Over 45% of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail has reopened in the mountains in the six months after Hurricane Helene. This has been a collaboration across agencies and volunteer crews to tackle the ...

"Being in a place that has experienced a disaster is not just witnessing destruction. It is witnessing the power of the human ...

A large wildfire in the South Carolina mountains has doubled in size on each of the last three days. But fire crews have been ...

Up until Sept. 27, Schmid lived in what she fondly calls her “shanty” — a one-room log cabin in Black Mountain built by family members and a family friend. Helene’s winds damaged the door ...

PLAY TIME: Spring is here, and there are plenty of parks and some trails open in Black Mountain, Swannanoa and ... before Tropical Storm Helene changed the whole terrain. With several parks ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – North Carolina lawmakers have reached an agreement to pass a fourth round of funding for Helene recovery, allocating $524 million toward relief efforts. In a near-unanimous ...

The Henry Robinson boardwalk, Port Royal’s popular walking spot along Battery Creek, has reopened to the public after being closed since late September after Tropical Storm Helene washed away a ...

ASHEVILLE — Lowe’s is planning to reopen its East Asheville store in early May, just seven months after flooding and damage from Tropical Storm Helene forced the location to close. More than ...

When Chris and Sara Evensen bought their home off Elk Mountain Scenic ... Interagency Fire Center cited Helene as the source of “the most notable concerns” as it predicted above-normal fire potential ...

BARNARDSVILLE, N.C. (WGHP) — It’s been six months since Hurricane Helene swept through western North Carolina and left behind a path of destruction. The Ball family lost everything to a ...

Grooms said since Helene hit their community, they have been loud enough to get continued support from people across the country for the past six months. The path to recovery has been long and ...

Though Reilly said the center planned to open in Black Mountain in October 2024, construction delays and Tropical Storm Helene prevented the expansion from opening before the first weekend of ...