Hurricane Helene’s war-like path of devastation across the east coast may have subsided for now, but for hundreds-of-thousands of lives affected in Western North Carolina, the recovery effort is ...

Sections of the 531,000 acre Nantahala National Forest, located in counties in far southwestern North Carolina reopened on Oct. 11. Throughout Western North Carolina ... Service announced Wednesday, ...

Lowell Mayor Larry Simonds hopes to collect more than 1,000 coats and 1,000 blankets to send to Western North Carolina.

Three weeks after Hurricane Helene devastated Western North Carolina, people are still wanting to help by sending clothes, ...

Here is ongoing coverage from The News & Observer and The Charlotte Observer about Hurricane Helene and the aftermath, particularly in Western North Carolina. Weeks after Hurricane Helene swept ...

Here is ongoing coverage from The News & Observer and The Charlotte Observer about Hurricane Helene and the aftermath, particularly in Western North Carolina. Communities across the Carolinas are ...

Recovery in Western North Carolina continues into its second week after the remnants of Hurricane Helene battered the mountain communities that are still without water, internet and power.

Here is ongoing coverage from The News & Observer and The Charlotte Observer about Hurricane Helene and the aftermath, particularly in Western North Carolina. For Western North Carolina ...

Fall leaves are shown around Boone and Blowing Rock in this file photo. After Hurricane Helene, is it possible to see the fall leaves in the mountains safely? For Western North Carolina, October ...

The remnants of Hurricane Helene closed hundreds of roads in Western North Carolina. Slowly, but surely, many are being cleared and reopened. Others are going to take a lot longer to reopen.