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CHIMNEY ROCK, N.C. (FOX Carolina) - Hurricane Helene caused billions of dollars worth of damage in North Carolina, leaving homeowners and businesses struggling to cover the costs of rebuilding. A man who runs a local company saw a need and stepped up. Jake Jarvis, founder of Precision Grading, knew right...

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An organization that served some of the most vulnerable after Helene is now better prepared for future storms, thanks to a meaningful donation. Volunteers and partners of the nonprofit gathered behind the Meals on Wheels Asheville Buncombe County office as a new backup generator was turned on for the first time.

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DENVER - The two elk hunters found dead last week in southern Colorado were killed by lightning, according to the Conejos County coroner. Andrew Porter, 25, of Asheville, N.C., and Ian Stasko, 25, of Salt Lake City, went missing on a hunting trip near the Colorado-New Mexico border in the Rio Grande National Forest....

FLETCHER, N.C. (WLOS) — Local organizations are teaming up to address food insecurity in the region, an issue that was worsened by Hurricane Helene. On Thursday, Sept. 25, volunteers stuffed cardboard boxes with fresh produce, meat, and non-perishables as locals waited in their cars, ready for pickup. "Even from...

Bat Cave’s United States Post Office is fully reopened for the first time since Tropical Storm Helene devastated the area a year ago this week. It’s the first storefront in Bat Cave to reopen, Lynn Staton, owner of the post office building and leader of the mutual aid organization Bat Cave Disaster Relief, told the...

YANCEY COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — Members with the Bee Log Community and Relief Center are aiming to revive Bee Log Elementary School into a relief hub for future disasters. But in order to do so, they are in need of more funds to purchase the building. Shari Tipton Sacchi,...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — Keith Majeroni is the Director of Facilities and Operations at Cross Assembly Church in Raleigh. He says initial images from western North Carolina hit the hearts of their congregation. “Almost immediately, the lord just said to us we needed to go help,” Majeroni said.

Asheville’s settlement of a legal fight regarding the Human Relations Commission of Asheville could set an important precedent for courts across the country as they evaluate racially informed appointments to government boards. Asheville City Council established the HRCA in 2018 to address issues of equity in city...