One year after Helene: Asheville recovers, with scars but resilience

One year after Hurricane Helene, it is hard to come up with a simple answer when asked, “How’s Asheville?” There is recovery, with some infrastructure rebuilt, businesses open ...

Are You Still Rebuilding After Hurricane Helene? We Want to Hear From You.

We want to hear from North Carolinians whose homes were damaged or destroyed to better understand how well the state housing recovery program, RenewNC, is working for those who need it.

After Hurricane Helene, Community Became Our Lifeline

Months after the floods, classes and crews of students began to stabilize the eroded streambanks of the river by planting ...

Helene's trail of devastation now dotted with rebuilding and resilience

After the storm ripped through communities across the South, some are still picking up the pieces. Here are some of their ...

One year after Hurricane Helene, Midlands church and local organization continue relief efforts

One year after Hurricane Helene tore through the Carolinas, a Midlands church and local organization are still working to ...

Interactive | Helene’s wrath puts North Carolina's 7,000 aging dams in spotlight amid safety risks

The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NC DEQ) reported 56 dams overtopped during Helene, with 10 that were observed to have visibly identifiable damage.

Hurricane Helene Ravaged Asheville. A LGBTQ+ Group Is Supporting Youth With Cash

The collision of Helene with anti-LGBTQ+ laws passed in North Carolina in 2023 laid bare what activists call the “twin storms ...

After Hurricane Helene, North Carolina Residents Turn to Art

A year after Hurricane Helene ravaged western North Carolina, some are trying to make sense of it all through creative expression, an outlet that has blossomed for centuries in this region.