The loss of trees can affect local weather. We asked an expert to explain what that might mean for western North Carolina after Hurricane Helene.

More than 100,000 residents in western North Carolina are now allowed to drink and bathe with water from their home faucets.

As winter quickly approaches and temperatures drop, thousands of people in two counties are without heat after Helene wiped out gas stations.

Baxter Healthcare's facility in Marion, North Carolina, is a major supplier of intravenous and peritoneal dialysis fluids.

It was the regionality and subject matter but also the steel underneath the quiet tale that called it to mind when I spoke to Jennifer Greene, the Executive Director of the North Carolina Christmas Tree Association recently,

Phil Miles, 76, a regular Muni golfer who before Helene played weekly, was back at the course for the first time Nov. 7. He was out of town when the storm reached WNC, and said even from afar, watching the devastation was “heartbreaking.”

When Ashville, North Carolina, was drowned under Hurricane Helene, its breweries were hit hard. New Lavery Brewing beer will be sold for relief fund.

In Hickory, North Carolina, the top news story is the ongoing recovery efforts following Hurricane Helene. FEMA representatives are going door-to-door to assist residents