Nearly 18 months after Helene, forestry officials and the state fire marshal warned legislators Thursday that North Carolina needs to be much better prepared to battle wildfires.
The North Carolina town of Lake Lure will reopen its scenic lake in spring 2026, town leaders say, after being one of Helene’s hardest hit areas.
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.
Fletcher Mayor Preston Blakely, whose western NC community was hit hard by Helene, says they desperately needs the federal relief funds sitting in Washington.
One year after Helene devastated western North Carolina, local mayor Zeb Smathers talks about the hard road to recovery.
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.
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.
Democrats will seek to win back a congressional seat long held by Republicans in a region decimated by Hurricane Helene.
