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Crews search for survivors in North Carolina’s mountains days after Helene’s deluge
The devastation was especially bad in the Blue Ridge Mountains, where at least 40 people died in and around the city of Asheville, a tourism haven known for its art galleries, breweries and outdoor activities.
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‘Document everything’: Your 10-step guide to insurance claims after Hurricane Helene
Hurricane Helene has brought devastation, but understanding your insurance can help you rebuild. Here’s how to advocate for yourself during claims.
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Harris seeks to lower drug costs for North Carolinians, building on recent progress
Harris wants to expand the $35 monthly cap on insulin costs and a $2,000 annual cap on out-of-pocket drug costs so that they apply to all Americans, not just seniors on Medicare.
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EXCLUSIVE: Trump’s healthcare plan would be ‘catastrophic’ for North Carolinians, a new Harris-Walz report says
Trump’s healthcare ‘concepts’ include repealing the Affordable Care Act, which would strip health insurance from more than 1.5 million North Carolinians, increase costs, and put people with preexisting conditions at risk of losing their coverage, the Harris-Walz report says.
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NC Court of Appeals halts use of UNC digital IDs for voting in November election
In a last-minute ruling, the NC Court of Appeals ruled in favor of Republicans who argued that state law allowed only physical copies of the ID to be used to vote.
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What to know about Hurricane Helene and the flooding the storm left across the Southeast US
Here’s the latest on Hurricane Helene as it leaves death and destruction across the southeastern U.S.
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Hurricane Helene floods North Carolina mountains and creates risk of dam failure
Days of torrential rains in North Carolina culminating with tropical downpours from what was Hurricane Helene have officials keeping a close eye on a major dam. Also, the two main interstates in the mountains are closed and flooding is everywhere.
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Dan Bishop continues to stand by Mark Robinson despite reports of his pro-slavery, pro-Nazi posts
The Republican nominee for attorney general isn’t retracting his support for the embattled gubernatorial candidate. Bishop has in the past described Robinson as “groundbreaking” and “the most formidable candidate [he’s] ever seen in North Carolina.”
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Voting rights group seeks to increase turnout among Black voters in North Carolina.
Turnout in eastern North Carolina could be critical to the outcome of the presidential election and other races on the ballot. All Americans Vote is in the process of registering thousands of voters in the area, many of whom are voting for the first time.
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OPINION: This is the most important election in North Carolina in 2024, by far
The governor’s race is crucial. The presidential election is enormous. But in North Carolina, no race has bigger stakes for the democratic process than one low-visibility race for NC Supreme Court.
