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Asheville, NC, Finally Has Clean Water To Drink, Nearly 2 Months After Helene
A boil-water notice — put in place because of lingering sediment from the destructive September storm — was lifted Monday. In related news, the Biden administration has asked Congress for $100B in ...
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Western North Carolina’s water system is finally back online after Helene
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP ... Hurricane Helene killed more than 200 people in multiple states and hit western North Carolina ...
Asheville could see crippling 70% decline in tourism after Helene, agency predicts
The physical damage from Tropical Storm Helene may be slowly disappearing, but some worry another disaster looms on the ...
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Recall Alert: Carrots recalled after being linked to multi-state E. coli outbreak
The Center for Disease Control and public health officials in several states are investigating a multistate outbreak of E. coli. These infections were linked to multiple brands of whole bagged carrots ...
Opinion: Helene’s toll highlights dangers of Project 2025 under Trump presidency
Project 2025 proposes changes to FEMA and national flood insurance programs, leaving communities on their own following ...
Whistleblower sounds alarm about destruction of tribal sites in North Carolina
Spear points, hammer stones and picks lost to history under layers of leaves, roots and rocks — it was the evidence Scott ...
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Whistleblower sounds alarm about destruction of tribal sites in NC
A career archaeologist with the U.S. Forest Service says managers have been engaging in irresponsible and illegal behavior that has resulted in damage to Native American sites across the forested ...
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Asheville, Buncombe Election Day voter guide: Who is on the ballot Nov. 5?
ASHEVILLE - Election Day — one of the most anticipated and consequential locally and nationally — is almost here. On the ballot for Western North Carolina voters are defining contests for the ...
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'Unless you've been through it, you can't understand': Helene recovery continues in NC
More than a month after Hurricane Helene devastated regions in the southeastern United States, some communities ... who's been practicing in Asheville, North Carolina, for more than 10 years.
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Voter turnout is surging in the key swing states hammered by Hurricane Helene
It’s been a little over a month since Hurricane Helene ripped through the southeastern United States ... two battleground states within weeks of a major election. In North Carolina, one of ...
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HUD says $1.7M will help Asheville, N.C., with immediate hurricane recovery needs
An Asheville Fire Department spokesperson told People, "The investigation and search efforts continue for the others still listed as missing." The statewide North ... I in the United States ...
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‘Too much on the line.’ Early voters turn out in Western NC after Helene scrambled plans
especially Asheville, leans strongly Democratic and has the largest population in Western North Carolina, making it a regional hub compared to the smaller, more conservative counties nearby.