One year after Helene devastated western North Carolina, local mayor Zeb Smathers talks about the hard road to recovery.
Helene housing repair programs in NC will focus on single-family housing, multi-family housing, and workforce housing beginning in early 2026, Gov. Josh Stein says.
With western North Carolina still in recovery from Hurricane Helene in 2024, President Trump’s new Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin visits the region.
Asheville has a uniquely haunted history. Here are three sites that prove it’s the spookiest city in NC.
How first Helene and then the cleanup battered the ecosystem in western North Carolina.
Hurricane Helene devastated western NC. Survivors are still waiting for help and some may never return home. We spoke with residents fighting to rebuild.
Agricultural losses accounted for around $5 billion of the roughly $60 billion in Helene damage. Here’s how the federal government shutdown will make it harder for North Carolina farmers to recover.
NC Christmas tree farms lost thousands of trees when Helene rolled through western NC in 2024. But wherever you look in 2025, those tree farms say they’re bouncing back.
Local leaders face significant challenges and argue Washington and Raleigh could do more to help them recover from the $60 billion storm.
In the new Billy Ball Explains NC, here’s why Helene relief—or the lack thereof—could play a BIG part in this year’s Senate race between Michael Whatley and Roy Cooper.
