Hurricane Helene caused extensive damage in the western part of North Carolina. See the map of power outages caused by the storm.

Three wildfires in Western North Carolina are nearing containment after improved weather conditions. The Bee Rock Creek fire is 94% contained, the Haoe Lead fire is 29% contained, and the Sam ...

The French Broad River is more than a scenic place; it’s part of the WNC lifestyle. But nearly a year after Helene, experts ...

Wildfires are burning in Western North Carolina. Check out our interactive map for locations, details.

Advocacy groups and individual voters suing GOP state lawmakers in federal court claim Republican legislators drew racially ...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Western North Carolina homeowners are pushing back on climate risk labels they argue don't match ...

Chimney Rock State Park reopened June 27, nine months after Helene devastated the area. Local officials celebrated the ...

The USDA extended two critical cost-share programs helping Western NC farmers recover from Tropical Storm Helene, the agency ...

Why WNC farms hit especially hard The report outlines ways in which Western North Carolina is especially vulnerable to an event like Helene, geographically and economically.

Where have cicadas started to emerge? So far, most of the cicadas added to this year’s Cicada Safari map are in western North Carolina and parts of Tennessee. As of May 2, cicadas have been ...