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CHARLOTTE – Verizon is teaming with ForgiveCo to eliminate $10 million in consumer debt for 6,500 Western North Carolinians. The debt relief campaign is part of Verizon’s ongoing commitment to recovery following Hurricane Helene’s sweeping devastation.

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - With the aftermath of Hurricane Helene continuing to devastate the western part of the state, Gov. Josh Stein in a visit to Henderson County, requested 1.07 billion dollars in relief aid from the NC General Assembly. Stein says the request aims to...

BAT CAVE, N.C. — Since Hurricane Helene hit, a western North Carolina man continues to provide free repair work in Bat Cave, an area heavily hit by the storm. Jacob Jarvis has been working to rebuild his community. “Every single day we're building bridges at no charge," said...

Www.thecentersquare.com – By Alan Wooten | The Center Square – 2025-02-03 17:17:00. SUMMARY: Recovery efforts from Hurricane Helene in Lake Lure and Chimney Rock, North Carolina, are advancing, according to Congressman Tim Moore. The lake aims to reopen by summer, while Mayor...

RUTHERFORD COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — The mayor of Lake Lure tells News 13 that the lake likely won’t be open this summer for boaters. Lake Lure has made major clean-up progress. The US Army Corp has cleared debris and moored boats. ASK 13: HOW DID HELENE CHANGE WESTERN...

A co-emergence of two cicada broods took place in 2024 in many southern states including North Carolina. This year, another brood of "periodical" cicadas is headed for the Tar Heel State. Yearly, "annual" Neotibicen cicadas emerge in many areas of the United States. These green...

Henderson County -- News Release Henderson County Sheriff's Office: Henderson County- On Friday, January 31, 2025, the Criminal. Bradley Scott Mast, age 56 of Hendersonville, with one count of Indecent Liberties with a Child. Following his arrest, Bradley Scott Mast appeared...

MARSHALL, N.C. (WLOS) — It’s been more than four months since Helene ravaged through the mountains and the Town of Marshall has continued to build back slowly but surely. When you drive past the “Welcome to Historic Downtown Marshall” there is still a mountain of debris...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — A man has been found guilty of felony voluntary manslaughter in a shooting death in downtown Asheville on July 10, 2022. Danquries Lamar Green was on trial for first-degree murder in the shooting of 24-year-old Jamel Ty’jon Grant. After a two-week...

BARNARDSVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — When Tropical Storm Helene moved out of Western North Carolina in late September, Buncombe County residents faced the death and destruction left behind. That view is not what Navitat Sales and Marketing Director Teresa De Castro and Guest...