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How Helene ravaged one North Carolinian’s property — and undermined her faith...
A landslide during Hurricane Helene destroyed the private road leading to Athene Grant's home in Mitchell County. She's sought — and failed — in the months since to get officials to inspect it. (Photo...
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What western North Carolina needs now: A Q&A with state Senator Julie Mayfield
The storm ravaged city of Asheville as it appeared pre-Hurricane Helene (Photo: AshevilleNC.gov)North Carolina legislators return to Raleigh this week for what will very likely be the final session of...
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Despite protests, NC Senate overrides Cooper’s veto of bill that shifts...
Demonstrators protest the veto override of Senate Bill 382 from outside the Senate chamber on Dec. 2, 2024. (Christine Zhu/NC Newsline)Republicans in the North Carolina Senate voted Monday to override...
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Two outside experts say Asheville lead exposure could be more widespread,...
The city of Asheville stressed that its distribution pipes do not contain lead, and it has no detectable lead in its main reservoir. (Photo: Starr Sariego for the Asheville Watchdog)This report was...
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NC legislative committee will focus on Helene recovery ahead of next year’s...
Heavy rains from Hurricane Helene caused record flooding and damage on Sept. 28 in Asheville. (Melissa Sue Gerrits/Getty Images)A committee of North Carolina lawmakers will meet over the coming month...
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NC physician: Deemphasizing intensive animal agriculture will aid public...
The author, a physician, says legislation designed to promote a transition away from intensive animal agriculture will help prevent outbreaks of viruses like bird flu and benefit the climate at the...
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North Carolina town sues Duke Energy over the climate crisis
An aerial view of gas being burned off near overturned tank cars amid flood damage wrought by Hurricane Helene along the Swannanoa River on Oct. 4, 2024 in Asheville. A lawsuit filed Wednesday by the...
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Coalition demands protection from excessive heat for NC workers
Advocates gathered on Dec. 9, 2024 to deliver a letter to incoming labor commissioner Luke Farley. (Photo: Christine Zhu/NC Newsline)This story has been updated. A coalition of workers, unions, and...
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North Carolina agricultural leaders outline a bleak landscape post-Helene
Leaders in NC's agriculture industry detailed the extensive damage and erosion left in the wake of Helene. (Photo: David Davis, County Extension Director, N.C. Cooperative Extension)Leaders across...
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NC Republicans pass law shifting government power, overriding Cooper’s veto
North Carolinians look on and hold protest signs as legislators override the governor's veto of Senate Bill 382, a controversial power shift bill they decried as a “legislative coup.” The bill offers...
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With NC’s hurricane response under a microscope, new audit examines recent...
Laura Hogshead (bottom left), now the former director of ReBuild NC, and Pryor Gibson (bottom right), advisor to Gov. Roy Cooper, testify in front of lawmakers about the hurricane recovery...
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Survivors from across the US demand faster, more efficient federal response...
Sen. Andy Kim (D-NJ) (center) speaks with disaster survivors during a press conference in Washinton, DC on Dec. 11, 2024. (Courtesy Photo)Disaster survivors from across the nation gathered in...
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Incarcerated populations return to western NC prisons evacuated during Helene
Scotland Correctional Institution, one of the largest prisons in North Carolina, was a recipient of some individuals transferred from western NC facilities. (Photo: Google Earth_More than 1,000...
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Eastern hellbender salamander, native to NC, could soon gain federal protections
Eastern hellbenders are cold and slick to the touch, but are also very muscular. (Photo: Lisa Sorg)The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service last Thursday announced its plan to add the eastern hellbender...
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Huge spending bill unveiled in Congress provides more than $100 billion in...
Congressional leaders unveiled a catch-all, year-end package Tuesday night that would provide disaster aid along with stopgap funding to keep the government running through mid-March. Heavy rains from...
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First severe case of bird flu in a human in the U.S. reported in Louisiana
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday a Louisiana resident is believed to have been infected with a severe case of bird flu through sick or dead birds on their property that...
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States to lose out on billions if GOP spurns disaster aid in spending bill,...
Some kind of spending bill must become law before Friday at midnight, otherwise a partial government shutdown would begin. Shown is the U.S. Capitol on Nov. 26, 2024. (Photo by Shauneen Miranda/States...
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‘Hard times on top of hard times’: families and child care providers in the...
Verner Center for Early Learning student Casper Stone plays with a toy chainsaw at a “Reopen House” on Nov. 1. The toy is an example of trauma-informed play the center introduced to help children...
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Three of the biggest NC government and politics storylines of 2024 — and what...
An aerial view of people standing near destroyed and damaged buildings in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene flooding on Oct. 8, 2024 in Bat Cave, North Carolina. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)When...
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Hurricane Helene’s devastation dominates 2024 housing news in North Carolina
The entrance to Hendersonville Mobile Estates. The mobile home community was flooded during Hurricane Helene. One tenant lost her life. (Photo: Greg Childress)In recent months, Hurricane Helene and the...
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