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92 people still missing in NC after HeleneNews19 WLTX2 days ago
Fact Check: Did NC Lineman Find Man Buried in Mud Who Said Wife, Children Died Beneath Him in Hurricane Helene?Snopes1 day ago
Those taken. NC nears final tally of Helene deaths, county by county.wunc.org1 day ago
Big Lynn Lodge in Little Switzerland talks about Helene and when they plan to reopenFOX Carolina2 days ago
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‘Will not die’: Landmark store in Hot Springs, NC, unbroken by flood from Helene
A smoky tang drifted in the cool air over this town of fewer than 600 souls, perched along the French Broad River. Follow the scent to a campfire, where a man named Andy – who wished not to give his full name – spends each day cooking for his neighbors and all the helpers. “Because it’s my community, this is where I grew up and what I was taught to do,” he said. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks]
Man arrested for firing gun inside Asheville restaurant
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WSPA) – A man was arrested Thursday night for reportedly discharging a firearm in a restaurant in south Asheville. The Asheville Police Department responded to a restaurant in the 1900 block of Hendersonville Road after 8 p.m. to investigate reports of a man shooting a gun inside the business. Upon arrival, officers located […]
Steel beams under Del Rio home helped 85-year-old withstand floods
Fugate Road in the Del Rio community was one of the hardest places hit in Cocke County from Hurricane Helene's flood waters. One house sits on top of the bank of the French Broad River where most homes were completely washed away.
Asheville community pharmacist mourned after Helene floodwaters swept apartment away
ASHEVILLE - For several days after floodwaters from Tropical Storm Helene receded, Zubila Shafiq walked Moffit Bridge Road and scoured online, talking to anyone who could help her piece together what happened on Sept. 27 – and where her husband might be. “Hi Zubi. It’s Omar. My unit is completely submerged under the...
Blackburn lauds volunteers, promises FEMA oversight after floods
GREENE COUNTY, Tenn. (WJHL) — U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) was in Northeast Tennessee surveying damage left by Hurricane Helene on Friday. Blackburn toured damage in parts of Northeast Tennessee like Washington and Greene counties. Blackburn went to the remains of the Highway 107 Kinser Bridge and examined the amount of debris in the area. […]
In Helene's and Milton's wake, faith-based disaster relief groups prepare for the long haul
This past Sunday, worshippers returned to Biltmore Church, a megachurch in Asheville, North Carolina, for the first time in person after Hurricane Helene hit western North Carolina. It was bittersweet, said Bruce Frank, the church’s pastor. People were glad to be together, even as many are still grieving. “There is a lot of loss,” Frank said simply in his sermon.Among the lost were Nora and Michael Drye, lay leaders at Biltmore, and their 7-year-old grandson, Micah, who became trapped on their roof and drowned in Helene’s flooding. Others in the church had lost loved ones, homes and their...
Man reports being assaulted in Love's parking lot
Newport Police responded Tuesday, Oct. 15 to Love’s Travel Stop for a report of an aggravated assault. According to an incident report, Officer Adin Ladd and Sgt. Joshyua Shults arrived on scene and spoke to Johnny Puckett, who said he was sitting in his vehicle in the truck stop parking lot when two unknown men allegedly approached his driver’s side door with a sharp, cutting instrument and a handgun. Puckett,...
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