North Carolina Car Accidents

A section of Interstate 26 between the Tennessee-North Carolina state line and Exit 40 in Erwin will reopen to local traffic starting Oct. 10. I-26 has been closed from the state line to mile marker ...[...]

Iowans are coming together to support communities in North Carolina that were impacted by Hurricane Helene.JMS Transportation is collecting donations in Cedar R ...[...]

HAYWOOD COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) - Hurricane Helene sliced away huge pieces of I-40 in the Pigeon River Gorge in Haywood County. That section of highway between North Carolina and Tennessee is indefinitely ...[...]

As Hurricane Milton approaches landfall, crews from North Carolina are preparing to head to Florida to assist in hurricane recovery. Some of those crews come from Rocky Mount's Department of Energy ...[...]

A contract has been awarded to Wright Brothers Construction to stabilize the westbound lanes of the highway. Here's the timeframe.[...]

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 ...[...]

The transportation department said local traffic will be able to travel from the Tennessee and North Carolina state line to Exit 40.[...]

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 ...[...]

Our national-parks columnist, a 20-year resident of Asheville, was there when Hurricane Helene's floods wiped out entire towns in Western North Carolina. Nobody expected a storm like this.[...]

The Western North Carolina mountain town of Spruce Pine in Mitchell County is in the process of recovering after devastating floodwaters swept through, causing significant damage to local businesses.[...]

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.[...]

A portion of North Carolina Highway 211 that's been shuttered since September's potential tropical cyclone eight brought historical flooding to Brunswick County is reopening.[...]

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

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 ...[...]

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 ...[...]

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

The project boasts new songs from Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats, MJ Lenderman, the Go-Betweens, Sharon Van Etten, Little Brother, Sylvan Esso, the Mountain Goats, Hotline TNT, Six Organs of ...[...]

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 ...[...]

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.[...]

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.[...]

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.[...]

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 ...[...]

BEAUFORT COUNTY, N.C. (WITN) - The North Carolina State Highway Patrol has released the name of the driver who died after a crash this Tuesday in Beaufort County. Highway Patrol says the crash ...[...]

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 ...[...]

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 ...[...]

Federal and state environmental agencies looking into potentially hazardous contaminants from tropical storm flooding.[...]

By Sept. 25, the NWS office in Morristown was warning of '?extreme risk of life-threatening flooding'? along the Tennessee-North Carolina border as Helene moved through. At that point, the office had ...[...]

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: ...[...]

Hurricane Helene flooded a factory in North Carolina that makes 60% of the intravenous fluids in United States. The factory supplies hospitals across the nation, including thousands of miles away ...[...]

The community of East Palestine, which saw thousands of donations pour in from across the country in the wake of last year's Norfolk Southern train derailment, is paying it forward. Village residents ...[...]

Carl Schreck spent his career studying tropical storms thousands of miles away from home. But when Hurricane Helene hit the American climate scientist's hometown in North Carolina and flooded several ...[...]

LAWTON, Okla. (KSWO) - With flooding in Burnsville, North Carolina, the Freedom Biker Church has taken it upon itself to help out with relief plans. This Friday members of the Freedom Biker church ...[...]

The American Hospital Association is asking the federal government to declare a shortage on IVs after flooding from Hurricane Helene left a key North Carolina plant damaged.[...]

I recently returned from North Carolina, one of multiple states in turmoil after Hurricane ... We saw heavy traffic lining the highway as people fled the imminent landfall. Few other cars traveled in ...[...]

Complete standstill eastbound. Unsure why [...]

Heavy traffic heading north on highway 87 south [...]

Traffic at a standstill [...]

1 ambulance, 2 cop cars, and 2 wreckers squeezed through the standstill traffic. Cannot see the wreck. Too far away. [...]

Time now is 1:56 pm. Traffic has been at a standstill for 20 minutes. Appears to be a wreck. [...]

Parked on I40 W for 20 minutes now [...]

Possible chemical accident, possibly fatal, traffic Northbound at a standsill[...]

Standstill traffic [...]

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Heavy traffic southbound north of Fayetteville[...]

Traffic at a standstill. Accident eastbound on I40 4 miles west of Asheville[...]

Traffic all lanes stopped Eastbound. Wreck report near Harrison Blvd Cary Nc[...]

Standstill on 194 before 19E. Firetrucks.[...]

Traffic has been backed up for over an hour and a half, and we havent moved. Some people are sunbathing, jogging, and having picnics.[...]

Deadstop traffic from accident[...]

Ive sat in the same spot for 20 minutes and its bumper to bumper traffic[...]