SPRUCE PINE, N.C. – Skies finally cleared over North Carolina on Wednesday, offering a glimpse of the devastation left behind by Hurricane Helene. It’s been one week since Helene made landfall ...

Oct 11, 2024; Spruce Pine, NC, USA; David Brown-Chavez ... heed when approaching or working in water and streams that could be contaminated by the flood. "Generally, in a post-storm environment ...

MYERS: Plus, most water intakes and treatment plants are in the flood plain ... For NPR News, I'm Katie Myers in Spruce Pine, North Carolina.

MITCHELL COUNTY, N.C. — Areas in Western North Carolina are still in crisis mode, with many communities without power, water, internet, and cell service. Spruce Pine received 24.12 inches of ...

With the mud ankle-deep inside her music store, and the water stains climbing 8 feet high on the walls, Angie Buchanan said goodbye to 50 years of teaching music in Spruce Pine. Then she walked ...

SPRUCE PINE ... by the flood. "Generally, in a post-storm environment, residents should use caution when interacting with any unknown substance," said Josh Kastrinsky, the North Carolina ...