First lady Jill Biden arrives in Asheville to review storm recovery efforts
The first lady planned visits at three locations on Friday afternoon, all related to storm relief and recovery efforts.
Buncombe residents affected by Helene have 1 day to apply for emergency food assistance
NC Department of Health and Human Services announced that Oct. 25 would be the last day for residents to submit applications ...
Asheville passenger rail was set to return. After Helene its future is uncertain
The plan to restore passenger rail travel to Asheville has been years in the making, but Helene may have thrown the plan off ...
'Drastically different': How Helene upended ecology and habitat of Western North Carolina
Invasive plants tend to push out advantageous native species and cause other negative ripple effects. For example, tree of heaven, a prevalent invasive in North Carolina, is a preferred host of the ...
The 1st post-Helene WNC soil sample results are in from Marshall. What are the results?
French Broad Riverkeeper Hartwell Carson said he felt claims in Marshall about mud and sludge from Tropical Storm Helene were ...
'I feel like the water keeps rising': Woodfin brewery in ruins, founders hold on to hope
A month after Tropical Storm Helene, Asheville area brewery owners question the future of their business while picking up the ...
For one Latino man in Swannanoa, Helene wasn’t just a weather event but a turning point
After the floodwaters receded, Swannanoa’s Latino families had to rely on each other to rebuild the community they once created.
Asheville Independent Restaurants calls for state's support, warns of 'economic maelstrom'
Asheville Independent Restaurants Association calls on North Carolina elected officials to act to rebuild Western North ...
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A month after Helene, a River Arts District salon works to overcome 'heartbreaking' loss
ASHEVILLE - On Sept. 27, passersby on the Riverlink Bridge watched the French Broad River rise to almost 25 feet and destroy ...
A month later, an Asheville family moves forward amid Helene's destruction
Nearly one month after Tropical Storm Helene destroyed their East Asheville home, the Gray family works to rebuild their ...
A rescue team couldn't cope with Helene in its rubber raft. A donor came forward to help.
After Helene, a single strike from debris flying through the river could have sunk rescue team's raft. Then who would have ...
Back to school in WNC: caring for kids’ mental health
“A lot of times with young children, I'll have them draw a gingerbread cutout or a heart, and create a legend with different ...