Author: WeatherPreppers

Thousands met at the Bank of America Stadium on Saturday for the Concert for Carolina. The country music event was put on to raise money and awareness for those impacted in western North Carolina after Hurricane Helene.   “This is great because they need even more support and it’s going to go on for a long time,” one Charlotte resident said. The concert saw artists like Luke Combs, Scotty McCreery and Chase Rice take the stage…

By ZACH MARTIN, Associated Press SEATTLE — SEATTLE (AP) — Seth Jarvis had a goal and an assist, and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Seattle Kraken 4-1 on Saturday night for their third consecutive win. Andrei Svechnikov, Dmitry Orlov and Jack Drury also scored for Carolina, which won for the fifth time in six games overall. Frederik Anderson made 18 saves. Jarvis gave the Hurricanes a 3-1 lead with 4:22 left, and Orlov closed it…

Though he grew up in Virginia and now lives in Tennessee, Ketch Secor says his heart is in North Carolina. “I look to those mountains for my inspiration and my heart really,” the  founder and frontman of Old Crow Medicine Show told WRAL Thursday “If your heart is really for the western mountains in North Carolina, it’s broken now.” Old Crow Medicine Show started playing together more than 25 years ago and got it’s first break on the…

Losing a home in a natural disaster once is traumatizing enough. Twice is something Josie Borg tells WRAL she’d worried she and her family may not make it through. “Last time we were really surprised what 8 inches can do to your house and this time it’s eight feet of water,” said Borg. “It’s just a whole different scenario.” Borg is in her third trimester, carrying her fourth child. She and her family now have…

Governor Cooper and the State Budget Director are set to announce their recommendations for disaster recovery funding on Wednesday, following the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene. The two will hold a news conference at 2 p.m. at the Albemarle Building. As the need for assistance grows, many are eager to learn what relief efforts to expect. The storm, one of the worst natural disasters in the state’s history, has fostered a rare sense of bipartisanship,…

A group of right-wing political activists is calling for North Carolina lawmakers to decide how the state votes in 2024, overriding the right of the people to cast their ballots. The group said Hurricane Helene’s damage has made it impossible to have a secure election. Ivan Raiklin has dubbed himself former President Donald Trump’s “secretary of retribution.” Raiklin was a speaker this past weekend at a Christian Nationalist rally in Selma. He told the crowd…

Organizers of the annual National Gingerbread House Competition have canceled this year’s event due to the damage from Hurricane Helene. In the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, Asheville and the surrounding communities have struggled to recover, leading to Grove Park Inn’s decision to cancel the competition. It was supposed to be the 32nd year for the event. “We are saddened that we cannot come together formally this year to honor their ginger-works-of-art, but we eagerly look…

RUTHERFORDTON, N.C. (AP) — Renee Kyro already has voted for Republican nominee Donald Trump for the third consecutive presidential election. But she plans to volunteer for the first time, reaching out to her neighbors in hurricane-battered western North Carolina to make sure they have a voting plan amid a flurry of precinct changes. “I want to say I’m confident he wins, but I’m worried that people are just overwhelmed and may need some help or…