For a variety of businesses in western N.C., a bustling summer tourism season is sorely needed to balance their books.

This year, the annual list from the National Trust for Historic Preservation includes a mysterious castle, flooded communities in Florida and North Carolina, historic hotels and a gigantic turtle.

This week, Paul Specht, of WRAL, and WFAE's Marshall Terry are fact-checking a claim related to Hurricane Helene relief for North Carolina.

FEMA's decision to stop reimbursing all of the debris removal costs from Hurricane Helene could cost North Carolina as much as $200 million, Stein told Trump in a letter.

The National Center for Environmental Health was hollowed out in the cuts of 10,000 federal health workers on April 1. That's the same day an assessment of people hurt in floods was set to begin.

If the Senate budget is approved as written, the state's total funding allocated to Helene would top $2 billion.

We get an update on recovery efforts in western North Carolina from the devastation of Hurricane Helene — and a look at what the summer tourist season looks like.

We get an update on recovery efforts in western North Carolina from the devastation of Hurricane Helene — and a look at what the summer tourist season looks like.

North Carolinians impacted by Hurricane Helene must apply by April 7, 2025, to qualify for housing, repair, and recovery assistance.

The disaster management agency will no longer enforce an Obama-era rule requiring federally funded disaster rebuilds to consider climate risk.

Hurricane Helene flooded the Carolinas during peak tourist season last year. Now, the outdoor outfitters — those who remain — are gearing up for an uncertain summer.

His plan calls for investment in housing, infrastructure, climate resiliency and more.

The state House unanimously approved an additional $500 million for Helene recovery Tuesday, including funding to rebuild homes damaged in the storm, clean up debris and rebuild private roads and bridges.

Stephanie McGarrah, who is leading the state Department of Commerce’s efforts to allocate the disaster block grants, detailed the path ahead at a meeting on Monday.

Members of the public have 30 days to submit comments on the plan, which was released Tuesday by the U.S. Department of Commerce.

From Altadena to Asheville, people devastated by recent disasters encountered helpers trained in Psychological First Aid. Like CPR, anybody can learn it.

In a post on X to her 1 million-plus followers this month, syndicated conservative radio host Dana Loesch wrote that Buncombe County is “still demanding property taxes on homes destroyed by Hurricane Helene based on pre-Helene assessments that no longer apply.” Paul Specht, of WRAL, joins WFAE's Marshall Terry for a fact-check on the claim.

A TikTok video that’s been viewed hundreds of thousands of times accuses sheriff’s deputies in Mitchell County in western North Carolina of stealing generators intended for victims of Hurricane Helene. Paul Specht, of WRAL, joins WFAE's Marshall Terry for a fact-check on the claim.

Many undocumented people are not eligible for federal financial disaster aid and several remain fearful even when help is offered.

Pinning down the exact amount of Helene’s inland rainfall that came from climate change isn’t possible, but studies say at least 10%, Carolina Public Press reports.