Hurricane Helene tore through the Swannanoa River Valley of western North Carolina almost seven months ago, but many of the ...

There is one more day of tough weather conditions for firefighters before a cold front brings favorable changes.

Crews face difficult terrain, dry weather, and lingering storm damage from Hurricane Helene. NORTH CAROLINA, USA — Wildfires ...

Carter Francois looks across a half-rebuilt Alpine Inn and says without bravado: “I’m kind of proud of myself.” He should be.

After surviving Helene, the Wright family joined forces with local nonprofit Beloved Asheville to help rebuild.

When it comes to rapid repairs in mountain communities ravaged by the hurricane, Baptists on Mission has come to the rescue.

About 100 names of tropical storms and hurricanes have been retired from future use in the Atlantic Ocean, and now Beryl, Helene and Milton join them.

Meanwhile, across all of the Western North Carolina region, including rural areas where people ... Our house has not washed away in a mudslide,” Bloemendaal said. “This is OK.” In Asheville, some ...

Starting the week of Mar. 31, 2025, Wildlife Services will be distributing an annual oral rabies vaccine for raccoons in Western North Carolina. This program usually takes place annually each fall ...

March wildfires have impacted parts of Western North Carolina, as well as the South Carolina Upstate. The largest fires in WNC were in the the Black Cove Complex in Polk and Henderson counties ...

North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein issued a State of Emergency for 30 counties to expand the response to these fires. "The wildfires in western North Carolina continue to grow, so I have expanded our ...

Sean Rayford/Getty Images Another fire, the Rattlesnake Branch Fire, spread Saturday from South Carolina's Pickens County into western North Carolina's Transylvania County, according to an update ...