Politics & Government
‘Alena’s Law’ could ease legal limbo for families of those missing in NC after Helene
April 8, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Helene in NC
Helene hit North Carolina as a tropical storm on Sept. 27, 2024, leaving death and destruction across the state. Here is ongoing coverage from The News & Observer and The Charlotte Observer about the storm and its aftermath.
North Carolina
All NC taxpayers get an extended deadline to file & pay taxes this year, IRS says
Updated April 21, 2025 at 2:13 PM
North Carolina
A North Carolina mountain community was reborn — and thriving. Then came Helene.
Updated April 11, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Weather News
Goodbye, Helene. Storm that battered NC dropped from list of future hurricane names
Updated April 2, 2025 at 5:36 PM
North Carolina
Charlotte Observer, N&O reporters moderate panel on NC’s Helene recovery efforts
Updated April 10, 2025 at 8:37 AM
North Carolina
New on the Appalachian Trail: Rafts ferry hikers where Helene destroyed a bridge
Updated March 28, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Politics & Government
Feds approve a quarry in national forest to speed rebuilding of I-40 in Western NC
Updated March 27, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Politics & Government
Many in NC are unhappy with FEMA, but should it be closed? What a new poll says
Updated March 27, 2025 at 10:56 AM
North Carolina
Watch: ‘Good Morning America’ broadcasts in Asheville on Hurricane Helene recovery
Updated March 27, 2025 at 8:23 AM
North Carolina
Six months after Helene, families ache for any trace of loved ones lost in NC floods
Updated March 26, 2025 at 1:27 PM
North Carolina
In one rural NC county, rebuilding two highways after Helene will cost more than $1 billion
Updated March 26, 2025 at 10:58 AM
North Carolina
Six months after Helene, freight trains will begin chugging through Asheville again
Updated March 20, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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