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The storm caused nearly $60 billion in damages across Western North Carolina and killed more than 100 people. A new survey shows how it is still hurting survivors across the region.

River Whyless songwriter Daniel Shearin spoke with BPR's Helen Chickering about the song, the storm, and the question that won't let him go.

The Haywood County town of Canton is working to forge a path that honors its history while also navigating the new challenges brought on by Hurricane Helene.

Veterans rated 100% disabled by the VA do not automatically qualify for Social Security disability benefits due to differing federal standards, though they can legally collect full payouts from both programs.

Summers are getting hotter in the Charlotte region, and outdoor workers are among the most vulnerable to heat illnesses. The 32BJ SEIU airport workers union held a vigil Thursday morning for a woman advocates and coworkers say recently succumbed to the heat during her shift.

More than 70 counties remain under a moderate drought classification or worse. In Hickory, Raleigh, and Washington, the first three weeks of September were the warmest on record.

North Carolina’s state wildlife agency is stocking fewer trout this fall. That’s bad news for the hundreds of thousands of people who flock to western North Carolina to fish.

The Charlotte area’s regional transportation board voted Wednesday to reverse an earlier decision and support the state’s plan to install privately managed toll lanes on an 11-mile stretch of Interstate 77.

Cape Fear River Watch says Chemours has allowed groundwater contamination to continue at levels well above limits required in the 2019 agreement, in part because of ultra-short chain PFAS.

State Auditor Dave Boliek made an unannounced visit to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools headquarters on Wednesday amid ongoing turmoil at the district, after the board took a 5-4 vote to fire Superintendent Crystal Hill the night before.