Western North Carolina municipalities preparing for more rain

By Ed DiOrio Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — Federal workers locally and nationwide continue to wonder if their jobs will soon be gone. Many offices around Western North Carolina are feeling the effects of the Trump administration’s recent layoffs.

Piles of destroyed homes, businesses and other structures still litter the landscape across western North Carolina as communities in the region struggle to recover in the wake of Hurricane Helene last year.

Some WNC businesses and organizations are closed or on a delay on Wednesday, Feb. 19, in anticipation of a winter storm coming this way.

Joann Fabrics and Crafts announced Wednesday that it will close hundreds of its stores nationwide, including multiple locations in North Carolina.

Governor Josh Stein invites North Carolinians to participate in the development of an Action Plan to address housing and economic hurricane recovery needs in Western North Carolina. The $1.4 billion proposed plan,

Here are rainfall totals from the storms that passed through Western North Carolina from Feb. 11-13, according to the National Weather Service.

When Hurricane Helene carved its path through Western North Carolina, it not only destroyed countless galleries and art studios -- leaving many artists without a place to work and sell -- but also disrupted a roughly billion-dollar industry that has become one of the pillars of the regional economy.

Governor Josh Stein invites North Carolinians to participate in the development of an Action Plan to address unmet housing and economic revitalization hurricane recovery needs in western North Carolina.

Mike Knoerr, the only wildlife biologist covering the Pisgah National Forest, said his position was deemed “Mission Critical.”

The bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Charlotte called on the faithful to pray for Pope Francis during a service in Mint Hill on Sunday.

By Ed DiOrio Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — Federal workers locally and nationwide continue to wonder if their jobs will soon be gone. Many offices around Western North Carolina are feeling the effects of the Trump administration’s recent layoffs.