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Clouds hover over the mountains in Watauga County at dusk just days after Hurricane Helene in Boone, N.C., on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. SANTIAGO OCHOA/WFDD

Victims of Helene in North Carolina receive millions in federal grants

2:18pm October 15, 2024

by Santiago Ochoa

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has granted more than $7 million to residents affected by Helene in Avery, Ashe and Watauga counties.

A rockslide caused by Hurricane Helene settles at a the bottom of a hill in Boone, N.C., on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. SANTIAGO OCHOA/WFDD

What is FEMA doing in Western North Carolina? An agency spokesperson explains

4:13pm October 14, 2024

by Santiago Ochoa

A FEMA spokesperson discusses what on-the-ground operations look like in Western North Carolina.

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