Lawmakers and educators hope a $9 million summer program will help students across Western NC better cope with Helene ...

The Trump Administration approved Governor Josh Stein’s Housing Recovery Action Plan for western North Carolina. The U.S.

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

In this Oct. 2, 2024, file photo, the remnants of a home are seen in Lake Lure, North Carolina, after the passage of Hurricane Helene. Allison Joyce/AFP via Getty Images, FILE Yancey County ...

The National Center for Environmental Health was hollowed out in the cuts of 10,000 federal health workers on April 1. That's ...

This year, the gratitude for the men and women who restore electricity runs extra deep in North Carolina. When the remnants of Hurricane Helene destroyed western North Carolina, thousands of ...

Gabe Whisnant is a Breaking News Editor at Newsweek based in North Carolina. Prior to joining Newsweek in 2023, he directed daily publications in North and South Carolina. As an executive editor ...

Last September, Hurricane Helene decimated western North Carolina, nearly destroying entire towns and killing 107 people in the state. In February, the state reported that it would cost $60 ...