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After four months of, ProPublica found that the warnings about Helene were eerily accurate. Yet, local residents remained largely unaware of the enormity of danger approaching as the storm closed in.
YANCEY COUNTY, N.C. — The Yancey County Sheriff’s Office announced this weekend that it has recovered nine bodies since Hurricane Helene rolled through. Recovery efforts continue as the ...
YANCEY COUNTY, N.C. — A non-profit, a country music star, and a knife company came together to provide a home to a family who ...
The aftermath of Hurricane Helene brought record-breaking rainfall and severe flooding to mountain communities, causing ...
A Yancey County community is mourning the loss of a family of four following Hurricane Helene's catastrophic arrival to North Carolina weeks ago. According to a release from family members ...
YANCEY COUNTY, N.C. (WSOC) - A North Carolina family got the surprise of a lifetime after losing their home in Hurricane ...
Yancey County Sheriff Shane Hilliard said Lenny ... It is still working its way through the House before a vote. Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida's Big Bend region on Sept.
There wasn’t much left of Big Bear Branch Road in Yancey County after Helene. “Our neighbor’s houses were washed away,” Martha Tomas said. “Ours got saved by this landslide.” ...
As torrents of rain from the remnants of Hurricane Helene cascaded down the Blue Ridge Mountains, latte-colored water churned through the Yancey County community of Micaville at the confluence of ...
In this Oct. 2, 2024, file photo, the remnants of a home are seen in Lake Lure, North Carolina, after the passage of Hurricane Helene. Allison Joyce/AFP via Getty Images, FILE Yancey County ...