Hurricane Helene

Image shows a pedestrian bridge in Blowing Rock damaged by the storm

Banner Elk urges voluntary evacuation due to sewer system damage

4:15pm October 07, 2024

The sewer system is badly damaged leading to the risk of creeks being contaminated by wastewater, says Lora Elder, a volunteer helping with the town’s crisis communications. And there are still many places where roads and bridges are washed out.

Últimas Actualizaciones: Continuan los esfuerzos de recuperación después de Helene.

10:30am October 06, 2024

by WFDD Staff

Actualizado 10/8 3:27 p.m.

'I’m so grateful to these people.' Latino workers in storm-hit Tennessee feel isolated but hopeful

7:00am October 06, 2024

There are barriers preventing many Latino farm workers in northeastern Tennessee from trying to get help, but the extended Latino community is bringing the help to them.

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The historic Biltmore Estate, an Asheville icon, works to recover from Helene damage

12:12pm October 05, 2024

The renowned North Carolina landmark and tourist attraction was slammed by the remnants of Hurricane Helene. The estate says parts of the entrance and farm were damaged and some animals were lost.

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Biden says small business disaster loan program will soon run out of money

11:26pm October 04, 2024

President Biden says Congress needs to shore up a small business disaster loans fund, and fast. Meanwhile, the response to Hurricane Helene has become a presidential election issue.

Bidian Pascual chops cilantro in the kitchen of the Taqueria La Monarca in Boone, on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024. SANTIAGO OCHOA/WFDD

In Boone, a taqueria serves warm, fresh food to hundreds in Helene-ravaged Watauga County

6:05pm October 04, 2024

by Santiago Ochoa

A Mexican restaurant in Boone has vowed to keep serving warm food for victims of Hurricane Helene as long as it's needed.

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The October surprise: Harris is navigating a pair of them

5:00am October 04, 2024

Devastation left by Hurricane Helene. Escalated tensions in the Middle East. The Harris campaign is navigating a pair of October surprises as Election Day draws closer.

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Three material handlers hug the left side of the road as they clear a new path for Mountain Electric Cooperative power lines in Trade, Tenn., on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024. SANTIAGO OCHOA/WFDD

New York crews work to reestablish power along the North Carolina-Tennessee border after Hurricane Helene

4:39pm October 03, 2024

by Santiago Ochoa

Using heavy machinery, a New York-based crew is rushing to put up new power lines along the side of U.S. 421 that hasn't collapsed due to Hurricane Helene.

Storm Helene Causes Massive Flooding Across Swath Of Western North Carolina

This climate scientist spent his career warning about extreme rain. Then he lived it

4:32pm October 03, 2024

by Lauren Sommer

Researchers in Asheville, North Carolina have warned for years that rainfall is becoming increasingly dangerous. But experiencing it firsthand with Hurricane Helene is something totally different.

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Image shows Shelby Tramel in the destroyed shop she owns

Many in Ashe County were already hurting. Then the storm hit

8:45am October 03, 2024

by Paul Garber

Economic factors including a lack of affordable housing, child care issues and stagnant wages had more than doubled the number of people the Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina and its partners served in the last two years.