to win big. Here’s a look at Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024 results for each game: Winning Lucky For Life numbers from Oct. 10 drawing 07-08-26-27-47, Lucky Ball: 13 ...
Richmond SPCA waives adoption fees for adult dogs after receiving animals from N.C. after Helene
The Richmond Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) is waiving adopting fees for all of its adult dogs as its shelter continues to receive dogs from areas affected by Hurricane Helene.
How To Deal With Climate Grief And Eco-Anxiety
As Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton have recently showed, climate chaos is happening now in places long thought safe and far from coastal storms, like western North Carolina. Watching in shock as people lose everything in a matter of seconds stirs up new waves of climate grief in those touched by the catastrophe as well… Continue reading How To Deal With Climate Grief And Eco-Anxiety
Durham towing company delivers truckloads of Helene relief supplies to western North Carolina
For the past 30 years, Lee's 24 Hour Towing has been serving the Triangle by transporting vehicles where they need to go, but after Hurricane Helene ravished western North Carolina, the mission changed."It's a God thing. He moved me out the way, used the tools we had and we've answered the call," said Lee Gardener, the owner.Gardener organized this effort in front of his business that the community continues to support by donating food, water and much more."We're not going to quit until all relief supplies are in the right hands," he said.I was taught long ago around folks that...
'I've been crying for two weeks' | Grassroots caravan of volunteers take cold weather supplies to western North Carolina
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — What started as a couple of volunteers looking to help western North Carolina in the wake of Helene has now grown into an effort resulting in hundreds of donations and several volunteers strong. "Next thing you know, it just turns into a caravan," said Bryan Pierce,...
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