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Opinion: Officials must be good stewards of funding after disasters like Tropical Storm Helene
Better record-keeping is needed after mismanagement and overpayment at a Community Care Station in Swannanoa after Tropical ...
Durham non-profit provides key relief supplies after central NC flooding from Chantal
As people continue to pick up the pieces after Tropical Storm Chantal in central North Carolina, more and more neighbors are ...
North Carolina disaster preparedness expert gives tips after flash floods
Jim Starlin spent years as a firefighter and paramedic and served as an emergency preparedness coordinator at Duke University ...
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Dozens of Water Rescues, Evacuations Reported in Orange County After Flash Flooding
Heavy rains fell on Orange County and the region on Sunday, causing flash flooding and leading to both evacuations and road ...
Durham’s Old Farm residents navigate flooding aftermath and an uncertain future
When I moved in, I got surveyed and they told me I was well above the elevation level and there was a very low risk,” said ...
Tropical Depression Chantal brings heavy rain, flash flooding to North Carolina
Tropical Depression Chantal dumped substantial rain over eastern Triad communities on Sunday, causing significant flooding, ...
The aftermath of floods, hurricanes and other disasters can be hardest on older rural Americans
Hurricanes, tornadoes and other extreme weather do not distinguish between urban and rural boundaries. But when a disaster ...
Natural disasters can be hardest on older rural Americans
When a disaster strikes, there are big differences in how well people are able to respond and recover -- and older adults in ...
Chantal's exits North Carolina; a look at Atlantic hurricane season
Tropical Storm Chantal (shahn-TAHL) was the first tropical storm to make landfall and the third named storm of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season. The storm will be remembered for bringing tropical ...