The wildfire, named the Crooked Creek Fire, ignited near the town of Old Fort, which was impacted by Hurricane Helene last ...

Tropical Storm Helene destroyed nearly 1,000 homes when it tore through Western North Carolina Sept. 27, maps from the Federal Emergency Management Agency show. The maps, which show verified damage to ...

Months of neglect from federal officials threatened to combine the worst elements of two recent major disasters. Fortunately, ...