Tag: Helene
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Historic North Carolina village under water after devastating damage from Helene
ASHEVILLE, N.C. —A historic village in western North Carolina is under water after bearing the brunt of devastating flooding damage from Hurricane Helene. Tree branches, logs and a dumpster floated across Asheville’s Biltmore Village, renowned for being built and owned by a single individual. Water levels appeared to be several feet high and in some…
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A veteran firefighter and a 4-year-old girl are among the dead from Helene
In Blackshear, Georgia, a firefighter died while trying to protect others from Hurricane Helene. In Catawba County, North Carolina, a 4-year-old was killed in a head-on car crash on a rainy road. And in Charlotte, North Carolina, a tree fell on a home, killing a resident. Hurricane Helene’s victims were still being counted Friday afternoon.…
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Hurricane Helene ravages the Southeast, killing at least 22 and leaving millions without power
Hurricane Helene killed at least 22 people and left millions without power across the Southeast before weakening on its way north Friday morning, officials said. Widespread damage was expected in Florida’s Big Bend region, where Helene made landfall as a Category 4 shortly after 11 p.m. ET on Thursday. It was the strongest storm to…
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A day after a once-in-a-thousand-year rainstorm, southern Appalachia faces Hurricane Helene
In the Asheville area, local officials urged people to leave low-lying areas. “It’s possible we may get to a point where our crews will not physically be able to perform rescues,” Buncombe County Emergency Services Director Taylor Jones said in a news release. “We cannot emphasize how much you should take this seriously.” The University…
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As Helene bears down, insurance woes add to Florida homeowners’ anxiety
Florida resident Michelle Curtis spent much of Wednesday securing her beach house and preparing to transport her horses and dogs from her farm in Perry to a friend’s property several counties away. Hurricane Helene will be the third major storm to hit her region in 13 months, and Curtis and her husband are becoming experts…
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Tallahassee prepares for ‘historic event’ as Helene closes in on Florida
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Residents of Florida’s capital prepared to evacuate their homes and stocked up on sandbags, food and supplies Wednesday as Hurricane Helene sped toward the Gulf Coast as what the city’s mayor said could be the “strongest hurricane in recorded history ever to hit” the Tallahassee area. Helene was forecast Wednesday evening to…
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Trump assassination attempt report and Tropical Storm Helene forecast: Morning Rundown
A new Senate report details what went wrong before the assassination attempt against Donald Trump in July. More adults than thought may have an iron deficiency. And the U.S. is cracking down on cheap Chinese goods. Here’s what to know today. Senate details ‘preventable’ mistakes leading up to first Trump assassination attempt A new bipartisan…