Reopened June 27, the Antique Tobacco Barn, also known as "the Barn," is the first antique store to reopen in the Swannanoa ...

Hurricane Helene in 2024 was classified as a category 4 storm with winds noted to be up to 140 miles per hour (220 kilometers ...

Chimney Rock State Park reopened June 27, nine months after Helene devastated the area. Local officials celebrated the ...

Triple Falls, in DuPont State Recreational Forest, is quintessential, a waterfall’s waterfall: roaring, dramatic, picturesque ...

Officials are draining the water from Lake Lure to remove sediment and debris, revealing historic objects embedded in the dry ...

NC state lawmakers passed another disaster relief bill June 26 to aid WNC recovery in the aftermath of Helene, signed by Gov.

The substation at Biltmore Village, which provides power to 7,000 customers, was destroyed when the Swannanoa River flooded ...

Professor Jacob Hagedorn said Helene fits into a larger pattern of climate-driven weather events that are intensifying and ...

The publication has given attention to WNC many times, including coolest towns for summer vacations, most beautiful drives ...

By Justin Berger Click here for updates on this story RUTHERFORD COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) -- Driving through Lake Lure ...

The NC Department of Transportation has built a temporary road between Bat Cave and Chimney Rock. The permanent highway may ...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is lowering the water level in Lake Lure by 30 feet to scrape out 376,000 tons of silt and sediment pushed into the lake by Helene, the Town of Lake Lure reported in a ...