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Politics FEMA leader is out, amid questions over future of the agency Rebecca Hersher The head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Cameron Hamilton, has been replaced. The shake up

comes weeks before the start of the Atlantic hurricane season. Listen • 3:25 Politics If FEMA didn’t exist, could states handle the disaster response on their own? Ming Xie | The

Conversation FEMA was created in 1979 with the job of coordinating national responses to disasters, but the federal government has played important roles in disaster relief since the 1800s.

Politics Fact Check: Did FEMA kick 2,000 NC Helene victims out of temporary housing? Marshall Terry This week, WFAE's Marshall Terry and WRAL's Paul Specht fact-check a claim made by

President Donald Trump during a recent trip to Asheville. Listen • 3:49 Charlotte Area Gov. Stein asks FEMA to extend shelter program for Helene victims WFAE staff and wire reports North

Carolina Gov. Josh Stein sent a letter Thursday to FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell asking to extend its shelter program for those displaced by Hurricane Helene for six more months. Energy

& Environment What is FEMA doing in Western North Carolina? An agency spokesperson explains Santiago Ochoa | WFDD Since Helene hit western North Carolina, workers for the Federal Emergency

Management Agency (FEMA) have been on the ground helping with everything from search and rescue operations to signing up thousands of residents for millions of dollars worth of aid. Listen •

5:08 Energy & Environment Officials tour Gastonia flood project, announce federal grants David Boraks Federal officials and Gov. Roy Cooper toured a federally-funded flood control project

in Gastonia Friday to promote two programs that help communities nationwide deal with the effects of climate change. Energy & Environment Major flood insurance changes will bring rate

increases — and decreases in NC and SC David Boraks Major changes in the National Flood Insurance Program take effect on Friday. A new method of gauging risk is supposed to make rates more

equitable, reduce big subsidies and incorporate new risks from climate change. Rates could rise sharply for Carolinas' coastal property owners, while policyholders elsewhere will actually

see bills go down. Listen • 5:57 Charlotte Area What To Know About The Lost Wages Assistance Program -- And If You Qualify On Aug. 21, The Federal Emergency Management Agency approved

funding for the North Carolina Division of Employment Security to give $300 per week in the… Charlotte Area What Additional Unemployment Benefits For North Carolina Look Like North Carolina

is working with the federal government to send an additional $300 to some unemployed residents. It’s part of an executive order issued by… Listen • 3:33 Charlotte Area CMPD Says It Has

'Duty' To Help Shut Homeless Camps; Many Will Move Elsewhere David Boraks Charlotte-Mecklenburg police say despite health concerns with the coronavirus pandemic, they have an obligation to

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p property owners remove homeless… Listen • 1:22 Load More