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1 month after Helene, hard work continues in Western North Carolina [Video]

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — It’s been one month since the remnants of Hurricane Helene cut a deadly path through Western North Carolina, damaging more than 100,000 homes, 6,000 miles of road, and killing at least 96 people. In the mountains, work on the rebuild continues as Western North Carolinians admit the road ahead is long and difficult.

“This is a community that gave back so much to us. And it’s been honestly such a blessing,” said Charity Honeycutt, one of the founders of non-profit Mountain Strong.

Mountain Strong started as a grassroots effort amongst seven childhood friends from Yancey and Mitchell Counties after Helene decimated their home. It’s since turned into a large-scale relief effort, raising over $100,000 and organizing relief trips. One month later, Honeycutt said locals are still dealing with major roadblocks.

“On top of home loss, just transportation problems. Like even if they can get to the distribution center, so many people lost their cars. They can’t even get supplies back …

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Suspect arrested after Tuskegee mass shooting to remain in Marshal Service's custody indefinitely [Video]

The suspect arrested following a mass shooting on Tuskegee University's campus last weekend will remain behind bars indefinitely.During a Friday court appearance, a judge granted the U.S. Attorneys Office's request to have Jaquez Myrick held in the custody of the U.S. Marshal Service until his trial, the date of which has not been set.Myrick, 25, of Montgomery, is accused of having a weapon with a machine gun conversion device and faces a federal charge of possession of a machine gun. The complaint does not accuse him of shooting anyone. No attorneys who could speak on Myricks behalf are listed in the federal court documents, and it was unclear from jail records whether he has one.Court documents reveal that on the night of the shooting, an officer running toward the gunfire found a dead body and then saw Myrick with a Glock pistol.Myrick told special agents he had come from his home in Montgomery to the Tuskegee campus "looking for a party" and was with some friends when the shooting started.He said he purchased the Glock from a pawn shop in Tampa, Florida, and then purchased a machine gun conversion device from a seller he met through the online site Discord, the complaint states. Myrick said he had the package delivered to a vacant residence and installed the device on his pistol.The device was discussed by several Democratic lawmakers in Montgomery Friday as Myrick made his court appearance."This isn't about taking away the rights of gun owners," Rep. Pebblin Warren of House District 82 said. "This is about ridding our streets of illegal gun modifications that can turn regular guns into machine guns."Warren and other representatives are pushing for two pre-filed bills. One, proposed by Rep. Phillip Ensler, is calling for a ban on the devices on a state level."Glock switches are incredibly dangerous when someone pulls the trigger on a gun that has one of those. The bullets can spray in every direction," Ensler said. "Even in the affidavit, Mr. Myrick said that he didn't aim at anyone. But we know that the bullets sprayed in multiple directions, which creates so much chaos and havoc and can injure anybody that's nearby."The other gun bill discussed today would require people to have a permit to carry or buy an assault weapon.The shooting came as the schools 100th homecoming week was winding down. A dozen of the victims were hit by gunfire, with the others injured as they tried to escape the chaotic scene, authorities said. Many of the injured were students.Since then, university officials have announced a series of sweeping security measures that have already begun to be implemented across the campus.

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Hard Hat & Heels Women Build kickoff party Thursday [Video]

Show your support of the Habitat for Humanity Women Build team by attending the Hard Hat & Heels Women Build kickoff party at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, April 25, at DelRay

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Steve Madden Announces Accelerating Production Move From China to U.S. Due to Trump-MAGA Win; Hamid Enayat on Shift from Biden-Harris Policies on Energy-Iran; Includes More MHVille Related FEA [Video]

Steve Madden Announces Accelerating Production Move From China to U.S. Due to Trump-MAGA Win, Hamid Enayat on Shift from Biden-Harris Policies on Energy-Iran, Includes More MHVille Related FEA, Manufactured housing, manufactured home, transportation, fuel, affordable housing, foreign and domestic policy, Patrick Bet David, Mark Weiss, Danny Ghorbani, Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform, MHARR, praise for MHProNews/MHLivingNews, L. A. "Tony" Kovach, Patch contributor,