State officials are expecting to pick up the pace on rebuilding homes while watching tourism metrics and pushing for progress ...

Tropical Storm Helene devastated the ski industry in NC with direct damage and discouraging tourists. Snowfall this winter ...

North Carolina's hazard mapping program is trying to better predict which landslide-prone places face threats in future ...

The cracked concrete at Lake Craig Dam still bears the scars of the storm. Chunks of the bridge above are missing, ripped away when swollen floodwater pushed past the aging structure, carrying tree ...

Shrinking support from the Trump administration delays disaster recovery, leaves communities vulnerable to dangerous weather. The Black Mountain Presbyterian Church campus in western North Carolina, ...

BOONE, N.C. – Christmas tree farmers in North Carolina are making a roaring comeback in the state after Hurricane Helene destroyed so much for the industry. The extensive damage from Helene is ...

More than a year after storm ripped apart families and farms, growers are bullish about strength of their industry ...

BOONE, N.C. – Hurricane Helene didn't just flood Western North Carolina in September 2024, it also washed away years of hard work and future holiday memories for Christmas tree farmers in the area.

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Hundreds of North Carolina residents whose homes were badly damaged by Hurricane Helene are still waiting for aid from a FEMA program that promises to buy homes or help make them more flood resistant ...