What western North Carolina needs now: A Q&A with state Senator Julie Mayfield
North Carolina legislators return to Raleigh this week for what will very likely be the final session of 2024. It’s also the ...
Pitt Football Hosting Western Carolina OL Transfer
The Pitt Panthers will host one a transfer offensive lineman on a visit, who has ties to coaches in the program. Western ...
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People in WNC hopeful as crews work to restore water, remove debris: 'Life is going to get better'
"Life is going to get better and the first tangible sign of that is the water coming back online and all that work done by ...
Thousands of NC wells may have flooded in Helene. But disinfection is lagging. Why?
Demand for well-disinfection kits is slower than state officials expected after the historic storm. Testing is the only way ...
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'Thankful': 2 months after Helene, Western North Carolina survivors move into temporary housing
According to FEMA, 33 families have temporary homes to call their own in Western North Carolina as of Thanksgiving and nearly ...
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Women will make up less than a third of NC's legislature in 2025
Only about 30% of North Carolina legislators next year will be women. Data in a new book on state politics shows women are ...
State Senator Julie Mayfield on the ongoing recovery needs in western NC
The state legislature returned to Raleigh in late November for a post-election lame duck session, and while most observers ...
"They were like, 'you're going to die'": Swannanoa residents find healing during holiday season as Helene recovery efforts continue
The holidays look much different for families in Western North Carolina this year-- left without a place to call home.
Warming oceans made every 2024 hurricane stronger, including Helene, study says
"Through record-breaking ocean warming, human carbon pollution is worsening hurricane catastrophes in our communities." ...
Duke Energy Progress lowers residential rates by 4.5% in NC starting December 2024
Starting Dec. 1, 2024, rates for Duke Energy Progress residential customers in North Carolina will decrease by 4.5%. What are ...
ENC hosts Christmas toy drive for Western Carolina
Businesses and organizations in Eastern NC are collaborating for a toy drive to assist families and children in Western NC affected by Hurricane Helene this upcoming holiday season.