North Carolina’s emergency management chief says the state has “significant concerns” with planned changes to Public Assistance program.

People in North Carolina who lost their homes during Hurricane Helene are still waiting for FEMA to step in and help. State officials say the agency is stalling applications for relief.

More than a year after Hurricane Helene tore through western North Carolina, nonprofit leaders say recovery is still far from ...

Funds were “frozen,” reducing emergency management capacity, because states had no way of following population certification ...

In Buncombe County, Madsen is focusing on rebuilding communities, mitigating landslide risks, addressing food security and supporting affordable housing initiatives. He plans to bring on a small team ...

One year after Hurricane Helene, North Carolina prepares its first responders for future disasters. Hurricane Helene's devastating floods tested North Carolina's emergency response capabilities. When ...

Hundreds of North Carolina residents whose homes were badly damaged by Hurricane Helene are still waiting for aid from a FEMA program that promises to buy homes or help make them more flood resistant ...

North Carolina is accepting applications to repair small rental properties damaged by Tropical Storm Helene. The program is funded by a $57.4 million portion of a larger federal disaster recovery ...

After Helene, barriers to OUD care in Boone exposed how regulations and infrastructure failures interrupt treatment; reforms ...

A stray cat named Gabby had been missing for 443 days since Hurricane Helene. Now, she's reunited with her family thanks to a ...

In late November, FEMA sent North Carolina officials a memo outlining a shift in how the agency would process existing applications for Tropical Storm Helene aid, some of which have been pending for ...