UNC Asheville’s STEAM Studio will produce lumber from salvaged timber, donating to post-Helene rebuilding and NC Arboretum ...

Flooding has caused an average of more than 125 deaths per year in the U.S. over the past few decades, according to the National Weather Service, and flash floods are the nation’s top storm-related ki ...

FEMA representatives are no longer on site at the Buncombe County Helene Resource Center but state partners will be on site.

Water quality in the French Broad River, which has miles-long areas included on the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality's impaired list, has remained similar to previous years.

The second quarter of 2025 welcomed new restaurants, breweries and bars in Asheville, as well as some that have reopened ...

Don Miller, 85, died when Tropical Storm Helene’s floodwaters swept him away near Ramseytown, in Yancey County.

The 92 acre parcel Waterfalls Park in Newland has been purchased by Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy to preserve ...

Alena’s Law creates an exemption in state statute, allowing families of missing people to pursue a declaration of death after ...

The June 17 death occurred in McDowell County, when Ralph Hibbert, a truck driver working on Helene recovery efforts, crashed ...

Hurricane Katrina, 2005: Tropical Storm Katrina formed on Aug. 23, 2005 and passed over South Florida as a Category 1 hurricane, weakening back to tropical storm strength.

In Asheville and other parts of Western North Carolina, tourism-related outlets are still fighting to survive the summer.

Hurricane Helene continues to intesify ahead of landfall, it is currently Category 4 storm with maximum sustained winds of 140 mph. It is swiftly moving north-northeast in the Gulf of Mexico at 24 ...