President Joe Biden has approved a major disaster declaration for the late July storms that inundated Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom. The declaration, announced late Thursday by the Federal Emergency Management Agency,

President Joe Biden has approved North Carolina’s emergency declaration. Governor Roy Cooper issued a State of Emergency on September 25, the day before Hurricane Helene was forecast to hit. Severe flash flooding and wind are expected with the mountain counties to experience the worst damage.

President Biden has approved an emergency declaration for North Carolina in response to Helene, which has now been downgraded to a tropical storm. The disaster relief is available to supplement emergency conditions that began on September 24 and are expected to continue for the next 24 hours,