Recovery efforts are progressing six months after Hurricane Helene devastated Watauga County and Western North Carolina.

Recovery efforts are progressing six months after Hurricane Helene devastated Watauga County and Western North Carolina.

The governor's office said 8,000 private roads and bridges still need to be repaired in Western North Carolina after Hurricane Helene hit six months ago.

Wildfires are raging in Western North Carolina, with the worst impacts in Polk County. Keep up with information on the fires ...

The North Carolina Supreme Court upheld two life sentences without parole for a man who killed his parents in Watauga County when he was a teenager. 23-year-old Tristan Noah ...

The N.C. Supreme Court ruled Friday to allow for an environmental permit needed for the construction of a controversial asphalt plant in Ashe County by Appalachian Materials LLC. The ruling ...

BOONE, NC – In an ongoing effort to track real-time conditions for local businesses as recovery from the impacts of Hurricane Helene continue, the Watauga County Economic Development Commission ...

The Watauga County Fire Marshal has released the cause of the structure fire that destroyed six condo units at 105 Wedling Way, Beech Mountain on March 16 th, 2025.  Incoming severe weather with a ...

The equipment was funded by the AARP Community Challenge grant program and is located next to the health department's Outdoor ...

Helene grew to a tropical storm on Sept. 25 and the next day became Hurricane Helene, making landfall 10 miles southwest of ...

N.C. Forest Service has issued a statewide burn ban while three substantial, uncontained wildfires prompt mandatory ...