In western North Carolina, tubing, rafting and kayaking shops are assessing whether the rivers will be safe enough to open by next Summer following the devastating damage from the remnants of ...

Summer is fleeting. You’d think I’d have learned this by now, considering I’m 49 years old, but the end of the season sneaks up on me every year, and I find myself trying to cram as many warm-weather ...

WOODFIN, N.C. (AP) — Bracing himself against the current in waist-deep water, Clancy Loorham wrestles a broken length of PVC pipe from the rocky bottom of the French Broad River and peers inside. “I ...

More than 40 dams failed when Helene hit the mountains in September 2024. Advocates say it won’t be the last time unless ...

RALEIGH, N.C. — After historic flooding rocked parts of North Carolina last week, health officials are warning swimmers to stay out of some state rivers. Heavy rains from last week's storms led to ...

Helene killed more than 250 people and caused nearly $80 billion in damage from Florida to the Carolinas. In the North Carolina mountains, rains of up to 30 inches turned gentle streams into torrents ...