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Main Street in Seven Springs, a tiny town in Wayne County, sits squarely within harm's way. Sandwiched between a bluff and the Neuse River, the entire town lies within the highest-risk flood zones, according to state and federal maps, and risks being swept away altogether during the next major hurricane. The town would get a…
Floodwaters from Hurricane Florence inundated sculptures at a roadside attraction in Columbus County, N.C. On the first day of the Atlantic hurricane season Monday, a North Carolina House committee approved a bill that would help communities plan for future storms and flooding. House Bill 500 unanimously passed the House Environment Committee. It would spend $200 million to help state and local governments and nonprofits with planning and projects to prevent flooding. It would also include money to prepare interstate highways and other transportation infrastructure for storms, mudslides and ...
A bill that will pay unemployed workers to find a job is moving to the state House. A former western North Carolina district attorney is back at work. Faith leaders want more answers in the shooting death of Andrew Brown, Junior.
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A top North Carolina House Republican says legislation that would...
The American Jobs Plan is a chance to reimagine nature as infrastructure Tim Male and Christy Plumer, opinion contributors © Getty Images The American Jobs Plan is a chance to reimagine nature as infrastructure As Congress debates making massive investments in America's aging infrastructure, and the Biden-Harris administration promotes its American Jobs Plan, there is a unique opportunity to drive a paradigm shift in how our nation approaches infrastructure solutions. To address the threats ahead, with a changing climate at the forefront, our nation will need to focus on ...