“In many areas, the flood zones have expanded due to ... Information System website at https://fris.nc.gov/,” a county ...

A Washington Post analysis shows how federal flood maps underestimated the risk homeowners faced in the parts of North Carolina devastated by Hurricane Helene.

Local homeowners who lost their homes or sustained serious damage in Helene’s floodwaters can begin applying next week to a ...

Homes on Mountain Island Lake and Lake Wylie experienced devastating flooding as rainfall channeled into the Catawba River ...

Scientists consider that zone, which amounts to a 1 ... Many areas of western North Carolina affected by flooding had FEMA flood maps that were 12 to 15 years old, according to Anna Weber, a ...

The North Carolina Department of Transportation says it aims to have one lane open in each direction by Jan. 1.

Melinda Williams once found solace in the peaceful river winding past her property in Banner Elk, North Carolina. Today, after Hurricane Helene's destruction, the river is a source of dread--a reminde ...

If you want to see folks get fired up, start a conversation over flood zones with a developer who wants to build in one or a homeowner whose possessions have been washed downstream. That scene played ...

Buncombe homeowners hit hardest by flood damage from Hurricane Helene will likely face enormous costs to rebuild with limited options to pay for it. Fewer than one percent of Buncombe structures ...

The last time a North Carolina family saw their beloved cat, Blanco, he was clinging to power lines above raging flood waters -- before the animal fell into the waters below. Blanco's loved ones ...

Recent disasters like Hurricane Helene, which severely flooded inland, mountainous parts of North Carolina ... Many of FEMA’s flood zone maps haven’t been updated in years, and even those ...