Watauga County officials, Town of Boone mayor, Appalachian State University provide updates on Helene in joint press conference
After Helene raged through parts of North Carolina, representatives in the western part of the state are providing updates on response efforts.
‘It’s going to be a mess’: The flood insurance crisis following Helene’s wreckage
Only 2 percent of households in flooded parts of Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina can get insurance payments.
The next disaster: Few in Helene’s wake are insured for flood damage
Only 2 percent of households in flooded parts of Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina can get insurance payments.
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Samaritan’s Purse, Alliance Bible Fellowship establish disaster response site
Samaritan’s Purse and Alliance Bible Fellowship have partnered to establish a disaster response site on the church’s property ...
What is happening in Western NC? From Boone to Waynesville here's town by town look after Helene
Communities in Western North Carolina are still dealing with the aftermath of Helene. Here's the latest from different towns ...
After Helene's destruction, a mountain town reliant on fall tourism wonders what's next
When they returned to his home in the outskirts of Blowing Rock — about 8 miles (13 kilometers) south of Boone — on Sunday, ...
Watch: Mudslides from Helene leave devastation in western North Carolina
Hurricane Helene wrecked the community of Vilas in Watauga County. From the air, we saw several mudslides. The rain washed away a couple of sheds on a property, sliding them down the mountain. We saw ...
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Samaritan’s Purse on Helene Relief Efforts
Dozens of organizations from the Carolinas to California are helping in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. One of those is ...
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In the town of Vilas, volunteers help clean up church flooded by Hurricane Helene
Dustin Adams dumps a wheelbarrow of muck and silt shoveled from inside the fellowship hall of Brushy Fork Baptist Church as ...
The hurricane destroyed their towns. These North Carolina moms are saving each other.
In the mountains of North Carolina, ravaged by Hurricane Helene, moms are trading formula and baby wipes. One even offered ...
'It'll be months': Boone businesses worry Helene will decimate fall tourism
Business owners worry Helene's impact will devastate fall foliage tourism, something Boone's economy relies upon each year.