WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- 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 Friday, Oct. 18 in Jefferson (Ashe County) to assist North Carolina survivors who experienced loss from Helene. The Ashe County DRC is located at: Family Central Parks and Recreation Center 626 Ashe Central School Rd. Jefferson, NC 28640 Open: 8 a.m. 7 p.m., Monday through Sunday A DRC is a one-s  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- 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 Friday, Oct. 18 in Waynesville (Haywood County) to assist North Carolina survivors who experienced loss from Helene. The Haywood County DRC is located at: Regional High Technical Center 112 Industrial Park Dr. Waynesville, NC 28786 Open: 8 a.m. 7 p.m., Monday through Sunday A DRC is a one-stop sh  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Agency also urges residents to be cautious with heating oil systems * * * ASHEVILLE, N.C. (October 17, 2024) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in coordination with the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, and local health departments, has deployed a mobile laboratory to Asheville, N.C., and is mobilizing a  more