RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) – With hurricane season officially underway, NOAA forecasts an active 2025 in the Atlantic with 19 named storms. NC Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey urges residents to prepare now by reviewing insurance policies, updating emergency kits, and securing their homes. The advice comes as many still recover from last year’s deadly Hurricane Helene.… Continue Reading
ATLANTA (AP) — U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins has pledged to start paying out tens of billions in aid to victims of Hurricane Helene later this month. But delays are already making it hard this year for some farmers to plant crops. Congress set a deadline of March 21 to hand out the money when it passed a $100 billion disaster relief package. The September 2024 storm cut a swath from Florida into North Carolina, causing more than $10 billion in estimated damages to farmers. A Georgia farmer says farmers need aid to repay 2024 debts so they can borrow anew to plant crops this spring.… Continue Reading