WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: Helene and Milton recovery efforts continue in North Carolina and the Southeast. Over 8,500 federal personnel are deployed, which includes over 4,200 FEMA personnel who remain on the ground, working side-by-side with state and local officials, to help survivors get what they need to begin their recovery. For those affected by Hurricane Helene, as of today, FEMA  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: RALEIGH, N.C. A Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) is opening Wednesday, Oct. 16 in Bakersville (Mitchell County) to assist North Carolina survivors who experienced loss from Helene. The Mitchell County DRC is located at: Mitchell County Senior Center 152 Ledger School Road Bakersville, NC 28705 Open: 8 a.m. 7 p.m., Monday through Sunday A DRC is a one-stop  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: NORTH CAROLINA The State of North Carolina and FEMA continue to work together to help communities recover from Hurricane Helene and provide assistance to survivors. Over the past weekend, out of abundance of caution, FEMA made operational changes based on threat information. The changes did not impact ongoing search and rescue and life-safety operations, and D  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced additional assistance from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to help producers impacted by Hurricane Helene in the recovery process. USDA is announcing the counties that have triggered for payment under the Hurricane Insurance Protection-Wind Index (HIP-WI) endorsement for Hurricane Helene. As a result, Approved Insurance Providers (AIP) have 30   more