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Asheville bar, neighbors fill aid gaps left by Helene devastation

ASHEVILLE – At the no-frills neighborhood bar The Odd, they sat in the dark, slinging hot food from gas grills. A line snaked through the door and past the wooden fence that lines the patio at the West Asheville meeting…

Watch footage of Asheville, North Carolina, before and after Helene’s devastation

Aerial photos: Asheville before and after Helene Helene decimated parts of Asheville, North Carolina, leaving the city with flooding and weeks of damage that required repairs. Aerial photographs document the extent of Hurricane Helene’s catastrophic impact on Asheville, North Carolina….

How deadly was Helene in North Carolina, Asheville? Using the numbers

It may be hard to believe, but it has been a week since Tropical Storm Helene hit western North Carolina, leaving behind destruction, death and now a sense of uncertainty about the future in the cities that are working tirelessly…

Here’s what we know about curfews in Richmond, Columbia and Aiken counties

Columbia County recently announced a curfew for Columbia County residents beginning Saturday evening after Tropical Storm Helene devastated the Augusta region. Columbia County officials are implementing a curfew for all Columbia County residents starting Saturday evening at 8 p.m. and…

“I am part of you”

NEWPORT, Tenn. (WVLT) – Dolly Parton made a stop in Newport on Friday, a week after it and many other areas of East Tennessee were hit by massive flooding from Hurricane Helene. She was there with Walmart in part to…

“You can control the weather.”

Marjorie Taylor Greene challenges YOU to prove Hurricane Helene wasn’t an inside job. As the death toll from one of the worst U.S. storms in recent memory topped 200 Friday morning, the Republican congresswoman and noted conspiracy theorist posted a…

Florida will bear the brunt of the impact of the approaching storm

Florida will likely “bear the brunt” of an approaching storm next week, regardless of whether that system remains a tropical rain storm or strengthens into a hurricane. The Atlantic hurricane season has grown rapidly over the past month, with Hurricane…

Massive reaction follows the punch in the gut from Hurricane Helene

Helene ripped a deadly swath through the mountains of western North Carolina, dumping extreme rainfall — more than two feet in some places — and causing catastrophic flash flooding. Many areas are in ruins. There are fallen…

Here’s how you can help those affected by last week’s storm

Hurricane Helene: Storm damage and destruction around Florida, Big Bend Video shows damage and destruction from Hurricane Helene across Florida, including Steinhatchee, Cedar Key and Perry. Since making landfall in Florida’s Big Bend region on Thursday, Hurricane Helene has caused…

The National Guard is sending aid to the hardest-hit cities

For some members of the North Carolina National Guard, the mission became personal. These were their cities. They flew over wastelands of destroyed homes, destroyed roads, and downed power lines. From the air, they could see once-pristine mountain forests destroyed…