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Hurricane Helene has caused significant damage to Watauga County homes, roads and buildings. Schools have been closed this week as a result, but it may be a long time before some of them reopen. 

As of Tuesday, local elections offices in 13 of the 25-county federal-disaster declaration area of western North Carolina remained closed.

Days after Helene swept through western North Carolina leaving a path of destruction in its wake, many are still without power.

Rescuers fanned out across the mountains of western North Carolina on Tuesday in search of anyone still unaccounted for since 

On Monday, the North Carolina State Board of Elections held an emergency meeting to adopt a resolution allowing officials in counties slammed by Helene to reschedule stat

President Joe Biden was set to survey the devastation in the mountains of Western North Carolina on Wednesday, where exhausted emergency workers continued to work around-the-clock to clear roads, r

Widespread devastation left behind by Hurricane Helene came to light Monday across the South, revealing a wasteland of splintered houses, crushed cargo containers and mud-covered highways in one of the worst storms in U.S. history. The death toll topped 125.

The forum will be a chance for high schoolers and the rest of the Forsyth County community to ask questions and learn more about the candidates.

Hurricane Helene’s deadly devastation has scrambled the presidential candidates’ campaign plans, with Kamala Harris returning early from a campaign visit to Las Vegas to attend briefings and Donald

Roads in the heavily-impacted western part of the state should be considered closed and non-emergency travel is currently prohibited.