Gerard Albert III
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BPR News
The governor announced the projects in Marshall as part of a state program to prevent flooding across the state.
One year ago, Western North Carolina was pummeled by Hurricane Helene, claiming 108 lives, displacing families and leaving behind millions of cubic yards of debris that will cost billions to clean up.
The scars from Helene may be slowly healing, but many people are still working to rebuild their homes, livelihoods and sense of normalcy.
One year later, Blue Ridge Public Radio has been talking to community members about their experiences, what issues rose to the top and where we stand today.
The scars from Helene may be slowly healing, but many people are still working to rebuild their homes, livelihoods and sense of normalcy.
One year later, Blue Ridge Public Radio has been talking to community members about their experiences, what issues rose to the top and where we stand today.
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"Sam Rivers wasn't just our bass player — he was pure magic. The pulse beneath every song, the calm in the chaos, the soul in the sound," Limp Bizkit said in a social media post Saturday.
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The remnants of a typhoon have forced over a thousand people to evacuate from rural villages in Western Alaska. Many of those leaving are Alaska Native people with generations-long connections to the land.
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The November concert series is pegged to the 100th anniversary of the 1925 Asheville Sessions.
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Helene damaged and closed around 1,500 public roads statewide. All but 70 have fully reopened. -
Agency concludes the hospital violated emergency care law, but it won’t suspend federal funding because issues were addressed. -
Western North Carolina solar businesses that helped shape Energize NC say this may not be the end. -
When Hurricane Helene struck Yancey County almost a year ago, it left behind an impact on its school district with the buildings lost, people displaced, and one student dead. How are Yancey County Schools looking as the year resumes?
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East Fork Pottery filed the federal lawsuit against Travelers insurance after the business was closed for almost a month after Hurricane Helene.
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