TAMPA, Fla. – A major hurricane had not struck the Tampa Bay area directly in more than a century. That streak ended abruptly last year with back-to-back storms, leaving behind destruction from which ...

A beloved family cat that went missing when Hurricane Helene battered the Southeast region last year was miraculously reunited with her loved ones after 443 days missing. The wayward feline named ...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (FOX Carolina) - A plane crash claiming the lives of former NASCAR driver Greg Biffle and six others rocked the Carolinas on Thursday. For many, the tragedy wasn’t just the loss of a ...

Lynn Austin keeps running the numbers, and they don’t look good. Since Hurricane Helene devastated her community in western North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains, the county government has spent ...

On the recent morning of Sept. 27, a handful of early fall rainstorms rolled into the Blue Ridge Mountains of Western North Carolina. By late afternoon, sunshine had overtaken the high peaks and ...

Seventy-nine billion dollars. That’s the official estimate of the destruction left behind by Hurricane Helene as the first anniversary of the storm is marked this weekend in communities across the ...

Helene made landfall in Florida before moving directly through Valdosta, the third major storm to strike the area in just over a year. The destruction left behind was staggering. Trees fell across the ...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. — One year after Hurricane Helene, it is hard to come up with a simple answer when asked, “How’s Asheville?” There is recovery, with some infrastructure rebuilt, businesses open and ...

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Hurricane Helene caused extensive damage to Georgia's timber industry in September 2024, impacting millions of acres. Landowners like Ben Gillis face a long and costly recovery, with cleanup efforts ...

CHIMNEY ROCK, N.C. – Rose Senehi made her way along the gravel path to a spot where three wicker rocking chairs perched on a jagged bluff above the Rocky Broad River. The 87-year-old author has spent ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...