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  • 2 days ago | yahoo.com | Hannah Goetz

    After a Lexington County school bus flipped over when its tire blew out, parents are now asking how fast it was going before the crash. One boy was killed in the crash, and three dozen more victims were hurt in the crash on Interstate 77 last week in Chester County. RELATED: 13-year-old killed in school bus crash on I-77, coroner saysWhile many students are mourning the loss of a classmate, one mother told Channel 9’s Hannah Goetz she’s starting to question how this happened.

  • 2 weeks ago | wsoctv.com | Hannah Goetz

    ExpandLaw enforcement heroes honored in Mooresville MOORESVILLE, N.C. — Law enforcement officers from across North Carolina gathered Tuesday at the Williamson Chapel in Mooresville for a celebration of law enforcement heroes. The North Carolina Fraternal Order of Police and North Carolina Concerns of Police Survivors held the event. Eight fallen officers from across North Carolina are being honored Tuesday.

  • 4 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Hannah Goetz

    Helene 6 months later: Yancey County residents plead for funding to rebuildYancey County’s Egypt & Ramseytown Fire Department was devastated by flooding when Helene struck six months ago, highlighting the urgent need for recovery funding. The floodwaters rose rapidly, reaching five feet every 20 minutes, forcing two men to cut through the roof of the fire station to escape. The damage left everything inside a total loss, according to Brandon Price, the county’s director of emergency management.

  • 4 weeks ago | wsoctv.com | Hannah Goetz

    NORTH CAROLINA — Six months ago, Hurricane Helene destroyed so much of western North Carolina. On Thursday, Channel 9′s Hannah Goetz spoke with a first responder who had been aiding in the area’s recovery. Brandon Price said he took an EMS job in the area and arrived the night before Helene hit. He recalled how it was drizzling when he went to bed, but by the time he woke up, walls of water had washed away homes, businesses, and roads.

  • 4 weeks ago | wsoctv.com | Hannah Goetz

    YANCEY COUNTY, N.C. — Yancey County’s Egypt & Ramseytown Fire Department was devastated by flooding when Helene struck six months ago, highlighting the urgent need for recovery funding. The floodwaters rose rapidly, reaching five feet every 20 minutes, forcing two men to cut through the roof of the fire station to escape. The damage left everything inside a total loss, according to Brandon Price, the county’s director of emergency management. “We need funding.

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21 Oct 24

RT @NCEmergency: Since Hurricane Helene hit Western NC more than three wks ago, we’ve seen an outpouring of support and assistance from acr…