In September 2024, Hurricane Helene made landfall in the United States, unleashing extreme winds, deadly storm surge and numerous tornadoes. The cyclone, alongside a predecessor rainfall event (PRE), ...
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WDBJ) - Appalachian Power (APCo) reflected back on its work since Hurricane Helene made landfall in September, 2024. The hurricane brought on strong winds, lots of rain, and ...
Incredibly strong people have shared their stories in a way that best illustrates this experience. WRAL recently released the documentary, Helene: What We Lost, What We Found , in which people were ...
On the recent morning of Sept. 27, a handful of early fall rainstorms rolled into the Blue Ridge Mountains of Western North Carolina. By late afternoon, sunshine had overtaken the high peaks and ...
The cracked concrete at Lake Craig Dam still bears the scars of the storm. Chunks of the bridge above are missing, ripped away when swollen floodwater pushed past the aging structure, carrying tree ...
Following the first anniversary of Hurricane Helene, I found myself driving the same winding backroads I did last October, retracing the path of destruction with a different kind of weight in my chest ...
Opinion articles provide independent perspectives on key community issues, separate from our newsroom reporting. In an era where urban elites forget the devastation of rural communities one year later ...
It’s been more than a year since Hurricane Helene left a trail of destruction in Appalachia, but on Thursday, the small town ...
A year after Hurricane Helene brought devastation to part of Appalachia, Jacksonville-based CSX's beloved annual Santa Train brought joy, delivering gifts and cheer to communities along a 110-mile ...