Weather

Crews in Wilkes County are battling a large brush fire that broke out on Sunday, according to the Millers Creek Fire Department.

Some schools are reporting delays due to winter weather, cold temperatures and road conditions still impacting the region.

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.

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.

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

Communities in western North Carolina continue to assess the devastating damage from Helene while working to provide resources for those isolated without food and power. In addition to the latest updates, this blog contains ways to assist in those efforts.

One of the two companies that manufacture high-purity quartz used for making semiconductors and other high-tech products from mines in a western North Carolina community severely damaged by 

Actualizado 10/8 3:27 p.m.

As western North Carolina grapples with the devastation of Hurricane Helene, school districts across the state have stepped up to help out. For one teacher in Guilford County, the disaster is personal. 

Isolated and without electricity or phone service since Hurricane Helene in