North Carolina county-by-county death toll from Tropical Storm Helene
This Thanksgiving holiday will be shadowed by the loss of a loved one for many in Western North Carolina left to mourn after ...
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Tropical Storm Helene caused $53 billion in damage, early report says. Here's what we know.
Early estimate say that Tropical Storm Helene will cost North Carolina $53 billion in damage. Western North Carolina felt the ...
In the wake of Hurricane Helene’s devastation in North Carolina, neighbors unite to ensure no one spends Thanksgiving hungry
Though they were seven hours away, their suffering felt like his own. He couldn’t bear the thought of watching his home ...
'We’re very fortunate': North Carolina's Hmong farmers regrow after Helene flooding
Set in the small Burke County town of Morganton about an hour east of Asheville, Lee’s One Fortune Farm is part of a community of Hmong farmers who have been growing produce here for decades since ...
Thousands of NC wells may have flooded in Helene. But disinfection is lagging. Why?
Demand for well-disinfection kits is slower than state officials expected after the historic storm. Testing is the only way ...
After Helene, Buncombe County unemployment rate more than triples, now highest in NC
The unemployment rate in Buncombe County spiked to nearly 9%, according to a monthly report from the N.C. Department of ...
'We know to respect the river': Cherokee forge the path to recovery after Helene
Tribal nations are more vulnerable to disasters due to their remote locations and pre-existing inequities, but the Qualla ...
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‘Worst’ year ever for farms in North Carolina
Tropical Storm Helene terrorized Western North Carolina’s farms in late September. Recovering is no easy task. And Helene was ...
Volunteers across the country descend on Western North Carolina to aid in Helene cleanup
Equipment operators from across the country came to Western North Carolina to assist in cleanup from Tropical Storm Helene.
7 weeks after Helene, this North Carolina city could get safe drinking water next week
Asheville, North Carolina, residents could have a boil water notice lifted as soon as Tuesday, more than seven weeks after ...
Opinion: Asheville and Buncombe County can build back better after Tropical Storm Helene
While grieving after Tropical Storm Helene, we can also envision the future and begin to build back in a sustainable, climate ...
Thanksgiving travel detours in Western North Carolina: What you need to know
Interstate 40 collapsed due to flood damage from Tropical Storm Helene. As over 250 roads remain closed in WNC, NCDOT is ...