Helene impacted Asheville cemetery where Thomas Wolfe buried. WCU students assess damage
An archeological assessment by WCU students, in coordination with FEMA and others, inspects damage at Riverside Cemetery.
North Carolina lawmakers close in on another injection of Helene relief funds
North Carolina legislators appear to be closing in on legislation to provide more funds to help the mountains recover from ...
HUD rejects Asheville’s Helene recovery plan because of its DEI targets
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) rejected Hurricane Helene repair efforts in Asheville, N.C., because the city’s proposed recovery plan features a diversity, equity and ...
Stretch of I-40 reopens in North Carolina, marking a milestone in post-Helene recovery
Five months after Hurricane Helene severed a critical Appalachian freight corridor, a 12-mile stretch of Interstate 40 ...
16,000 structures were destroyed in the L.A. fires. Here’s what the city can learn from Asheville’s Hurricane Helene recovery
Both Los Angeles and western North Carolina had housing shortages before disaster struck. Asheville's immediate response ...
Stein tours Helene-ravaged Yancey County; views storm’s impact on schools and community
Gov. Josh Stein toured Helene-ravaged Yancey County on March 6. He's pressing lawmakers for more support, so WNC communities ...
Asheville couple, 'high school sweethearts,' who died in Helene remembered by family
Nola and Robert Ramsuer, married for 46 years, were among the deaths from Tropical Storm Helene. Amid grief, family members ...
Asheville Answers: Who received the millions of dollars raised by Concert for Carolina?
The "Concert for Carolina" benefit show raised over $24.5 million for organizations helping people impacted by Helene.
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Stretch of I-40 reopens in North Carolina, marking a milestone in post-Helene recovery
Five months after Hurricane Helene severed a critical Appalachian freight corridor, a 12-mile stretch of Interstate 40 through North Carolina ... tourists headed for Asheville, where the ...
Helene recovery: Lead testing and water turbidity updates, wildfire containment, more
County briefings go live on Wednesdays at 11 a.m. The March 5 briefing offered post-Helene water quality updates, upcoming ...
Blue Ridge Parkway visits high despite Helene. Trump officials don't want it publicized
National Park Service administrators issued a memo March 5 stating visitation statistics would not be publicized by national ...
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Asheville-area hiking: Conserving Carolina opens storm-damaged trails, update on Bearwallow
ASHEVILLE - In the month after Tropical Storm Helene, the local land conservation group Conserving Carolina got to work clearing beloved hiking trails and assessing the damage. Over 500 trees fell ...