Gerard Albert

Sen. Thom Tillis grilled Department of Homeland Security head Kristi Neom at a hearing Tuesday, March 3 about the lack of FEMA funding coming to North Carolina.

Murphy Campbell played a few ballads at the Blue Ridge Public Radio studios in Asheville on Feb. 26, 2026.

Murphy Campbell is on a mission to preserve the sound of Yancey and Mitchell counties. It's also the sound of her family.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, Asheville Mayor Esther Manheimer, Buncombe County Commission Chair Amanda Edwards, acting FEMA administrator Cameron Hamilton and Asheville City Council Member Bo Hess hold a press conference in Swannanoa on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025.

Matt Calabria, the director of Grow NC, at a November meeting in Spruce Pine.

Politicians in North Carolina are hopeful new leadership at the Department of Homeland Security will result in finally getting FEMA recovery funding that's been delayed by Kristi Noem.

The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development said Thursday that federal funding is not an issue for the Hurricane Helene housing repair

New DHS Sec. Markwayne Mullin testifies before the Senate during his confirmation hearing.

A homeowner in the River Knolls neighborhood stands in her gutted home. She's awaiting an answer on her federal buyout application.

As Asheville City Council members consider shifting $19 million of a federal disaster grant to single-family home repairs, local housing nonprofits