Felicia Sonmez
/
BPR News
The project is already in the federal government’s pipeline. The big question now is how local governments will fund their part of it.
McDowell County Emergency Management
Sgt. Jamar Marcel Pugh
/
North Carolina Army National Guard
Stay informed with BPR's weekly newsletters.
Get news updates, learn about upcoming events, and go behind the scenes with our reporters.
Helene Recovery
Politics & Government
Climate & Environment
Growth & Development
Arts & Culture
State headlines
National headlines
-
An executive order from President Trump seeks to create federal lists of eligible voters and instructs the Postal Service to send ballots only to approved voters. It faces certain legal challenges.
-
President Trump is set to address the nation on the Iran war at 9 p.m. Eastern time on Wednesday night, with White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt saying he would be providing "an important update," without providing further details.
More local stories
-
DEQ is providing money for North Carolina communities to mitigate future disasters -
The community bookstore and co-op hopes a new solar battery will help it serve as a disaster relief hub in the future -
The state has extended the deadline for the Renew NC program to Jan. 31, citing a need to give residents more time during the holiday season. -
'We have to be better prepared:' Stein highlights $270 million in water infrastructure funds for WNCNearly five-dozen water and septic system projects in 26 western counties will receive funding through the state Department of Environmental Quality. -
The county’s unemployment rate was 3.7% in September. But the leisure and hospitality industry is still struggling. -
If property owners commit to keeping units affordable for ten years, the state will pay for Helene-related repairs.
