Hurricane Helene tore through the Swannanoa River Valley of western North Carolina almost seven months ago, but many of the ...

FEMA’s denial of a 180-day extension of the 100% cost share for Hurricane Helene costs eligible under the Stafford Act has ...

A new state report points to staff shortages and other shortcomings for its problematic response to the storm.

Since the disaster declaration in September, 373 projects have been obligated for $451.8 million. Much of the cost was ...

Without the extension, FEMA’s match drops to 90% and preliminary estimates have projected a cost to the state of up to $200 ...

Governor Stein appealed to President Trump, asking him to overturn FEMA's decision to not extending its 100 percent match for ...

Federal Emergency Management Agency did reject a request from North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein.   Stein asked for FEMA to continue paying for 100% of certain recovery costs.   FEMA rejected that request ...

The City of Asheville is now in the initial stages of planning to rebuild the park system along the French Broad River, ...

The State Emergency Response Commission met Friday discussing the many lingering affects following Hurricane Helene that devastated parts of Western North Carolina. Updates in the meeting shared ...

Several local governments in Helene-battered towns in Western North Carolina are waiting on reimbursements from FEMA for much needed repairs.

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina Governor Josh Stein appealed to President Trump after FEMA decided not to extend its 100% ...

At a time when critical funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency has slowed to a crawl, some states — with ...