Alleghany, Ashe, Watauga and Wilkes counties are among 25 in which households are eligible to apply for state Low Income Energy Assistance benefits as part of Hurricane Helene disaster relief efforts.

MCDOWELL COUNTY, N.C. – At least three wildfires have ignited near North Carolina towns that were devastated by Hurricane Helene. As of Thursday morning, the Crooked Creek Fire in McDowell ...

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RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- More than $200M is needed in state funding to help hurricane victims, or their homes will not be rebuilt. While people in Western North Carolina are the latest hurricane ...

Pryor Gibson, interim director of ReBuild NC, testifies in front of North Carolina lawmakers on the state of the hurricane homebuilding program on Jan. 30, 2025. (Photo: Galen Bacharier/NC Newsline) ...

Even as much of the focus has turned to the recovery from Helene in western North Carolina, state lawmakers held a two-hour hearing Thursday on a troubled program to help hurricane victims in the ...

Hurricane Matthew hit North Carolina in 2016. Hurricane Florence hit in 2018. Both were large storms that caused widespread wind and flooding damage throughout eastern North Carolina.

YANCEY COUNTY, N.C. (FOX Carolina) - The Yancey County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents to beware of a scam following Hurricane Helene. Sheriff Shane Hilliard said some con artists have ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — As communities in Western North Carolina continue to recover from Hurricane Helene, some local groups are remaining laser-focused on helping our neighbors. Among those trying ...