Local governments, non-profits and businesses in 14 East Tennessee counties can now apply for some of the $100 million ...

Crews aim to remove remaining Hurricane Helene debris from Tennessee waterways before water levels hit yearly peak.

Applications are open for the Tennessee Governor’s Response and Recovery Fund for financial assistance related to Hurricane ...

Video shows the brave efforts of a Tennessee state trooper who risked her life to save another after she was rescued during ...

The Tennessee General Assembly has approved a new $59.8 billion budget that includes $26 million nonrecurring for disaster ...

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Attorneys representing families of the Impact Plastics employees and contractor who died strongly disagreed with the findings ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Workers at an East Tennessee plastics company who died in flooding from last year's Hurricane Helene had time to evacuate, albeit by “makeshift routes,” according to an ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A bill to create a $200 million disaster recovery fund for counties impact by Hurricane Helene is making its way through committee in the Tennessee General Assembly.

For taxpayers in Los Angeles County in California, the deadline has been extended to Oct. 15, 2025, due to the wildfires in ...

Hurricane Helene cleanup efforts in East Tennessee are up against a stiff deadline as crews work to complete the project by June. Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) crews working at the Douglas ...