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4. After prolonged water outage, Maggie Valley’s taps are running again
Aarik Long/The (Waynesville) Mountaineer Water is now flowing in Maggie Valley and Jonathan Creek again, after nearly a week of...
5. CDC investigating potential ‘cancer cluster’ at NC State after hundreds of people who worked, studied in Poe Hall develop cancer
Keely Arthur/WRAL News A letter given exclusively to WRAL News revealed that federal officials will investigate a potential cancer cluster...
6. Keeping democracy functioning in NC after devastation of Helene
Sarah Michels/Carolina Public Press In Western North Carolina, county elections officials need Porta Potties. Tropical Storm Helene caused catastrophic flooding...
7. Southport tallies damage post-storm, addresses FEMA, state of stormwater system
Brenna Flanagan/Port City Daily As the city recovers from Potential Tropical Cyclone #8, the Southport Board of Aldermen met Monday...
8. UNC faculty raise concerns about limits to their freedom of speech
Jessica Baugh & Dania Al Hadeethi/The Daily Tar Heel According to the UNC Policy Manual, the University affirms its commitment...
9. Disruption from port strike will hamper western NC recovery
Jane Winik Sartwell/Carolina Public Press Even though East and Gulf Coast longshoremen agreed to return to work Thursday evening, their...
10. Having COVID-19 doubles risk of heart attack or stroke: study
Stephen Beech/High Point Enterprise COVID-19 doubles the risk of a heart attack, stroke or dying up to three years later,...
1. Answer Man, Helene edition: Can’t the city at least give a “worst case/best case” scenario on water restoration?
John Boyle/Asheville Watchdog Question: The city’s unwillingness to offer any timeline for water restoration beyond “weeks” is a cop-out and...
2. Home insurers argue for a 42% average rate hike in North Carolina
Gary D. Robertson/The Associated Press With many western North Carolina residents still lacking power and running water from Hurricane Helene,...
3. ‘This sets the precedent’: Surf City rejects 99-unit development
Peter Castagno/Port City Daily A proposed residential development failed to garner support in Surf City after a council member raised...
4. This mountain hamlet hit by Helene flooding preps for a winter without power
Jennifer Ludden/WFAE Radio Fewer than 300 people live in this tiny mountain hamlet, but their ties to this place are...
5. 17 months after deadly SouthPark blaze, Charlotte Fire reveals plan to prevent another
Nora O’Neill/The Charlotte Observer Charlotte Fire Department officials said they have a plan to improve rescues and avoid fires like...
6. State senate candidate reinstated to assistant principal job after monthlong suspension
Emily Walkenhorst/WRAL News A Wake County state senate candidate has been reinstated to his job as assistant principal of an...