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Erik Verduzco/APThe N.C. dental board adopted emergency measures to give dentists in western N.C. more flexibility to reopen offices. -
Jeff Roberson/APThe city of Asheville has restored running water to most of its users nearly a month after Hurricane Helene damaged infrastructure and killed more than 200 people around the region. A boil water notice will remain in effect indefinitely as workers clear sediment from reservoirs and run water quality tests. Some residents find the guidelines for daily tasks without potable water lengthy and confusing.
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In the initial days that Helene impacted western North Carolina, many people were stuck without the ability to refrigerate their insulin or charge their oxygen tanks, or were unable to hike out or wield chainsaws as others did to free themselves from their homes. -
In the two weeks since Helene devastated western North Carolina, FEMA officials say the agency has distributed more than $60 million in individual assistance to North Carolinians. But getting information about federal aid to immigrant and refugee communities in rural areas has taken a network of organizations — and lots of word of mouth. -
As storms become more frequent and severe, an organization is increasingly traveling to disaster-affected communities to set up spaces where kids can process the disruption and devastation of a disaster while their parents start the long recovery process. -
Aeroflow is a nationwide supplier of breastfeeding products like breast pumps. The company is working to provide resources to its employees in western North Carolina. -
Even though longshoremen agreed to end port strike after three days, the flow of supplies has been affected, will slow down Helene recovery. -
FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell appeared Monday in Asheville, North Carolina, to assure residents that the government is ready to help. Misinformation has spread over the past week in communities hit the hardest. -
The Foster Family Alliance of North Carolina is working in the western part of the state to provide resources to foster families affected by the storm. -
A hearing has started in North Carolina over the insurance industry's request to raise homeowner premiums by more than 42% on average. A top lieutenant for Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey began hearing what's expected to be multiple weeks of testimony and evidence on Monday. -
The North Carolina State Board of Elections has unanimously passed an emergency resolution to make several voting changes in western North Carolina after Hurricane Helene devastated the region. -
The death toll from Hurricane Helene has inched up to 227 as the grim task of recovering bodies continues more than a week after the monster storm ravaged the U.S. Southeast.
