Federal block grants of $1.65B awarded to North Carolina …
4 hours ago · The money — $1.43 billion for North Carolina state government and $225 million for the city of Asheville — is from Community Development Block Grant funds. The money comes from a bill approved by Congress last month that provided more than $100 billion in relief to address Helene and other disasters, according to officials.
Feds commit $1.6 billion in grants to NC Helene rebuilding
7 hours ago · North Carolina will receive $1.6 billion in federal grants to help rebuild communities ravaged by Helene, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced Tuesday.
Asheville, NC live updates: Latest on Helene recovery, death toll
Oct 4, 2024 · Earlier on Friday, the first fatality related to Tropical Storm Helene in McDowell County was confirmed. The person's identity is being withheld out of respect for the family, officials there...
Asheville, North Carolina, devastated by Helene as state ... - CBS News
Oct 1, 2024 · A crisis unfolded in Asheville, North Carolina, as officials pledged to get more water, food and other supplies to flood-stricken areas that had no power or cell service Monday, days after...
Helene Update: North Carolina Faces 'Most Significant
Sep 28, 2024 · Helene has torn through the Southeast, killing more than four dozen people, in what a North Carolina county official called the "most significant natural disaster" the region has experienced...
How Helene devastated western North Carolina and left …
Oct 6, 2024 · A week after Hurricane Helene roared through, the smell of death overpowers the cool mountain air over the isolated twisting roads of devastated rural western North Carolina.
Helene live updates: Death toll climbs after devastating storm
Sep 29, 2024 · ASHEVILLE, N.C. − More than 2 million people remained without power late Sunday across the Southeast in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, including more than 430,000 in North Carolina, where...
Hurricane Helene aftermath: More than 200 dead as hope fades ... - NBC News
Oct 4, 2024 · At least 215 people are known to have died as a result of the destruction wrought by Hurricane Helene since it made landfall in Florida a week ago. More than half of the deaths were in North...
Helene updates: Biden wants to 'jump-start' recovery; 144 dead
Oct 1, 2024 · On Monday, Biden said he expects to ask Congress to approve a supplemental bill to help cover federal costs for Helene relief efforts. “We have to jump-start this recovery process,” said Biden,...
A North Carolina mountain town is wrecked by Hurricane Helene - NBC News
Oct 2, 2024 · Nearly a week after Hurricane Helene pummeled this small mountain town 20 miles east of Asheville, residents and business owners were trickling back Wednesday to see what was left and what could...