The deadline for Henderson County residents to apply for FEMA assistance has been extended until February, Henderson County officials announced Monday.

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A FEMA center that has been helping Mercer County residents recover from the flooding and wind damage inflicted by Hurricane Helene last September closed Monday with plans to reopen Jan. 2 in a new ...

The N.C. Department of Emergency Management announced Monday that at the request of Gov. Roy Cooper, the deadline has been moved to Feb. 6, 2025. Homeowners and renters in 39 counties, mostly in ...

The strength and resolve shown during response operations saved hundreds of lives across McDowell County during this historic ...

North Carolina homeowners and renters in 25 counties and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians who had uninsured damage or ...

FEMA has shelled out more than $4 billion in 2024 for disaster relief. Several hundred million of that came to the Suncoast, ...

Floridians who sustained loss from Hurricanes Milton or Helene have one week remaining to apply for federal assistance.

Federal leaders have extended the deadline for Hurricane Helene disaster survivors in North Carolina to apply for government assistance until Feb. 6, 2025.

A spokeswoman for FEMA says 548 Mercer County residents have registered for disaster recovery assistance. As a result, ...

The deadline extension also applies to Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA), available through March 29, 2025, for those ...