The powerful hurricane tore through western North Carolina on Sept. 27, 2024, devastating towns and cities. Six months to the day, WCNC Charlotte returned to the heart of Avery County, one of the ...

The Avery County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that a body found along the North Toe River was that of a Northeast Tennessee man who had been missing since Hurricane ...

In the months since Helene swept through Western North Carolina on Sept. 27, Avery County went through "a period of time" where there were three people still missing from the storm, according to ...

A crew clearing debris along the North Toe River near Bent Road in Ingalls found the victim's body on March 28. The Avery County Sheriff's Office said the remains are believed to be those of a ...