The Trump administration evicted former Coast Guard Commandant Linda Fagan from her home with three hours of notice on Tuesday. Their relationship is still going strong.

How much can one industry take? America and its insurance industry are finding out. The back-to-back natural disasters of Hurricane Helene on the gulf coast and southeastern states followed by the massive wildfires in southern California are trying for both federal relief funds and the insurance industry.

Before leaving the governor's office, Roy Cooper stated in media interviews that Republican state legislators passed a bill that "actually took money away from western North Carolina." WFAE's Marshall Terry and WRAL's Paul Specht fact-check Cooper's claim.

You can help pets in western North Carolina by donating as the region cleans up from Hurricane Helene. Donations will be accepted from now until Valentine’s Day. All Pets Considered, the Lawndale Veterinary Hospital and Dog Days Greensboro are donation drop-off sites.

Helene reshaped much of western North Carolina’s landscape, rerouting rivers and felling large swaths of forests. Aerial timber surveys indicate that Helene damaged over 800,000 acres of North Carolina’s forested land.

The U.S. Forest Service has reopened several trails and roads in the Appalachian Ranger District. The U.S. Forest Service has cleared 137 miles of trails, including over 114 miles of the Appalachian Trail. Crews have also surveyed and reopened about 240 miles of roads across the district.

After Hurricane Helene hit western North Carolina last September, tens of thousands of homes were damaged and large swaths of the region were damaged by flooding. In January, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to speed up recovery,