Flooding from Hurricane Helene essentially wiped out CSX rail’s line through the Nolichucky River Gorge, and the company ...

Two environmental groups filed a lawsuit in federal court Monday, asking that railroad work by CSX Transportation in the Nolichucky River Gorge be stopped. The two groups, American Whitewater and ...

U.S. 19W snakes about 22 miles from near Burnsville through the isolated northwest corner of Yancey County up to the Tennessee state line. For most of its route, it follows the Cane River ...

(WCYB) — It has been seven weeks since more than 50 people were rescued from the roof of the Unicoi County Hospital ... It was built next to the Nolichucky River but Deaton says no one could ...

BAKERSVILLE – One glance at the north end zone gave a sense of how much the Toe River ... Mitchell County during Tropical Storm Helene. It served as a reminder of neighboring Yancey County ...

A 40-year-old Yancey County man is the latest reported North Carolina fatality resulting from Tropical Storm Helene. The ...

BLOOD AND MUSIC: In his new book, historian Timothy Silver examines a violent exchange between a group of young music fans and the police at a remote Yancey County campground in 1972. Photo ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Hurricane Helene caused intense flooding across the region. Along the banks of the Nolichucky River, David Crockett Birthplace State Park fell victim to the storm. More than ...

BURNSVILLE – For weeks in the wake of Tropical Storm Helene, Mountain Heritage served as a de facto military base. National Guard groups from Texas and California set up at the school.