WRAL 5 On Your Side is taking on the problems plaguing western North Carolina. The team spent a week in western N.C., traveling to Buncombe, Yancy, Mitchell and McDowell counties to survey the damage ...

Carolina West Wireless, a Wilkesboro-based wireless carrier, hosted Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr when he recently assessed damage from Tropical Storm Helene and recovery eff ...

Residents are slowly rebuilding the village of Chimney Rock, North Carolina after Hurricane Helene. "There's hope coming back," said Shane Zoccole, one of the volunteers in the area.

President Trump derided FEMA as politicized and inadequate. North Carolina is a reality check for needed reforms.

At two heavily damaged sites in western North Carolina, state transportation officials are pulling out all the stops to ...

The first meeting is regarding repairs on U.S. 74A in Gerton from Bearwallow Mountain Road to the U.S. 64/U.S. 74/N.C. 9 intersection in Bat Cave. The meeting will be held from 5-7 p.m. on Tuesday, ...

What Have We Learned” will take place on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2-4 p.m., at the Bo Thomas Auditorium on the campus of Blue Ridge ...

Chimney Rock could reopen to the public by Memorial Day. That’s according to the village mayor, who says they’re making progress on reconstruction. Steady progress. That's the scene along Main Street ...

Release of this bill follows Gov. Josh Stein’s request for $1 billion in Helene storm recovery money, which he wants the ...

The American Red Cross will begin a second phase of financial assistance in 2025 to help those whose homes were impacted by Hurricane Helene.

(The Center Square) – Significant progress in recovery efforts from Hurricane Helene have been made at Lake Lure and in Chimney Rock, according to an interview shared publicly by North Carolina ...