Hurricane Helene tore through the Swannanoa River Valley of western North Carolina almost seven months ago, but many of the ...

The quarry on national forest land, which I-40 passes through, would be one to three miles from where it’s needed. NCDOT and its contractors would build a causeway along the river, allowing them to ...

WAYNESVILLE, North Carolina (AP) — The reopening of a section of Interstate 40 in western North Carolina that collapsed during Hurricane Helene’s historic flooding has been delayed after more ...

Some Sevier County business owners said Thursday that closures on Interstate 40 and longer drive times for tourists affected them ever since Hurricane Helene hit East Tennessee around 6 months ago.

16, 2024. The flooded river washed away more than a mile of the eastbound lanes of I-40 on Sept. 27 after the remnants of Hurricane Helene dumped historic amounts of rain on Western North Carolina.

Video captured a Tennessee state trooper's heroic rescue during Hurricane Helene flooding after she was rescued and went straight back to work to help another stranded person. Jason Pack ...

There are quite a few more places for them to perch after Hurricane Helene tore through Georgia last summer. By the time the deadly Category 4 storm churned north and finally dissipated ...

A stretch of Interstate 40 connecting North Carolina and Tennessee ... said dry weather and millions of trees knocked down by Hurricane Helene last year are creating a long and active fire season ...

In Buncombe County alone, home to Asheville, 40 percent of all trees were felled ... Lynne Russo a communications professional and a Hurricane Helene advocate who lives in Western North Carolina.

Hurricane Helene tore through the Swannanoa River Valley ... The CDC epidemiologists were set to join more than 40 state and local volunteers as well as 11 other CDC public health trainees in ...