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Asheville’s Food Scene Is Staging Its Comeback After Hurricane Helene
Hurricane Helene walloped the city of Asheville, but it's open for business again, and the food scene is thriving. Here are ...
Home to an iconic NC attraction reopens after Hurricane Helene's devastation
An iconic tourist attraction in an area of western North Carolina among the hardest hit by Hurricane Helene has reopened to the public, nine months after ...
How is French Broad River water quality after Helene? Safe for swimming, tubing?
Water quality in the French Broad River, which has miles-long areas included on the N.C. Department of Environmental ...
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A year after Helene, river guides in Appalachia are navigating a new world
On a clear, sunny day in May, just a few weeks into the Smoky Mountain rafting season, Heather Ellis took a dozen people ...
Over 300 Volunteers Rebuild N.C. Houses, a Community Center Destroyed by Hurricane Helene: 'They're Helping Us Restore Our Lives'
Over 300 volunteers helped rebuild houses and a community center that were destroyed in the North Carolina city of Asheville ...
I-40 reopens between NC, TN after rockslide, flooding closure ahead of July 4 weekend
Interstate 40 through the Pigeon River Gorge from Haywood County in North Carolina and Cocke County in Tennessee reopened Jun ...
Duke Energy substation in Asheville operational 9 months after Helene
The substation at Biltmore Village, which provides power to 7,000 customers, was destroyed when the Swannanoa River flooded ...
NC Gov. Stein signs Helene recovery package passed in session’s final hours
Republican lawmakers in North Carolina’s House and Senate have agreed on a plan to further fund Helene recovery efforts. The ...