FEMA

FEMA resumes door-to-door visits in North Carolina after threats tied to disinformation

4:54pm October 15, 2024

Officials say federal disaster workers have resumed door-to-door visits as part of hurricane recovery efforts in North Carolina. The visits were temporarily suspended after reports emerged over the weekend that FEMA employees could be targeted by militia members.

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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Gov. Roy Cooper and Deanne Criswell stand next to each other

Politics & Government

FEMA workers change some hurricane-recovery efforts in North Carolina after receiving threats

2:32pm October 14, 2024

by Gary D. Robertson and Sarah Brumfield, Associated Press

Federal disaster workers paused and then changed some of their hurricane-recovery efforts in North Carolina, including abandoning door-to-door visits, after receiving threats that they could be targeted by a militia, officials said, as the government response to Helene is targeted by runaway disinformation.

Politics & Government

The politics behind FEMA criticism

6:26pm October 10, 2024

by David Ford

FEMA has once again emerged as a political football. David Ford spoke with UNCG political science professor Hunter Bacot about what's behind all the heated rhetoric.

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Volunteers load a small plane with supplies

Health & Safety

Private pilots self-organize to deliver emergency supplies to western North Carolina

2:39pm October 10, 2024

by April Laissle

In the days after Hurricane Helene devastated western North Carolina, private pilots sprung into action, performing both search and rescue and supply drop missions in hard-hit areas.

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A photo of people walking by a flooded road in Morganton, North Carolina

Politics & Government

FEMA to take control of Greensboro Influx Care Facility for those displaced by Helene

12:43pm October 09, 2024

by DJ Simmons

The 100-acre property has a capacity of up to 800 beds and was previously expected to be used for unaccompanied immigrant children.

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper, right, and Deanne Criswell, Administrator of the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency

Gov. Cooper and the head of FEMA address recovery efforts in western North Carolina

3:56pm October 07, 2024

by Bethany Chafin

The leaders outlined the number of people working to provide aid in the region, spoke about opening roads, efforts to reach communities, and the fact that there are still search and rescue operations occurring.

National

Fact-checking falsehoods about FEMA funding and Hurricane Helene

3:18pm October 07, 2024

Rumors, misinformation and lies about the federal government’s response to Hurricane Helene have run rampant since the storm made landfall, especially around FEMA funding.

'I’m so grateful to these people.' Latino workers in storm-hit Tennessee feel isolated but hopeful

7:00am October 06, 2024

There are barriers preventing many Latino farm workers in northeastern Tennessee from trying to get help, but the extended Latino community is bringing the help to them.

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