When legislators gather in Raleigh this week to adopt the first post-Helene relief package for Western North Carolina, a top leader of the General Assembly will come armed with first-hand reporting at ...

“We knew people were hurting and we needed to gather," Alexander said after the service. "And so we looked at this. I've had dreams about us doing something in a stadium for years. And I looked at ...

People should refrain from visiting state forests in Western North Carolina while response and recovery efforts from Hurricane Helene remain are underway, according to a statement from the N.C. Forest ...

Neville Schork woke at about 8 a.m. the morning last week’s storm hit Henderson County and found water all around his cabin at Creekside Mountain Camping in Bat Cave. With water from the nearby creek ...

The entire length of the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina and Virginia remains closed as crews continue their assessment of the damage from Hurricane Helene.

Nearly half of Henderson County homes and businesses remained without power Saturday nine days after Hurricane Helene ripped a wide swath of destruction through the county.

Impact Health – to help support their 60 human service organizations (HSOs) with daily operations across the region. Many are focusing on purchasing and distributing food from local farmers to people ...

Optimum, the local provider of internet, mobile, TV and phone services, has been reconnecting customers, is offering free WiFi and charging stations at its downtown store, South Grove Street office ...

Henderson County will provide free curbside storm debris to county residents. The county is working with a contractor to pick up all storm debris on DOT, municipal and private roads. This process ...

U.S. Sens. Thom Tillis and Ted Budd issued joint statement on Helene response: ...

No simple update, though. It's the biggest disaster update since 1916. Assistant City Manager Brian Pahle kicked things off with a slide show called "What's Happened. Our Current Position. What's Next ...

Fonda Owen lost everything inside her mobile home when it flooded during the epic tropical storm last Friday. But as she sorted through what was left of her belongings on Thursday afternoon, Owen, 65, ...