Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. After severe weather strikes and homeowners sort through the aftermath, they often see their insurance skyrocket or they’re ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Like much of the country, Kim Wooten said her first response to the images out of western North Carolina was devastation. As a ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - When Kim Wooten sees the devastating videos of Helene’s destruction, she thinks about her five years serving on the North Carolina Building Code Council. Trickling streams in ...

Kim Wooten, an engineer and member of the state Building Code Council, has criticized recent changes to North Carolina's building codes, which she believes have weakened building standards and paved ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WBTV) - A WBTV Investigation is pushing a top North Carolina leader for answers as lawmakers dig in on changes made to the state’s building code. New House Speaker Destin Hall said he ...

MORE THAN TWO MONTHS AFTER HURRICANE HELENE’S DEVASTATION, A WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA CHURCH SAYS IT’S STRUGGLING TO FILL TEMPORARY HOMES FOR SURVIVORS BECAUSE OF ZONING RESTRICTIONS. OUR NATE STANLEY ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina lawmakers tentatively agreed Monday night to leave residential building codes in place longer and block local governments from additional kinds of inspections ...

CHARLOTTE — Like much of the country, Kim Wooten said her first response to the images out of western North Carolina was devastation. As a member of the North Carolina Building Codes Council, her next ...

CHARLOTTE — After severe weather strikes and homeowners sort through the aftermath, they often see their insurance skyrocket or they’re getting dropped altogether. In states like California and ...