Grandfather Mountain is mourning the loss of an 11-year-old bald eagle. Ajax the bald eagle died on Wednesday following complications from an infection he developed. “We will miss his strength and ...

Rain, which led to flooding and landslides, was the most deadly part of the storm, followed by wind. Read more at ...

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

For decades, conservationists have pushed for changes to U.S. 64, a busy two-lane highway to the popular Outer Banks that runs straight through the Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge – one of ...

For our Wellness Issue, we asked folks in Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Madison and Transylvania counties to identify one ...

One perk of being elected president is choosing U.S. attorneys. Will a federal probe of North Carolina GOP legislative ...

( NewsNation) — After Hurricane Helene hit western North Carolina last September, tens of thousands of homes were damaged and ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Flooding is one of the deadliest and costliest natural disasters in the U.S., causing billions of dollars in damage each year. In 2024 alone, floods destroyed homes in over a dozen ...

Parks and hiking trails in Catawba, Burke and McDowell counties are still being repaired four months after Hurricane Helene ...

Tropical Storm Helene is attributed to the closure of a popular, long-operating downtown business in Asheville.

North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein asked state legislators Monday to roughly double their spending so far on recovery from ...

While the area didn't see many of the double emergence broods in 2024, Brood XIV is expected to be present in WNC in 2025.