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The value of FEMA’s assistance package to North Carolinians recovering from Hurricane Helene has eclipsed $1 billion.

Hurricane Helene caught many North Carolinians by surprise, and its intensity and the damage it caused are still fresh in the ...

Months after devastating floods caused by the remnants of Hurricane Helene, Chimney Rock, North Carolina, is still struggling ...

The shower and laundry station provided public utilities, including showers, laundry services, bathrooms, access to cell ...

Right now, all traffic on I-40 in western North Carolina is traveling on two lanes after the other two lanes were washed out ...

The N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources and N.C. State Parks announced today that Chimney Rock State Park and ...

Gov. Josh Stein met with reporters to talk about western North Carolina's recovery and preparedness for tropical storms.

CHIMNEY ROCK, N.C. — After nine long months of recovery, Chimney Rock at Chimney Rock State Park is set to reopen to the ...

Western North Carolina's small businesses and restaurants have shown impressive resilience in the months after Hurricane Helene. Helen’s Restaurant in Bakersville, once a town staple ...

Helene hit North Carolina as a tropical storm on Sept. 27, 2024, leaving death and destruction across the state. Here is ongoing coverage from The News & Observer and The Charlotte Observer about ...

As spring marches toward summer, there are troubling signs for the county’s tourism recovery following Helene.