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In early April, a U.S. Forest Service office in east Tennessee’s Cherokee National Forest issued a memo inviting the public ...
Gov. Josh Stein met with reporters to talk about Western North Carolina's recovery and preparedness for tropical storms.
The transportation damage from Helene alone was about $5 billion. A new report breaks down how much of that has been repaired.
The new PBS Frontline documentary “Hurricane Helene’s Deadly Warning” draws on years of reporting about storms and their aftermath.
After devastating floods last year, many Western NC mountain towns are open for business and need your dollars. Here’s where to go.
WHEN THEY SAY, HOPEFULLY, TOURISM WILL PICK BACK UP REPO An Asheville man will spend time in prison after looting from areas affected by Hurricane Helene. Dennis Gates Miller, 33, of Asheville ...
The Tennessee Climate Office at East Tennessee State University (ETSU) and the school’s Department of Geosciences have spent the time since Hurricane Helene ... to map the damaged areas.
ASHEVILLE NOW, POLICE ARE SENDING A WARNING AFTER THE ARREST OF A MAN THEY SAY BROKE INTO AN APARTMENT AT AN AREA SEVERELY DAMAGED BY HURRICANE HELENE ... within the flood-affected zones, and ...
While open burning permits have been temporarily waived in 21 Western counties, permits still are required in areas not affected by Hurricane Helene. Refer to the N.C. Forest Service’s open ...
AND AS SOME PLACES REOPEN, MANY OTHERS ARE JUST BEGINNING THE REBUILDING PROCESS. ONE OF THE HARDEST HIT AREAS IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA WAS ALONG HIGHWAY NINE BETWEEN SWANNANOA AND CHIMNEY ROCK.
Black Mountain, like Asheville, was one of many communities devastated by Helene—the storm brought severe flooding and damaged numerous properties in the area ... who were affected by the ...