Hurricane Helene

Nationwide IV fluid shortage changing how hospitals manage patient hydration

8:00am November 19, 2024

Many U.S. hospitals are conserving critical intravenous fluids to cope with a supply shortage caused by Hurricane Helene. They're changing protocols for administering drugs and hydration through IVs.

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Shortage of IV fluids leads to canceled surgeries

12:04pm October 30, 2024

IV fluids used in hospitals remain in short supply, after Hurricane Helene shut down a key North Carolina factory. The closure has hospitals scrambling to stretch supplies and prioritize care.

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Schools in Asheville are reopening in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene

2:14am October 28, 2024

After-school activities will still be suspended Monday and Tuesday.

North Carolina government calculates Hurricane Helene damages, needs at least $53B

1:07am October 24, 2024

The estimate includes damages and potential investments to prevent similar destruction in future storms.

Transportation

Portion of Blue Ridge Parkway near Blowing Rock reopens

11:19am October 23, 2024

by Neal Charnoff

A portion of the Blue Ridge Parkway in the Blowing Rock area has been reopened to traffic.

Politics & Government

Electoral battleground North Carolina starts early in-person voting while recovering from Helene

10:54am October 17, 2024

by Associated Press

Early in-person voting has started in the presidential battleground state of North Carolina. That includes in the mountains, where some potential voters still lack power and clean running water after Hurricane Helene's epic flooding.

Politics & Government

Watauga County makes changes to early voting in wake of Helene

12:47pm October 16, 2024

by Paul Garber

Election officials have limited the hours from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. but expanded dates to include weekends during the early voting period, which ends November 2.

A rockslide caused by Hurricane Helene settles at a the bottom of a hill in Boone, N.C., on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. SANTIAGO OCHOA/WFDD

What is FEMA doing in Western North Carolina? An agency spokesperson explains

4:13pm October 14, 2024

by Santiago Ochoa

A FEMA spokesperson discusses what on-the-ground operations look like in Western North Carolina.

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Banner Elk works to fix sewer main after damage from Helene

4:07pm October 14, 2024

by Paul Garber

Banner Elk officials still want people to stay off the roads unless travel is essential, and they are asking those who planned to visit in October to reschedule.

National

With no running water, Asheville finds other ways to flush thousands of toilets

5:00am October 13, 2024

Since the remnants of Hurricane Helene hit Asheville, most of the city has been without running water. The people of Asheville have devised elaborate systems to stay clean and flush their toilets.

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