A few weeks ago, the Trump Administration was all in on eliminating FEMA and letting the states handle their own disasters.

The Trump administration denied North Carolina's request for FEMA to cover 100 percent of the state's Hurricane Helene debris removal costs.

Since Helene hit North Carolina in September, FEMA has spent $861 million on public assistance and money sent directly to households. “This has been very slow,” Trump said during a January ...

Helene was the deadliest hurricane to strike the mainland U.S. since Katrina in 2005, with Florida, Georgia, North Carolina South Carolina and Virginia particularly badly hit.

North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein had requested a 180-day extension for 100% reimbursement of disaster recovery costs from when Hurricane Helene walloped the state in September.

FEMA denied North Carolina's request for the agency to match 100% of the state funds for Hurricane Helene cleanup, according to a letter.

Legal Aid of North Carolina can help — visit legalaidnc.org. Residents needing additional help can call the N.C. Disaster Case Management Program at 844-746-2326 or visit ncdps.gov/Helene/dcm ...

NORTH CAROLINA, USA — Lawmakers are responding to FEMA’s decision to scale back its support following Hurricane Helene. FEMA recently denied an appeal to extend its cost-sharing program for ...

The White House denied North Carolina’s request for FEMA to extend full reimbursement for Helene damages. The state initially requested an extension of 100% of federal costs for debris removal ...

FEMA denied North Carolina’s request for extended disaster relief funding for the second time. States lack the resources to handle large-scale disasters alone, and the proposed FEMA budget cuts ...