More than 6,000 North Carolina households are in FEMA-provided hotels. FEMA spokesman Darrell Habisch, based at the American Tobacco Historic District in Durham, says it's not clear how many had to move to the Triangle.
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Many residents impacted by inland flooding near Tampa can't return home as floodwaters slowly recede. One church in Valrico is providing food and other resources to residents in the neighborhood.
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Since the remnants of Hurricane Helene hit Asheville, most of the city has been without running water. The people of Asheville have devised elaborate systems to stay clean and flush their toilets.
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The plight of the river, which empties into Lake Erie at Cleveland, helped inspire the Clean Water Act. Now it attracts kayakers and anglers and could soon be removed from an EPA watchlist.
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The bridge to Bat Cave on U.S. 64/Chimney Rock Road is split in half, keeping off crews with heavy equipment from entering to help.
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The National Centers for Environmental Information, located in Asheville, is working to restore its services after suffering damage from Helene. While existing records are safe, the research institute has not ingested any new data since Sept. 26.
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In the days after Hurricane Helene devastated western North Carolina, private pilots sprung into action, performing both search and rescue and supply drop missions in hard-hit areas. The operations have largely been self-organized, and have prompted attention from government officials. WFDD’s April Laissle tagged along on a flight last week to see the work in action.
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An update on the cleanup from Helene. Meanwhile, early voting begins in North Carolina next week. How are state and local officials planning to make voting accessible to those impacted by the storm? Plus, the drama over regional transit continues and North Carolina musicians stars help raise funds for those impacted by the storm.
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As Floridians returned to their homes after Hurricane Milton, more than 1 million residents were still without power Saturday night. Power outages caused hours-long waits for fuel at gas stations.
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With each launch, SpaceX has been discharging tens of thousands of gallons of industrial wastewater into sensitive wetlands. Environmentalists say an increase in launches will only make things worse.
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“We ended up with 126 tornado warnings” in Florida, Matthew Elliott, the warning coordination meteorologist at the National Weather Service’s Storm Prediction Center, told NPR.