FEMA

Hurricane Helene Hits Gulf Coast Of Florida

National

Biden asks Congress for about $100 billion in disaster relief funding

2:00pm November 18, 2024

The largest chunk of funding — about $40 billion — would be for FEMA's disaster relief fund, so that it has enough money to last through the coming year. But there are requests for 16 agencies.

Legal Aid of North Carolina to hold free community clinics for disaster relief

3:45pm November 12, 2024

by David Ford

Legal Aid of North Carolina provides a host of services to Hurricane Helene survivors including information about legal rights, answering questions regarding insurance policies, assisting with FEMA, appeals and recoupment of benefits, and providing housing support for homeowners and renters.

A home in North Asheville that suffered major damage from Helene

Health & Safety

Greensboro Influx Care Facility being used for FEMA training in Helene response

1:16pm November 12, 2024

by DJ Simmons

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) confirmed it’s using the Greensboro Influx Care Facility — the former American Hebrew Academy — as a training and processing site.

Weather

FEMA extends application for assistance deadline in North Carolina

3:15pm November 11, 2024

by David Ford

The original deadline for FEMA assistance was extended from November 27, 2024, to January 7, 2025. As of November 11, FEMA had approved more than $227 million for North Carolina survivors of Helene.

A hillside road collapsed into a 15-foot-deep ravine formed below it caused by Hurricane Helene in Boone, N.C., on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. SANTIAGO OCHOA/WFDD

Politics & Government

$200 million in FEMA grants approved in North Carolina a month after Helene

4:48pm October 31, 2024

by Santiago Ochoa

In Western North Carolina, FEMA continues the process of connecting residents affected by Helene with federal disaster grants.

FEMA expands support services in North Carolina

4:15pm October 24, 2024

by David Ford

Home owners and renters in an additional 12 North Carolina counties are now eligible for monetary assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

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North Carolina government calculates Hurricane Helene damages, needs at least $53B

1:07am October 24, 2024

The estimate includes damages and potential investments to prevent similar destruction in future storms.

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump delivers remarks on the damage and federal response to Hurricane Helene

Politics & Government

Trump makes more debunked claims about FEMA as he surveys storm damage in North Carolina

3:03pm October 21, 2024

by Michelle L. Price and Bill Barrow, Associated Press

Surveying storm damage in North Carolina, former President Donald Trump on Monday blasted federal emergency responders whose work has bee

With death toll at 95, Helene is the deadliest tropical storm in NC history

1:56pm October 21, 2024

by April Laissle

According to a press release from Governor Roy Cooper’s office, 95 people are confirmed dead and 26 remain missing.

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Over 60? Climate change could be coming for your nest egg

3:52am October 17, 2024

by Leila Fadel

Higher utility bills. Rising home insurance costs. Damage from floods, wildfires and hurricanes. Climate change is hitting Americans’ bank accounts, and older adults are particularly at risk.

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