By Nathan Layne LAKE LURE, North Carolina (Reuters) -When Hurricane Helene's flood waters slammed into Lake Lure's ...

Weeks after the NC auditor’s report on spending for a shower and laundry care station for Swannanoa, the question of how and why the site’s staff were paid $87.30 to $145.50 remains unanswered.

Prepping has long been dominated by those on the political right — with the classic stereotype of a lone wolf hunkering in a ...