Exhausted emergency workers continued to work around-the-clock to clear roads, restore power and cellphone service, and reach people left stranded by Hurricane Helene.

City council is switching to an every-other-week schedule, under the new city charter approved by voters in August.

Much of the village of Chimney Rock has been wiped out by massive flooding from Helene, according to reports from the village ...

Helene caused the deaths of 30 people from Buncombe County. Lake Lure and Chimney Rock faced devastating damage from Hurricane Helene. Sinkholes and collapsed bridges make many of the roads impassable ...

The nearly 100-year-old dam suffered damage to its structural supports but was still holding Friday afternoon, officials said ...

Tracy Stevens had left her house in Chimney Rock Thursday night and gotten a room at the Lake Lure Inn, which had a generator ...

Lake Lure has received additional help from the U.S. Coast Guard. Cell service and internet access in the town have improved.

Municipal employees throughout Rutherford County have worked round the clock for multiple days, trying to get their towns up ...

Rutherford County Emergency Management reported rescuing over 100 people from around Lake Lure over the weekend. Residents ...

A passerby checks the water depth of a flooded road, Sept. 28, 2024, in Morganton, N.C. Torrential rain from Hurricane Helene ...

The Rutherford County Emergency Management released a compiled list of individuals who were evacuated to the Rutherford ...