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"People, many of them, are displaced because their home was either flooded, inundated or washed into the river completely.
The state park, nestled 25 miles outside of Asheville in Rutherford County, was one of 13 that was shut down after the storm, ...
Large sections of the Blue Ridge Parkway remain closed in Western North Carolina. Which areas might reopen in late summer, ...
Despite major damages to waterways caused by Helene, these Western NC locations were voted among 2025's best by USA TODAY ...
While NC was one of the states with highest move-in rates overall, Asheville dropped nearly 10 rankings following Helene.
As insurance costs have increased, representatives from the N.C. Department of Insurance and statewide flood organizations encouraged higher standards and suggested possible incentives for flood ...
Hurricanes have gotten larger and wetter because of climate change and inland communities are at greater risk from heavy ...
In a letter to Stein, FEMA’s acting administrator David Richardson said the extension was “not warranted” based on a “careful ...
With Hurricane Helene’s damage still visible across Western North Carolina, Gov. Josh Stein says the state must brace for ...
NC mountains were no strangers to pockets of hunger. Helene further limited access to healthy food. New developments could ...
The Pretty in Pink Foundation out of Raleigh has launched the 'Hope After the Storm' campaign to help breast cancer patients.
There were hundreds of landslides in western North Carolina in Helene, which made evacuating even more difficult and dangerous. Eight months after the storm, evidence of the damage is everywhere ...