Melissa Goldin/The Associated Press A video of a helicopter attempting to land in a Burnsville, North Carolina, parking lot used to store supplies for victims of Hurricane Helene has been viewed millions of times online, with many claiming that it shows an unidentified government aircraft sent to destroy the aid. The allegations have been used […]
Ryley Ober/Asheville Citizen Times A month after registered nurses at Mission Hospital voted 97% in favor to allow a strike over pay, staffing and safety issues, a new deal has been struck between HCA and its nurses. This week, Mission nurses represented by National Nurses United voted in favor of ratifying a new three-year contract […]
John Boyle & Starr Sariego/Asheville Watchdog Sagging rooflines and toppled cinder block walls are the order of the day in the River Arts District right now, but a development team that owns 11 buildings in the district says nearly all of their buildings are salvageable. Standing near what was the Marquee art space, a 50,000-square-foot […]
Taylor Knopf/NC Health News After weathering the storm at home in the town of Marion, A.C. was without power and water and decided to make the 30 mile-trip to Asheville to get supplies. A.C. is the manager of a local restaurant and also wanted to check on her business and make sure her employees were […]
Brandon Kingdollar/NC Newsline As North Carolina legislators debated Wednesday afternoon how best to help western North Carolina recover and rebuild in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, Rep. Caleb Rudow noticed two words that were going unsaid: climate change. Rudow and Rep. Deb Butler, both Democrats, urged colleagues in a news conference following the General Assembly […]
Senators and House members came together on Wednesday to pass a hurricane relief bill that represents a $273 million down payment on the state’s efforts to help Western North Carolina recover from Hurricane Helene. The bulk of the money, $250 million, will become the state match for federal disaster assistance. Part of that is also […]
It’s obvious to anyone who’s looked at a legislator’s social-media feed (or U.S. Rep. Chuck Edwards’ official website) that the legislative branches at both the state and federal levels are a key link in the response effort. Squeaky wheels and grease, as they say. What’s less obvious is that legislators, at least in the General […]
The day was one for mountain-county legislators to share their experiences and observations about the hurricane and its aftermath, and to thank colleagues who’d helped them cope with the situation’s demands. Senate Deputy President Pro Tem Ralph Hise, R-Mitchell, teared up as he talked about the situation in the Spruce Pine area. The most serious […]
Madeline Ashley/Becker’s Hospital Review Durham, N.C.-based Duke University Health System and UnitedHealthcare have been in contract negotiations over the last few weeks regarding around 172,000 Duke Health patients and their care access. Should the parties be unable to come to an agreement, Duke Health’s hospitals, facilities and physicians will be out of network, effective Nov. […]
Michelle Crouch/NC Health News & Charlotte Ledger Six years after breaking away from Atrium Health to build Charlotte’s largest independent physician practice, the doctors at Tryon Medical Partners are teaming up with a private equity firm in a move they say will help them reach more patients. The deal, finalized in September, gives San Francisco-based […]
Brighton McConnell/WCHL Chapelboro The Siler City local government became the latest to approve an interlocal agreement to merge its water and sewer utilities with the City of Sanford on Monday, as the town’s commissioners voted unanimously in favor of the change. It means – like Pittsboro did earlier this year – Siler City will transfer […]
Aarik Long/The (Waynesville) Mountaineer Water is now flowing in Maggie Valley and Jonathan Creek again, after nearly a week of no water for some residents following ruptured main lines in the Maggie Valley Sanitary District system. “The main roads have gotten their water back,” Town Manager Vickie Best said. “There are still areas scattered about, […]
Keely Arthur/WRAL News A letter given exclusively to WRAL News revealed that federal officials will investigate a potential cancer cluster among workers at a once-busy North Carolina State University building—Poe Hall. “We are taking action to understand the occurrence of cancer among North Carolina State University employees who worked in the building,” wrote Jessica Rinsky, […]
Sarah Michels/Carolina Public Press In Western North Carolina, county elections officials need Porta Potties. Tropical Storm Helene caused catastrophic flooding in the region, which destroyed homes, buildings and roads; cut off communication lines, and killed at least 77 people in the state as of Oct. 8. But as Western North Carolinians come to terms with […]
Brenna Flanagan/Port City Daily As the city recovers from Potential Tropical Cyclone #8, the Southport Board of Aldermen met Monday to discuss the storm’s toll on its stormwater system and federal assistance. Deputy Fire Marshal Brian Kolhoff reported the progress to gain financial assistance from the North Carolina Department of Public Safety and FEMA; he […]
