Though they were seven hours away, their suffering felt like his own. He couldn’t bear the thought of watching his home ...

Some communities more socially vulnerable to disasters According to an October report from the U.S. Census Bureau, more than ...

Mobile wastewater units bridge the gap as the town brings its damaged sewage treatment plant back online eight weeks after Hurricane Helene.

The USA TODAY Network called on journalists across the country — including at The Journal News/lohud — to head south to ...

It is one thing to read from afar about the impact of a natural disaster. It is quite another to travel to communities still ...

Mounting costs from storm damage, economic losses and expected repairs continues to mount. Also the latest county breakdown ...

Hurricane Helene knocked out dozens of rural water systems throughout North Carolina. Repairing them all may take years.

The bill would appropriate $227 million for Hurricane Helene relief efforts in Western NC, but it would also water down some ...

The North Carolina Office of State Fire Marshal is addressing recent misinformation related to temporary housing constructed ...

Snow fell late last week in Buncombe County – home to 43 of the 103 North Carolinian killed by remnants of the storm.

For example, the hand-crafted gift shop called “Local Color” is accustomed to thousands of dollars in sales during an average ...

Mebane native Laura Ridge created a mission to help families out in Western part of our state by delivering chickens from her ...