Language and other barriers are hobbling the flow of assistance to hard-hit communities where affordable housing drew growing ...

When Hurricane Helene roared over the mountains before dawn last week, it brought a maelstrom of water that rose to the ...

The death toll after Hurricane Helene left a trail of destruction across the U.S. Southeast has reached at least 133. Video ...

After Hurricane Helene, residents of Swannanoa, a mountain town in North Carolina, return to flattened homes, impassable ...

Last year, researchers at Tulane University ranked Asheville, North Carolina, as one of the most “climate-resilient cities” ...

The News & Observer and the Charlotte Observer have a collection of stories about Hurricane Helene and the damage it left, particularly in Western North Carolina. A long stretch of Swannanoa is no ...

SWANNANOA, N.C. — In a small community in Swannanoa, North Carolina, devastated by Hurricane Helene, is a man who has lived ...

The small town of Swannanoa, North Carolina is unrecognizable and uninhabitable after Helene, with wrecked homes and 18-wheelers littering the landscape.

Elizabeth Barker, a first-time homeowner, returns to her house in Swannanoa after Hurricane Helene devastated the town.

A rescue team paddles down the Swannanoa River on Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024. The remnants of Hurricane Helene caused widespread flooding, downed trees, and power outages in western North Carolina.

Relief is slowly giving way to recovery in the Asheville and Western North Carolina area after Tropical Storm Helene left communities devastated.