The old growth forests of Western North Carolina took a beating from Hurricane Helene. Now they've lost a bid for federal protection. This worries advocates that the forests could soon vanish.

North Carolina Republicans have unveiled their initial attempt this year to boost recovery funding for Hurricane Helene’s ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina ... Hurricane Matthew in 2016 and Hurricane Florence in 2018. NCORR has been plagued with financial problems — namely a reported budget shortfall last year ...

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 ...

Parts of highways connecting North Carolina and Tennessee have been closed since late September. More than 100 people died as a result of the hurricane in North Carolina alone, and the total death ...

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Eric Church is continuing to do what he can to help put his home state of North Carolina back together after Hurricane Helene ...

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 ...