Helene, North Carolina

7 weeks after Helene, this North Carolina city could get safe drinking water next week
Asheville, North Carolina, residents could have a boil water notice lifted as soon as Tuesday, more than seven weeks after Hurricane Helene struck on September 27.
Hurricane Helene isn't the only big storm North Carolina is still recovering from
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Almost two months after Hurricane Helene wreaked havoc on western North Carolina, Republican lawmakers grilled officials Monday over how they handled two other hurricanes that hit the state several years ago. As part of a massive $3. ...
North Carolina Helene survivors facing winter without heat
As winter quickly approaches and temperatures drop, thousands of people in two counties are without heat after Helene wiped out gas stations.
After the Storm: Western North Carolina Came Together To Vote Despite Helene
Oliver Anthony, the singer who went viral for his "Rich Men North Of Richmond" song last year, went to Western North Carolina to investigate claims he saw online about FEMA's response to Hurricane Helene. He says the entire time he was there he saw one FEMA contractor, who told him that the agency...
Western North Carolina sees most rain since devastating Helene floods
Heavy rain fell across parts of western North Carlina on Thursday for the first time since the devastating flooding event from Hurricane Helene and many continue to rebuild their homes.
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Opinion: How Western North Carolina can turn Helene disaster into opportunity
Helene has highlighted the strength of our WNC community. Neighbors helped neighbors, volunteers supported each other, and local organizations stepped up to provide aid. Let’s channel this compassion into a collaborative rebuilding process that supports one another and builds a region better prepared for the future.
Human trafficking risk has been rising in western North Carolina since Helene
Human traffickers are trickling into western North Carolina to exploit the trail of vulnerability that Hurricane Helene left in its wake, a law enforcement representative warned at a recent North Carolina Human Trafficking Commission meeting.
Western North Carolina’s Water System Is Finally Back Online After Helene
More than 100,000 residents in western North Carolina are now allowed to drink and bathe with water from their home faucets
Western North Carolina Helene survivors could face winter without heat
When Hurricane Helene swept through Western North Carolina, it wiped out several gas stations. Now, as winter approaches, people need that gas to heat their homes.
North Carolina lawmakers to discuss funding to repair damage from Hurricane Helene
Flooding hits Charleston as powerful Carolina coastal storm develops
A rapidly strengthening area of low pressure off the Carolina coast Friday will significantly impact the Outer Banks with ...
Another North Carolina home claimed by sea as coastal storm pounds mid-Atlantic
A powerful coastal storm pounding the mid-Atlantic on Friday caused another home on the North Carolina Outer Banks to fall ...
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Sixth beach house collapses in North Carolina's Outer Banks in the past 6 months
The daily effects of strong winds, large waves, as well as rising sea levels — which are fueled by human-caused climate ...
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Western North Carolina mourns as storm death toll stabilizes at 95
ASHEVILLE, N.C. -- Three weeks after Helene unleashed a sea of horrors on Western North Carolina, the state appears to be nearing the end of its count of the lives taken in the storm. Starting ...
Storm Watches issued for North Carolina ahead of developing coastal low
A slug of moisture that impacted the Gulf Coast with Tornado Warnings and flash flooding is expected to cause heavy rainfall ...
'Our roots run deep': Winter Lights returns to North Carolina Arboretum, delighting visitors
The North Carolina Arboretum had just more than six weeks after Tropical Storm Helene wreaked havoc and downed thousands of ...
Tropical Storm Helene caused $53 billion in damage, early report says. Here's what we know.
Western North Carolina felt the brunt of it, when the storm devastated counties and left thousands without power and water.
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NC12 reopens after coastal storm creates ocean overwash along road
OCRACOKE, N.C. — NC 12 reopened at noon on Sunday after large portions of it closed on Friday due to ocean overwash from a ...