Piles of destroyed homes, businesses and other structures still litter the landscape across western North Carolina as ...

Western North Carolina is pushing full steam ahead this winter tourism season, welcoming visitors back after months of ...

President Donald Trump's suggestion about “getting rid of” the nation's disaster relief agency doesn't sound like a bad idea for some residents of western North Carolina who are still navigating ...

MURPHY, North Carolina — A hiker exploring the wilderness of North Carolina made a grim discovery last month, finding a human ...

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A close analysis of Helene’s fatalities shows how major storms are taking lives in unexpected ways, and how the deadly ...

WAYNESVILLE, N.C. — A section of Interstate 40 in western North Carolina that collapsed during Hurricane Helene’s historic flooding will reopen to traffic by March 1, Gov. Josh Stein announced Monday ...

said they are prepared for the possibility of a Hurricane Hugo-level disaster. “We got together and are starting to work so we can prepare for the maximum of maximums and scale down to what is ...

BURNSVILLE, N.C. — The director of the Emergency Management Agency in Yancey County, North Carolina said he’s shocked at the progress the community has made since Hurricane Helene hit about ...

North Carolina officials charged with leading recovery efforts in western North Carolina after Hurricane Helene — as well as parts of eastern North Carolina still struggling from previous ...

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