The Latest Breaking News from Helene

As TVs across Florida broadcast the all-too-familiar images of a powerful hurricane headed for the coast in early October 2024, people whose homes had been damaged less than two weeks earlier by Hurricane Helene watched anxiously. Hurricane Milton was rapidly intensifying into a dangerous storm, fueled by the Gulf of…

In a pattern all too familiar to people affected by disasters, hurricanes Helene and Milton have disappeared from the headlines, just a few weeks after these disasters ravaged the Southeast. Although reporters have moved on, recovery is just beginning for people who were displaced.

Some hurricane-impacted households in North Carolina and Florida will receive one-time, direct cash payments of up to $1,500 on Friday

High school seniors in Asheville are grappling with several important life decisions as they still recover from the devastating impact of Hurricane Helene on their region

North Carolina lawmakers have passed almost $900m in disaster relief, but that’s still way short of likely cost.

Challenges faced by election workers and voters in western North Carolina post-Hurricane Helene during the presidential election.

North Carolina legislators address Hurricane Helene recovery efforts, Governor requests .9 billion for programs to support businesses, homeowners, farmer...

North Carolina state legislators are returning to work to consider further relief for recovery from Hurricane Helene

North Carolina officials say the catastrophic flooding and destruction caused by Hurricane Helene is likely to have caused at least $53 billion in damages and recovery needs in the state