Months of neglect from federal officials threatened to combine the worst elements of two recent major disasters. Fortunately, ...

MCDOWELL COUNTY, N.C. – At least three wildfires have ignited near North Carolina towns that were devastated by Hurricane Helene. As of Thursday morning, the Crooked Creek Fire in McDowell ...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Two North Carolina locals who survived Hurricane Helene in September but suffered massive losses from the storm shared a single phrase from President Donald Trump that stuck ...

An army of trucks finally descended on the state four months after it was battered by Hurricane Helene ... In its place, North Carolina power company Duke Energy installed a temporary substation ...

A second wildfire has erupted in western North Carolina's McDowell County, an area that was ravaged by Hurricane Helene just four months ago, nearly to the day, officials said. The fire ...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. – President Donald Trump's Jan. 24 visit to western North Carolina — his second since Hurricane Helene destroyed large swaths of the Southeast on Sept. 27 and his first visit ...

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But the federal response to the California wildfires has so far mimicked the government’s response to Hurricane Helene hitting North Carolina. On its "Hurricane Helene: Rumor Response" page ...

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina officials charged with leading recovery efforts in western North Carolina after Hurricane Helene — as well as parts of eastern North Carolina still struggling ...

North Carolina Officials Make Urgent Request to Lawmakers on Helene and Other Hurricanes RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina officials charged with leading recovery efforts in western North ...