Extreme cold watch for Western North Carolina from Monday to Wednesday, according to the NWS
The NWS Blacksburg VA issued an extreme cold watch at 2:29 p.m. on Friday valid from Monday 4 a.m. until Wednesday noon. The ...
Gov. Josh Stein calls on FEMA to extend hotel vouchers for Helene victims in western NC
Gov. Josh Stein has asked FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell to extend the agency’s Transition Sheltering Assistance (TSA) ...
Helene victims were unfairly ousted from hotels, senators claim. Was FEMA at fault?
Were people displaced by Helene wrongly kicked out of hotels while still eligible for FEMA vouchers? Confusion reigns.
NC governor asks FEMA for 6-month Helene extension on temporary shelters
North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein (D) asked for an extension on funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on ...
'Dangerously cold wind chills' headed to Asheville, Western NC after possible wintry mix
An arctic air mass is on its way to the Western North Carolina area.
Arctic blast to soon hit WNC. Here's when temperatures will plummet
The coldest air of the season moves in late Sunday, dropping temperatures from near 40 on Sunday morning to a wind chill from ...
Social Media Users Shut Down GOP Senator Over His Out-Of-Control Disasters Claim
Ted Budd of North Carolina argued that hurricanes in his home state were an "absolutely different" matter from wildfires that ...
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Sports betting brought in $21 million for NC's public universities. Here's how they're spending it.
According to the N.C. Department of Revenue, the 13 public universities collectively received $21,597,004 after sports ...
Asheville Regional Airport bets on WNC's future with expansion projects
Asheville Regional Airport (AVL) helps powerhouse the Western North Carolina economy. According to a Department of ...
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Drug trafficker caught after selling pound of meth to undercover agent in South Carolina
During the investigation, court documents showed that undercover ATF agents bought meth from Linney multiple times. During ...
North Carolina launches temporary job program to aid 39 counties affected by Hurricane Helene
NORTH CAROLINA, USA — In 39 counties in North Carolina, residents can now apply for a temporary job program. The program will ...
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Shelby Carroll: Restoring WNC bee hives after devastating floods
By Shelby Carroll N.C. Cooperative Extension Hurricane Helene, which struck western North Carolina in late September 2024, caused unprecedented damage to the region’s agriculture. The storm’s ...