ROANOKE, Va. – Helene was a Category 4 major hurricane with maximum winds of 140 mph. However, this storm illustrated how ...

The National Hurricane Center measured more than 13 feet of storm surge in areas like Keaton Beach and Steinhatchee, ...

Parts of North Carolina and South Carolina have been designated an "elevated fire risk" for weeks because of high winds, low ...

The states are dry or under drought, and a burn ban is in place because of conditions that can cause wildfires to spread.

Visitors contributed $8.29 million to local tax coffers in January, and officials expect that trend to continue as more rooms ...

Will it carry deadly winds and rain far inland as Hurricane Helene did last year ... knowledge and/or skills do not fit the Agency’s current needs.” On March 3, USA TODAY exchanged emails ...

In the wake of Tropical Storm Helene's devastation in Western North Carolina, residents are urged to take advantage of ...

It’s been more than five months since Hurricane Helene devastated several states across the Southeast. In North Carolina, ...

Lawmakers have been working on the current recovery funding bill since ... recover and rebuild after the devastating impacts of Hurricane Helene,” Moore said in a press release.

"HUD looks forward to helping thousands of North Carolinians rebuild after Hurricane Helene by directing funding assistance .

Emergency crews in at least three states are battling small wildfires. Fires forced a mandatory evacuation in North Carolina's Polk County, an area of the state still recovering from Hurricane Helene.