By WRAL Staff The Carolina Hurricanes Foundation has stepped up to support the Asheville Hockey League in the wake of Hurricane Helene. The Foundation has announced a $50,000 donation to help rebuild the organization’s outdoor hockey rink, which was destroyed by the storm. “We were heartbroken to hear about the devastation to the Asheville Hockey League’s rink,” said Doug Warf, President of the Carolina Hurricanes. “This rink is a vital part of the community, providing…

Hurricane Helen’s impact has been widespread, affecting many facets of life, including domestic violence victims. We’ve all seen the physical devastation left behind by Hurricane Helene. Damaged roads, destroyed bridges and homes lost. Yet there are hidden issues that often go unnoticed. WRAL News asked Carrie Ann Fisher, the executive director of the North Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence: Why do we typically see an increase in domestic violence incidents following a disaster?” Fisher responds…

Thousands met at the Bank of America Stadium on Saturday for the Concert for Carolina. The country music event was put on to raise money and awareness for those impacted in western North Carolina after Hurricane Helene.   “This is great because they need even more support and it’s going to go on for a long time,” one Charlotte resident said. The concert saw artists like Luke Combs, Scotty McCreery and Chase Rice take the stage…

By ZACH MARTIN, Associated Press SEATTLE — SEATTLE (AP) — Seth Jarvis had a goal and an assist, and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Seattle Kraken 4-1 on Saturday night for their third consecutive win. Andrei Svechnikov, Dmitry Orlov and Jack Drury also scored for Carolina, which won for the fifth time in six games overall. Frederik Anderson made 18 saves. Jarvis gave the Hurricanes a 3-1 lead with 4:22 left, and Orlov closed it…

Though he grew up in Virginia and now lives in Tennessee, Ketch Secor says his heart is in North Carolina. “I look to those mountains for my inspiration and my heart really,” the  founder and frontman of Old Crow Medicine Show told WRAL Thursday “If your heart is really for the western mountains in North Carolina, it’s broken now.” Old Crow Medicine Show started playing together more than 25 years ago and got it’s first break on the…

Losing a home in a natural disaster once is traumatizing enough. Twice is something Josie Borg tells WRAL she’d worried she and her family may not make it through. “Last time we were really surprised what 8 inches can do to your house and this time it’s eight feet of water,” said Borg. “It’s just a whole different scenario.” Borg is in her third trimester, carrying her fourth child. She and her family now have…

Governor Cooper and the State Budget Director are set to announce their recommendations for disaster recovery funding on Wednesday, following the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene. The two will hold a news conference at 2 p.m. at the Albemarle Building. As the need for assistance grows, many are eager to learn what relief efforts to expect. The storm, one of the worst natural disasters in the state’s history, has fostered a rare sense of bipartisanship,…

A group of right-wing political activists is calling for North Carolina lawmakers to decide how the state votes in 2024, overriding the right of the people to cast their ballots. The group said Hurricane Helene’s damage has made it impossible to have a secure election. Ivan Raiklin has dubbed himself former President Donald Trump’s “secretary of retribution.” Raiklin was a speaker this past weekend at a Christian Nationalist rally in Selma. He told the crowd…

Organizers of the annual National Gingerbread House Competition have canceled this year’s event due to the damage from Hurricane Helene. In the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, Asheville and the surrounding communities have struggled to recover, leading to Grove Park Inn’s decision to cancel the competition. It was supposed to be the 32nd year for the event. “We are saddened that we cannot come together formally this year to honor their ginger-works-of-art, but we eagerly look…