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BPR's Hurricane Helene coverage
BPR's coverage of Hurricane Helene, the worst natural disaster in the state's history.
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Live Updates: Hurricane Helene
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Post-Helene health survey latest casualty in Trump administration cuts
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Manheimer on Asheville’s recovery: Businesses, budget shortfalls, HUD’s DEI objection
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WNC residents must watch for 'red flags' in hiring recovery help, AG Jackson warns
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Still searching: Yancey County musician among those still missing after Hurricane Helene
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I-40's planned reopening near NC/Tenn. border in 2025 will be delayed, NCDOT announces
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Mountain BizWorks awards $3.69 million in grants to small businesses after Hurricane Helene
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WNC environmental groups want Nantahala-Pisgah Forest Plan changed post-Helene
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A history of distrust: The context missing from Helene coverage
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WNC sheriff's office arrests TikToker after misinformation about Chimney Rock goes viral
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Passenger traffic at Asheville airport down by more than half in wake of Hurricane Helene
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On WNC visit, Gov.-elect Josh Stein encourages tourism to return
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WNC Republicans stick with party to override “disaster recovery” bill veto, promise more funds on the way
A gingerbread show goes on after Hurricane Helene disrupts the Asheville tradition
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Helene-related unemployment likely to get worse before it gets better, experts say
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Mission Health is back on city water after using water tankers, wells in Helene aftermath
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No lead found in residential water samples after flushing, Asheville official says
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Vance visits Fairview, meets with family of fallen WNC firefighter
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FEMA extends hotel voucher program until January in Western North Carolina for Helene recovery
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Army Corps orders CSX to stop dredging rock from Nolichucky River for rail rebuild
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‘Catastrophic’ Helene damage forces Diamond Brand Gear to close after 143 years
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Helene survivors in WNC turn to yurts for shelter as winter temps hit the teens
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For Asheville’s restaurants, water system fix marks only the beginning of recovery
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New FEMA mobile disaster recovery centers opening in Buncombe County
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FEMA extends WNC hotel stays for disaster victims; more than 500 to receive temporary homes
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Environmental groups sue federal agencies over railroad rebuild in the Nolichucky Gorge
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WNC: What are you grateful for? Here's what you told us: ‘To love and to serve’
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Gov. Cooper vetoes ‘sham’ bill over lack of WNC hurricane relief funding
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List: Holiday, winter events in Western North Carolina; Businesses hope tourism will bounce back
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Buncombe County launches new Helene spending dashboard
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‘We want to help.’ Yancey leaders, FEMA make in-roads in Latino community
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Rural water systems were already in bad shape. Then Helene hit.
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In the eye of the storm: FEMA calls for more funding
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Tourism too soon? ‘Not soon enough?’ Buncombe projects 70% loss from disaster
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‘We’re trusting in God’s economy’: Asheville church provides low-barrier rent relief to vulnerable residents
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‘Disaster Recovery' bill falls short, Western NC legislators say
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NC short-term rental group matching owners with victims of Helene
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'They need help now.' Biden seeks $100 billion from Congress after NC lawmakers push
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Asheville taps are clear to drink; boil water notice lifted
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Listen: Clark Duncan discusses Asheville's post-Helene economy
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A new coffee shop fills a critical need in hard-hit Swannanoa
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U.S. Forest Service takes emergency actions to make Helene repairs
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Last Night at Council: City says it supports an eviction moratorium
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FEMA works on housing after Helene
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House damaged by Helene? FEMA might buy it.
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Higher risk of wildfire as downed trees, dry weather follows Hurricane Helene
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Driver died after ignoring 'Road Closed' sign on I-40 in Haywood Co.
Asheville artists try to make up for lost inventory, money and time after Helene
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List: Grants, loans and help for WNC small businesses and workers impacted by Helene
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Brevard issues temporary authorization to help residents of trailer park repair homes
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'Very cut off.' A skatepark at the NC-TN line transformed into a disaster resource center
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Part of Blue Ridge Parkway near Asheville reopens after Hurricane Helene
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Buncombe County approves $3.1 million for housing and small businesses at special meeting
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How volunteers at one organization in WNC fueled a conspiracy about death counts
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Leaders of Savage Freedom group call out misinformation, work to keep national attention on WNC
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Voter turnout is surging in the key swing states hammered by Hurricane Helene
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Autumn tourism after Hurricane Helene
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After Helene damaged thousands of homes, renters are still evicted
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Costumed Ashevillians flock to downtown for Halloween festivities in midst of storm recovery
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Walz returns to Asheville, praises the community’s storm response
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In first meeting since Helene, tourism board says Asheville needs visitors now to recover
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'Black Mountain Strong': Town of Black Mountain holds vigil to honor victims of Helene
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A month after Helene devastates region, TDA begins inviting tourists back to Asheville
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A bar, a band, a sketchbook club: A few minutes that ‘feel normal’ in Asheville
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First Lady Jill Biden visits Asheville
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Fact check: Claim that 100+ bodies aren’t counted in Helene death toll is false
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El NCDHHS amplía un día las solicitudes del D-SNAP hasta el viernes 25 de octubre
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Los solicitantes de D-SNAP no pueden obtener entrevistas telefónicas a medida que se acerca la fecha límite para la asistencia alimentaria
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‘Turning darkness into light’: Asheville holds candlelight vigil for victims of Helene
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Macon Co. interim manager: County saw 2 fatalities, less damage than much of WNC
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Se acerca el último día para solicitar D-SNAP
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The city pauses debris processing near Deaverview and public golf course, but says it 'could be reactivated if necessary’
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State and federal officials decry misinformation and call for a focus on recovery
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In a visit that caused road closures and delays, Trump criticizes federal hurricane response
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Trump to visit Asheville area today after Hurricane Helene damage
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Record breaking number of first day in-person early voting
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How intergenerational neighbors in one NC town rebound from Helene together
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Thousands in WNC still without internet and wireless service
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'Bridge that gap': Mutual aid in western North Carolina plays lead role in community needs
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Soiled sheets and overflowing toilets: Public housing residents decry post-Helene conditions
'Where is God in that?' Swannanoa church creates hub of donations — and hope — in WNC
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Is the Helene flood mud bad for you? Advice on how to protect yourself
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Bat Cave residents haul supplies by foot
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How Asheville River Arts District artists are trying to preserve lost work after floods
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Where to vote early in Western North Carolina
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Republican lawmakers contradict themselves as they gather in Asheville post-storm
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Fact-check: The government can't make a hurricane and isn't stealing Chimney Rock
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Asheville school system to start digging its own wells
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Hiring contractors after Helene? Tips from a pro on how to handle it.
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WNC businesses start slow recovery after Helene: Here's where to find help
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Advocates and family members of incarcerated people decry conditions in the Buncombe County Jail
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What to know about voting in Western North Carolina in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene
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Resilient, resourceful: Small WNC towns holding daily meetings to chart recovery
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First destruction, now dire conditions across Appalachia after Helene
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Still in 'state of shock': Author reflects on uneven destruction across Appalachia
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Water supplies are dwindling in Asheville after Helene's devastation
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How to Vote: NC BOE addresses Tropical Storm Helene
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FEMA assistance now available to hurricane survivors
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Water situation in Asheville dire
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Esto es lo que necesita saber: Últimas actualizaciones sobre el clima del huracán Helene en WNC