🇮🇪 Aer Lingus selected Nashville over RDU for its next direct flight between the U.S. and Dublin, Ireland. (Triangle Business Journal🔒)
Members of two gangs were sentenced to prison for trafficking fentanyl in Raleigh, prosecutors said. (News & Observer🔒)
💵 North Carolina lawmakers will vote next week on an initial disaster relief package to help western counties damaged by Helene.The state has $4.75 billion in its rainy day fund as well as hundreds of millions more in various reserves for emergency response. (WRAL)
🪞 Biltmore Estate sustained "minimal or no damage" from Helene. However, the entrance, farm and other buildings experienced flooding and subsequent damage. The estate will be closed to guests until at least Oct. 15. (WBTV)
🚧 National Park Service employees are coming in from 32 states and D.C. to help with recovery efforts on the Blue Ridge Parkway, which remains closed until further notice. (Axios)
