The North Carolina Department of Transportation and the North Carolina Highway Patrol are asking people to stay away from Chimney Rock until roads are rebuilt. A ... Read More

Western North Carolina is experiencing a 300 percent increase in air traffic as aircraft continue to deliver supplies to the storm-ravaged communities in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, according ... Read More

Multiple tornadoes touched down Wednesday in Florida ahead of Hurricane Milton's landfall, videos posted on social media show. The National Weather Service (NWS) in Miami announced a tornado watch and ... Read More

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Hundreds of roads remain closed in western North Carolina, including a major cross-country truck route, nearly two weeks after Hurricane Helene touched off a string of floods and landslides. Read More

Troopers from the 101st Airborne Combat Teams use lightweight squad vehicles to bring supplies to storm victims isolated by flooding in North Carolina. Read More

We'll update this as Hurricane Helene recovery continues. Visit Blue Ridge Public Radio for live updates on relief and recovery efforts in western North Carolina. For updates and information in ... Read More

DOT has delayed a number of road projects in the Lake Norman area that would alleviate traffic, including the project to widen N.C. 73. The highway that would connect Denver and Huntersville is now ... Read More

Derek Roberts' daughter applied for the $750 Serious Needs Assistance from FEMA when her home was decimated by Hurricane Helene's floodwaters. Read More

North Carolina's lawmakers are ready to rush the first round of Hurricane Helene relief to the western part of the state devastated by flooding caused by the storm. The General Assembly is expected to ... Read More

Troopers from the 101st Airborne Combat Teams use lightweight squad vehicles to bring supplies to storm victims isolated by flooding in NC ... Read More

A portion of Brunswick County's N.C. Highway 211 is set to be reopened to vehicle traffic Thursday, ahead of schedule, officials said, after the bridge was damaged by a storm in September. Read More

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Few states elect their insurance commissioners. But in North Carolina, a proposed 42 percent rate hike and Hurricane Helene have raised the stakes in the upcoming election. Read More

A Benefit for Flood Relief in Western North Carolina' also features songs by Feist, Jason Isbell, Angel Olsen, Indigo De Souza, Real Estate, The Go-Betweens, MJ Lenderman, The Hold Steady and more. Read More

A car crash caused a road closure on Wilkinson Boulevard Wednesday morning. The road is closed in both directions near Tuckaseegee Road. The crash is causing heavy impacts on traffic. Drivers should ... Read More

Photos and video capture the destruction Helene left behind and the work Western NC communities are doing to recover. Read More

Wilkinson Boulevard is closed in both directions near Tuckaseegee Road after a crash, according to the North Carolina Department of Transportation. One person was hurt in the crash and was taken to ... Read More

Although Laramie and western North Carolina are separated by more than 1,650 miles, a heartfelt community effort has begun in response to the devastating flooding and mudslides in the wake ... Read More

Federal and state environmental agencies looking into potentially hazardous contaminants from tropical storm flooding. Read More

Long-awaited major road projects to alleviate congestion in Mooresville are underway, as the town grapples with growth that started in the 1980s and keeps coming. They include: ... Read More