Skip to main content

© 2026 Delaware Public Media | Privacy Policy

Donate

Play Live Radio

Next Up:

0:00

0:00

0:00 0:00

Available On Air Stations

Your support matters more than ever. Keep trusted local journalism strong →

After Hurricane Helene, this community was inspired to learn how to use power tools

NPR | By Laura Hackett

Published September 27, 2026 at 8:06 AM EDT

People in western North Carolina are learning to use power tools two years after Hurricane Helene. They want to be prepared for future disasters.

Copyright 2026 NPR

Laura Hackett

Laura Hackett

More from Delaware Public Media

Sunday Puzzle: So-so

Will Shortz

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe and WYPR listener Katherine Jakuta of Baltimore, Maryland play the puzzle with Weekend Edition puzzle master Will Shortz.
Report from New York on the Nor'Easter storm lashing the U.S. East Coast

Ayesha Rascoe, Steve Kastenbaum

We look at the latest on the nor'easter lashing the U.S. East Coast this weekend, with heavy rains and powerful winds.
Everyone is racing to create an AI device. Meta thinks it has one

John Ruwitch

Tech companies are betting that people will connect with AI using something other than smartphones. Meta is going all-in on glasses, after launching its new AI agent Muse.