Editor’s Note 10/23/24: Since this story was first published, officials in Buncombe County, North Carolina, home to Asheville, have reported they overcounted the death toll in their region by as many as 30. Some of the death toll figures in this story are no longer accurate. The 8,000-acre Biltmore Estate, Asheville’s biggest attraction that welcomes […]
NEWLAND, N.C. — All day, the phone rang inside the tiny Avery County elections office. Voters from all over this disaster-ravaged corner of Appalachia had the same question: How, after the storm, could they vote? The director of the board of elections, Sheila Ollis, picked up the phone cheerily, even though Hurricane Helene wiped out 14 […]
Homeowners are stuck in this Florida city damaged by violent weather — many want to sell, but buyers are scarce Floridians can’t catch a break. Their idyllic lifestyle, once highly coveted for vibrant communities and sunny views, are now saturated symbols of a hard truth: repeated storms and skyrocketing insurance premiums are turning seaside dreams […]
A member of the FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Task Force searches a flood-damaged property with a … [+] search canine in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene along the Swannanoa River on October 4, 2024 in Asheville, North Carolina. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) Getty Images Federal Emergency Management Agency crews weren’t able to do […]
Wolfe Research’s chief economist Stephanie Roth, joins Seana Smith and Brad Smith on Morning Brief to break down how the devastation caused by Hurricane Milton could affect labor market data that the Federal Reserve depends on as it assesses whether to cut rates at the November meeting. “The data are going to be really messy […]
Topline Operations at one of two quartz mines in western North Carolina resumed late this week after being shut down for more than two weeks following Hurricane Helene’s dumping of 2 feet of rain on the town of Spruce Pine, washing out roads and cutting power to an area with an industry critical to semiconductor […]
ATLANTA — Three voting rights groups are asking a federal judge to order the state of Georgia to reopen voter registration for November’s elections due to Hurricane Helene. The groups argue in a lawsuit filed Monday in federal court in Atlanta that damage and disruptions from Hurricane Helene unfairly deprived people of the opportunity to […]
Converge have released an 18-track live album, Live in Orlando, FL 03.14.22to help raise funds for Hurricane Helen relief efforts. The LP was recorded on March 14, 2022 at the Abbey in Orlando by Zach Rippy and mixed by Kurt Ballou. All proceeds from the album, available on the hard rock group’s Bandcamp pagewill be […]
