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Former Dixie Diner owner's grandson gets life sentence in her Hendersonville NC killing
HENDERSONVILLE — The grandson of the slain owner of Hendersonville's Dixie Diner will serve a life sentence without parole after a jury found him guilty of first-degree murder in her killing, District Attorney R. Andrew Murray announced Oct. 8. Jurors also found Austin Amos Kennedy Brynside, 24, guilty of first-degree burglary and felony conspiracy to commit common law robbery in the death of Paulette Clark, who died May 13, 2022, seven days after being shot...
11 members of same family killed when mudslide wiped out 'Craigtown' during Hurricane Helene
One family lost 11 people when Hurricane Helene devastated the community named for them.All 11 family members living in what is known to locals in Fairview, North Carolina, as Craigtown are part of the more than 200 people killed by Helene.We'll never make sense of it."It's unrecognizable now, but this is where I was born and raised," Jesse Craig said to ABC11 as he walked Diane Wilson through the destruction of his hometown.Jesse and his wife MeKenzie are still grappling with the life-altering nature of this storm."We'll never make sense of it. You know, it's our community and our town....
Upstate man sentenced for killing his girlfriend
A suspect who pleaded guilty to killing his ex-girlfriend and child has now been sentenced. 23 year old, Tyler Wilkins entered a guilty plea after being charged with killing Clarisa Winchester at a home in Greenville County in 2022.
Chimney Rock closed to outside travel
CHIMNEY ROCK, N.C. (WGHP) — The North Carolina Department of Transportation and the North Carolina Highway Patrol are asking people to stay away from Chimney Rock until roads are rebuilt. A week after Hurricane Helene hit western North Carolina, roads to Chimney Rock and Lake Lure are still closed to the public. It was impossible […]
Bridge over Green River at Lake Adger Dam now open
Repairs in place after NCDOT works around the clock on construction MILL SPRING—On September 27, damage from flooding closed the bridge over the Green River at Lake Adger Dam, temporarily cutting off a major traffic route. Workers with the North Carolina Department of Transportation have worked around the clock to get the bridge reopened. […] The post Bridge over Green River at Lake Adger Dam now open appeared first on The Tryon Daily Bulletin.
FEMA chief decries rumors, disinformation about hurricane recovery as worst ever
WASHINGTON — Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Deanne Criswell said Tuesday that rumors and disinformation will become a regular part of natural disaster response moving forward, and rebuked those seeking to benefit politically from spreading false information. The volume and type of disinformation spreading about FEMA, as Southeast states struggle to recover from Hurricane Helene, […]
Hurricane Helene sets new normal in battered western North Carolina town
LAKE LURE, N.C. (WBTW) — Kyle Katona has lived through his share of hurricanes. But nothing could ready him for the wrath Helene unleashed across the idyllic valleys of western North Carolina. “I’ve never seen the amount of devastation that Hurricane Helene caused in the mountains,” the Four Seasons hospice store driver said. He wasn’t […]
Perquimans sheriff delivers 8 pallets of relief supplies to WNC
HERTFORD — Perquimans County residents are all too familiar with the destruction from hurricanes and tropical storms. And although it's been more than 20 years since Hurricane Isabel roared through the county knocking out power and water infrastructure for days, many residents still remember that storm's impact and aftermath. With those memories in mind, many county residents rushed into action last week to help residents of Rutherford County, one of the 27 western North Carolina hard hit by Tropical Storm Helene on Friday, Sept. 27. ...
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