North Carolina officials charged with leading recovery efforts in western North Carolina after Hurricane Helene have told ...

As of Thursday morning, the Crooked Creek Fire in McDowell County has burned an estimated 250 acres and is now 55% contained.

Verizon partnered with ForgiveCo to give a fresh start to thousands of North Carolinians affected by Hurricane Helene in a ...

The U.S. Forest Service has reopened several trails and roads in the Appalachian Ranger District. The U.S. Forest Service has ...

Jeff Hughes, a woodworker who makes caskets in Newland, North Carolina ... away by Hurricane Helene more than four months ago. The catastrophic storm devastated parts of North Carolina and ...

A full report on the ongoing hurricane recovery efforts in North Carolina, the challenges within the community, and hope that lies ahead will air in the coming weeks on our nationally syndicated ...

North Carolina's McDowell County, still recovering from the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene, is facing yet another natural disaster in the form of wildfires. Old Fort, a town of roughly 800 ...

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 ...

RALEIGH, N.C. — 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 ...

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