Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to visit East Tennessee, assess damage from Helene
Buttigieg will join TDOT officials on Thursday to check how federal agencies are supporting road rebuilding and ...
A full economic recovery in areas ravaged by Milton and Helene may happen faster than you think
The economic successes of Asheville, North Carolina and Tampa, Florida, have been the envy of many cities across the United ...
Early voting set to begin in storm-ravaged North Carolina
The polls will open on Thursday in North Carolina - a critical battleground in the Nov. 5 U.S. presidential election - just weeks after Hurricane Helene devastated the state's west, where some areas ...
As North Carolina begins voting, hurricane devastation complicates casting ballots
State officials are tracking impassable roads and contacting voters who requested absentee ballots to try to get them ...
For these North Carolina families, disaster aid may never come
Some in western North Carolina’s sizable and growing Latino population face distinct hurdles getting government aid in the ...
Helene wrecked their Western NC towns and homes. Then came the bees and fire ants
Landslide and floods from the hurricane disrupted the habitats of the stinging insects. Now there’s a surge in allergy meds ...
Opinion: Taylor Swift’s hurricane relief donation sets good example
Taylor Swift’s $5 million donation to Feeding America is very timely as foodbanks are on the frontline of hurricane relief.
Helene and Milton are both likely to be $50 billion disasters, joining ranks of most costly storms
Making those costs even more painful is that most of that damage, particularly in Helene's case, was not insured.
Amid ongoing Helene recovery, early voting set to begin in North Carolina
As North Carolinians continue to recover from the devastating impacts of Hurricane Helene, early voting begins Thursday in ...
Highlands, N.C., was spared by Hurricane Helene. Tourists still aren’t coming.
Towns in far southwestern North Carolina survived the storm, but warnings that people avoid the region have kept away ...
What’s open and safe to do in Boone after Hurricane Helene hit Western North Carolina?
Boone officials are welcoming visitors back for the fall season. But the area is still cleaning up after the storm, so there ...
Mountain town confronts an unexpected public health catastrophe
Before Hurricane Helene, had you stopped by one of the many breweries, art galleries, or award-winning restaurants in ...