As Hurricane Helene recovery efforts continue across the southeastern United States, crews in western North Carolina are ...

An extensive post-storm cleanup effort at Lake Lure in western North Carolina has uncovered remarkable pieces of local ...

At the height of the rainfall in Western NC from Hurricane Helene-related storms, a major dam was threatened. Lake Lure Dam remains stable, engineers determined.

The clean-up effort around North Carolina’s Lake Lure has uncovered long-lost relics including a 1920s Model T-style truck ...

Chimney Rock State Park reopened June 27, nine months after Helene devastated the area. Local officials celebrated the ...

Triple Falls, in DuPont State Recreational Forest, is quintessential, a waterfall’s waterfall: roaring, dramatic, picturesque ...

The Rocky Broad River flows into Lake Lure and overflows the town with debris from Chimney Rock, North Carolina after heavy rains from Hurricane Helene on September 28, 2024, in Lake Lure, North ...

The publication has given attention to WNC many times, including coolest towns for summer vacations, most beautiful drives ...

Despite major damages to waterways caused by Helene, these Western NC locations were voted among 2025's best by USA TODAY readers.

At the height of the rainfall in Western NC from Hurricane Helene-related storms, a major dam was threatened. Lake Lure Dam remains stable, engineers determined.