Updates on Asheville area business openings and closings in May 2025. Some places will reopen for first time since Tropical ...

Gov. Josh Stein visited Rutherford County on May 19 to unveil his latest state budget proposal to fund Tropical Storm Helene ...

Post-Helene, local governments have more shredded debris than they can easily manage. It will be months before it can all be ...

The 2025 Atlantic hurricane season officially starts June 1 and runs through Nov. 30. The first storm of the season will be ...

SWANNANOA – After what owners have called “a major timing delay,” a new coffee shop has opened in Swannanoa. Short Sleeves ...

The City of Beaufort hired O'Quinn Marine to remove five boats beached on the bank of the Beaufort River after tropical storm Helene in 2024 by using a pusher boat, barge and a crane beginning on the ...

State and federal lawmakers have only appropriated $5.95 billion for Tropical Storm Helene recovery efforts, according to a state report.

Known as the original vegan and vegetarian restaurant in downtown Asheville, Laughing Seed Cafe will close after the ...

The Trump administration cancelled a $7.7 million grant for rural broadband expansion in Western North Carolina on May 20, raising alarms for some.

This is the first major development proposed for the district since Tropical Storm Helene. ASHEVILLE - A new commercial and residential development has been proposed along Depot Street in the ...

Tropical Storm Helene wreaked havoc in the area, bringing devastating floods along the New River. Among the many locations affected was the Radford Animal Shelter.

The action plan dedicates more than $1 billion in CDBG-DR program funding to rebuild and repair damaged homes, and construct ...