ASHEVILLE, N.C. – President Donald Trump's Jan. 24 visit to western North Carolina — his second since Hurricane Helene destroyed large swaths of the Southeast on Sept. 27 and his first visit ...

An army of trucks finally descended on the state four months after it was battered by Hurricane Helene ... In its place, North Carolina power company Duke Energy installed a temporary substation ...

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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North Carolina's McDowell County, still recovering from the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene, is facing yet another natural disaster in the form of wildfires. Old Fort, a town of roughly 800 ...

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina officials charged with leading recovery efforts in western North Carolina after Hurricane Helene — as well as parts of eastern North Carolina still struggling ...

North Carolina Officials Make Urgent Request to Lawmakers on Helene and Other Hurricanes RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina officials charged with leading recovery efforts in western North ...