Charitable acts and perseverance witnessed in Western North Carolina after Tropical Storm Helene and ahead of the holiday ...

SWANNANOA RIVER - The morning after Tropical Storm Helene, when fatal floodwaters had mostly receded in the Swannanoa Valley, Kristen Hicks walked through what she called “the remainder.” At a ...

Editor’s note: Citizen Times reporter Ryley Ober kayaked about 20 miles of the Swannanoa River from Black Mountain to the French Broad River in early November to document the aftermath of Helene.

SWANNANOA – A few blocks away from where debris and rubble has slowly begun clearing from the Swannanoa River's banks, the warm smell of breakfast and the sound of calm instrumentals wafted out ...

SWANNANOA RIVER - The morning after Tropical Storm Helene, when fatal floodwaters had mostly receded in the Swannanoa Valley, Kristen Hicks walked through what she called “the remainder.” At a ...