North Carolina was one of 20 states that sued the Trump administration July 16 to return disaster mitigation funding. A ...

Helene damaged more than 8,000 private roads and bridges in WNC, at a cost of $460 million, according to an early state estimate.

The new law, which removes political influence from how disaster aid is distributed, was written by a Gaston County Rep.

By David Larson Carolina Journal Government has done a lot to help those in western North Carolina after Hurricane Helene. It will continue to provide vital assistance as our mountain counties face a ...

Despite copious rainfall from Tropical Storm Chantal and a series of afternoon showers, Fayetteville has only climbed back to ...

Senate Republicans have argued that giving direct aid to small businesses would violate the state constitution.

NC state lawmakers passed another disaster relief bill June 26 to aid WNC recovery in the aftermath of Helene, signed by Gov. Stein June 27.

Cars rolled across a brand-new temporary bridge into Chimney Rock State Park on Friday, ending a nine-month shutdown that had choked the tourism lifeline of this mountain hamlet and much of western ...

An iconic tourist attraction in an area of western North Carolina among the hardest hit by Hurricane Helene has reopened to the public. North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein and other ...

This brings the total amount of state funding for Hurricane Helene relief and recovery to more than $2.1 billion. House Bill 1012 includes $700 million for the Hurricane Helene reserve.

Western NC’s economic outlook after Helene, plus state and federal funding of recovery efforts.

Months after Hurricane Helene caused historic flooding throughout the North Carolina mountains, relief efforts are still underway.