Several local governments in Helene-battered towns in Western North Carolina are waiting on reimbursements from FEMA for much needed repairs.

The state already has set limits on the ability of local governments to put new restrictions on building in floodplains.

RELATED: Findlay flood mitigation plans can finally be completed after influx of FEMA funds says city The city has received a $60 million grant from the state of Ohio to fund the Eagle Creek Flood ...

Dubbed Resilient Bridgeport, the infrastructure network of new pumping stations, flood walls ... an additional $47.5 million from a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grant program ...

Official FEMA maps vastly underestimate this risk. Despite the increasing flood danger, fewer than 1% of homes in the region have flood insurance. A significant number of properties damaged in ...

BUTLER COUNTY, Mo. (KFVS) - Emergency management leaders in Butler County are urging residents to report their flood damage. The Butler Co. Emergency Management Agency says if your home was ...

the North Carolina Department of Emergency Management told Spectrum News 1 Wednesday. BRIC has been used to help communities with everything from flood mitigation to flood vulnerability studies to ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WITN) - Flu deaths continue to rise in North Carolina, breaking 500 last week. The new data from the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services says there have been 503 ...

The change may speed up flood recovery, but it will leave communities — and taxpayers — facing the same problems over and ...

ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. — Deputies fatally shot a man inside a North Carolina hospital’s emergency room Tuesday after authorities said he pointed a gun at them. Law enforcement officers arrived ...

She made a claim with her homeowner’s insurance and FEMA for financial ... homeowners' policies. Flood policies offer some protection, but less than 3% of North Carolina homeowners have it.

visit Three Ways to Apply for FEMA Disaster Assistance on YouTube. Denied applicants can file an appeal online, by phone, or at a local Disaster Recovery Center. Legal Aid of North Carolina can ...