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David Melton, who has led the department since 2016, oversaw the city’s response to Hurricane Helene and other major water ...
In 1916, floodwaters all but wiped out the mountain town of Marshall, killing 29 people. Joe Penland is a musician who wrote a song about the great flood, never imagining he'd witness one with such ...
Dogs and puppies from parts of Texas submerged by the catastrophic flooding that killed at least 132 people have arrived at the no-kill shelter PAWS Chicago. The new arrivals have been ...
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WFXG) — As the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Helene approaches, the Jessye Norman School of the Arts is ...
Gale force winds, torrential rains, and widespread power outages, this Lexington wedding during Hurricane Helene was one to ...
Esther’s rabbi, Batsheva Meiri, put it this way: “We love Esther. Like her biblical namesake, she shows up with courage in ...
The Office of the State Fire Marshal (OSFM) announced that it is now accepting applications for the second round of Disaster ...
Nearly one year after Hurricane Helene caused widespread damage across Western Carolina, support to ease the burden of ...
A six-figure fraud scheme unraveled in Buncombe County is part of a growing national crime wave. Thieves exploited vulnerabilities left in the wake of Helene.
As Buncombe County continues to reckon with debris left behind from Hurricane Helene, its Board of Commissioners unanimously ...
Not even a hurricane could stop the construction of Hawkins Pointe—a much-needed affordable housing community in ...
New monitors are helping to keep drivers safe along a stretch of I-40 where Hurricane Helene washed away entire sections of the road near the North Carolina-Tennessee state ...