Wildfires continue to burn Thursday, March 27, in Western North Carolina, leading to thousands of acres of charred land and concerns of safety. March 27 also marks six months since Tropical Storm ...

Opinion articles provide independent perspectives on key community issues, separate from our newsroom reporting. Damage from Hurricane Helene created a wealth of fuel for wildfires in Polk County ...

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12 NEWS. THANK YOU. AMY. TODAY, MARCH 27TH, MARKS SIX MONTHS SINCE HURRICANE HELENE DEVASTATED WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA, AND RECOVERY LOOKS DIFFERENT FOR EVERYONE. YES, SOME ARE STILL WITHOUT POWER.

On paper, it seems clear: The Federal Emergency Management Agency has come to the rescue of many thousands of people in Western North Carolina whose homes were damaged or destroyed by Helene.

Fire crews battled hundreds of wildfires that prompted evacuations across the Carolinas on Monday, including a 593-acre fire in Western North Carolina. South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster issued a ...

POLK COUNTY, N.C. (WSPA) – Three wildfires continued to burn Tuesday across a large portion of western Polk County with little containment. The Black Cove, Deep Woods, and Fish Hook fires have ...

SWANNANOA, N.C. — According to the annual point-in-time count in January 2025, about 4,812 people were without homes in the 39 North Carolina counties where Hurricane Helene was declared a disaster.