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When Hurricane Helene swept through Western North Carolina in September 2024, it left behind more than just physical damage.
Home sales in the second quarter of 2025 slumped compared to 2024, with market experts pointing to high interest rates and recovery from Helene.
Tropical Storm Helene destroyed thousands of private roads and bridges in Western North Carolina, leaving some residents in ...
CHIMNEY ROCK, N.C. (AP) — An iconic tourist attraction in an area of western North Carolina among the hardest hit by Hurricane Helene reopened to the public on Friday, nine months after the storm ...
The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina announced that it distributed a total of over $1.6 million to local ...
ASHEVILLE, N.C. -- Babies Need Bottoms Diaper Bank announces the distribution of its 2,500,000 diapers to families in need.
As hurricane season looms, anxiety grips western North Carolina residents still reeling from Hurricane Helene's devastation. Posted 6:45 PM May 30, 2025 Updated 8:45 PM May 30, 2025 ...
Matt Calabria, director of the Governor's Recovery Office for Western North Carolina (GROW NC), said 97% of the region’s public roads that were impacted by the storm are now accessible.
SWANNANOA, N.C. — U.S. Highway 70 is the main road through Swannanoa, a small town in western North Carolina, and it's still a mess almost nine months after Hurricane Helene hit.
Guests return to western North Carolina inn after Hurricane Helene by: Bob Buckley Posted: May 22, 2025 / 06:29 PM EDT Updated: May 22, 2025 / 06:29 PM EDT ...
Nine months after Helene, western North Carolina is bracing for another hurricane season. Residents are speaking out about the dangers of climate change-fueled severe weather in the face of recent ...
An extensive post-storm cleanup effort at Lake Lure in western North Carolina has uncovered remarkable pieces of local history that had long been hidden beneath the surface of the man-made lake.