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Communities in Watauga County hit hardest by Hurricane Helene have taken to helping each other as they wait for outside help to arrive.

As western North Carolina grapples with the devastation of Hurricane Helene, school districts across the state have stepped up to help out. For one teacher in Guilford County, the disaster is personal.

Last week, Wake Forest University President Susan Wente and Provost Michele Gillespie canceled the lecture, and said the school would not host events deemed “inherently contentious.” The decision garnered criticism from some students, faculty, and on Monday, the Middle East Studies Association, a nonprofit made up of scholars across the world.

Isolated and without electricity or phone service since Hurricane Helene inflicted devastation across the Southeast nearly a week ago, residents in the…

Economic factors including a lack of affordable housing, child care issues and stagnant wages had more than doubled the number of people the Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina and its partners served in the last two years.

A juvenile in Greensboro has been charged with communicating a threat of mass violence on educational property. Law enforcement officials say a phone call…

Nearly a week after Hurricane Helene brought devastation to western North Carolina, a shiny stainless steel tanker truck in downtown Asheville attracted…

Infectious disease expert Dr. Christopher Ohl describes Asheville's aging water infrastructure and backup system, both of which were submerged following Helene. He outlines the many uses of water — hydration, sanitation, cooling for hospitals and schools — disease risks following major floods, and health-related impacts of major flooding on individuals and health providers.

Falsehoods and misinformation has spread in the wake of Hurricane Helene which left many without power in North Carolina.

A Mexican restaurant in Boone has vowed to keep serving warm food for victims of Hurricane Helene as long as it's needed.