Gov. Josh Stein calls on FEMA to extend hotel vouchers for Helene victims in western NC
Gov. Josh Stein has asked FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell to extend the agency’s Transition Sheltering Assistance (TSA) ...
Helene victims were unfairly ousted from hotels, senators claim. Was FEMA at fault?
Were people displaced by Helene wrongly kicked out of hotels while still eligible for FEMA vouchers? Confusion reigns.
Dozens in western NC kicked out of hotels Tuesday despite FEMA extending deadline, officials says
Despite the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) extending the deadline, dozens of people in western North Carolina ...
Gov. Stein urges 6-month extension from FEMA to keep eligible NC residents in hotels
Gov. Stein sent a letter Jan. 16 to FEMA's administrator, urging the agency allow eligible NC voucher holders to stay in ...
North Carolina governor pushes FEMA to extend temporary shelter assistance as winter storm rolls in
FEMA will extend temporary shelter assistance to North Carolina residents impacted by Hurricane Helene as winter storms sweep ...
Expiration date for Helene FEMA support looms with 12,000 still homeless
Federal support for western North Carolina residents whose homes were destroyed and damaged during Hurricane Helene will soon ...
Families in western North Carolina face uncertain future as FEMA hotel stays end
First lady Jill Biden expressed her disappointment with former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in a new interview with The ...
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Fact-check: Is the federal government treating California and North Carolina disasters differently?
The federal response to the California wildfires has so far mimicked the government’s response to Hurricane Helene hitting North Carolina in September 2024. In both instances, President Joe Biden ...
NC governor asks FEMA for 6-month Helene extension on temporary shelters
North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein (D) asked for an extension on funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on ...
Thousands in Western NC may lose FEMA housing aid as winter storm looms
BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — Thousands of Western North Carolina families may be without housing as the winter storm ...
In chilled North Carolina mountains, white-hot heat rises on FEMA
As the chill and snow of a winter storm blanketed western North Carolina, blowtorch heat is white-hot on FEMA and ...
Residents in FEMA Helene hotels will now receive advance notice to leave, Edwards says
Republican Congressman Chuck Edwards announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency will now promise a 21-day notice ...