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Rescue crews finally reach hardest hit areas following Hurricane HeleneWFAA17 hours ago
Biltmore Estate closed until further notice. A look at the damage there after HeleneCharlotte Observer23 hours ago
Yellow jackets swarm in North Carolina after Hurricane Helene floodingKREM215 hours ago
Woman arrested after man shot in head, Asheville police sayFOX Carolina1 day ago
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Buncombe County has by far most NC deaths from Helene: State data
NORTH CAROLINA (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — The number of fatalities from Hurricane Helene has reached 65 in North Carolina, with more than 40 percent coming from Buncombe County, the state reported Friday — a week after the storm dumped record rainfall across the region. According to data from the N.C. Division of Public Health, nearly […]
Man details Biltmore Village flooding from third-floor apartment window
A man on Thursday said he was trapped in his Biltmore Village apartment as flood waters from Hurricane Helene rushed through the town and took homes with it. Chris Faber took video from his apartment showing the devastating flooding that rolled through the Buncombe County neighborhood. In the video, flood...
'We don't want you here': NC Gov. Cooper to fall color tourists after historic floods
ASHEVILLE - As peak leaf season approaches in the mountains, N.C. Gov. Roy Cooper told the Citizen Times that tourists are not wanted in Western North Carolina in the fallout of the historic, devastating floods have been confirmed to have taken 97 lives in the state and devastated the region's infrastructure. Cooper said he only wants people who are dedicated to response efforts coming to the region. ...
After the storm, North Carolina faces daunting task of housing survivors left homeless
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — The deluge came furiously — and shockingly fast. Speaking from a makeshift shelter at a local technical college here, James Yulon Ferguson recalled this week how he escaped with a friend on Sept. 27 shortly before the rising floodwaters reached the roof of his trailer along the Swannanoa River.
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