Jim Starlin spent years as a firefighter and paramedic and served as an emergency preparedness coordinator at Duke University. “If you’re not ready when it happens, it’s too late,” Starlin said.

Weather warnings predicted devastation from both the Texas floods and Hurricane Helene. But in both disasters, people were ...

Cantrell feels a familiar ache as she loads trucks with supplies, each box a reminder of the distress she felt last year. The ...

President Trump has said he wants to eliminate FEMA but some are wondering if that's such a good idea after the catastrophic flooding in Texas and what happened in western ...

Climate change and a lack of flooding mitigation influenced severe flooding in central North Carolina. | Opinion ...

North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein announced Thursday that the state is awarding grants to nine small business projects in ...

JULY 10, 2025 - For the past few days, torrential rains have hit many in the North Carolina mountains and Upstate. This ...

Halifax County in Virginia experienced flooded roads as the plume of heaviest rain in central North Carolina edged over the state line on Sunday.

In one case, a truck driver delivering recovery construction supplies died in a road accident in June. The Hurricane Helene ...

Did Helene cause the deadliest flooding in NC history? Here's what we know about flood records in the state and across the ...

The mules at Mountain Mule Packer Ranch know a thing or two about traveling into areas wrecked by tragedy. Michele Toberer ...

The Appalachia Comics Project announced today that it has raised more than $17,000 in three weeks to fund the writing, illustration and printing of "Islands in the Sky," a book-length comic book ...