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September 26, 2025 State, federal and local officials held a 1-Year Hurricane Helene Milestone Event off Interstate 40 in Haywood County Friday. (Photo: NCDOT) HAYWOOD COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — One year after Hurricane Helene devastated western North Carolina, federal, state and local leaders gathered Friday to reflect on the storm’s toll and highlight the progress made in recovery efforts. Helene struck on Sept. 27, 2024, becoming the state’s deadliest and most destructive storm. The storm…

6 minutes ago Photo: Camp Mystic/MGN (ABC NEWS) — Less than three months after devastating floods tragically killed 27 people at Camp Mystic in Kerr County, Texas, the camp announced it will reopen in 2026, with several families — including the parents of an 8-year-old girl who is still missing after the floods — criticizing this decision. “To promote reopening less than three months after the tragedy — while one camper remains missing — is…

2 minutes ago MIAMI (AP) — Hurricane Humberto formed in the Atlantic Ocean but is not currently threatening land as the former Hurricane Gabrielle moved away from the Azores on Friday, forecasters said. Humberto is about 465 miles (750 kilometers) northeast of the northern Leeward Islands and is moving slowly toward the northwest. It is expected to strengthen substantially over the weekend to become a major hurricane, the Miami-based U.S. National Hurricane Center said. Forecasters…

6 minutes ago Photo: Camp Mystic/MGN (AP) — The owners of Camp Mystic say they plan to partially reopen next summer the all-girls camp where 27 campers and counselors were killed during catastrophic floods that swept through the Texas Hill Country in July. The area of the camp along the Guadalupe River that was destroyed by the floodwaters will not reopen next year, the owners said in a letter to Camp Mystic families, some of…

7 minutes ago Work begins to restore Ashville’s water system after Hurricane Helene, Photo Date: 10/06/2024 (Asheville Police Department) SWANNANOA, N.C. (AP) — When 12-year-old Natalie Briggs visited the ruins of her home after Hurricane Helene, she had to tightrope across a wooden beam to reach what was once her bedroom. Knots of electrical wires were draped inside the skeleton of the house. Months after the storm, light filtered through breaks in the tarps over the…

1 minute ago BURGAW, NC (WWAY) — Wednesday afternoon the main library in Burgaw hosted a reading celebrating a unique new children’s book.  Hurricane Helpers is a story about five Pender County deputies who went to western North Carolina to help with recovery efforts after hurricane Helene last year. Sheriff Alan Cutler read the book and the children who attended got a free copy. They also had an opportunity to ask questions and to get…

11 seconds ago Photo: NOAA SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Not a single named storm has formed in the Atlantic Ocean in nearly three weeks, even though it’s the peak of hurricane season. “Where the heck are the Atlantic #hurricanes?” Philip Klotzbach, a meteorologist at Colorado State University, wrote recently on X. Many are wondering the same thing. Tropical Storm Fernand was the last named storm to form this season. It was short-lived, forming on…

6 minutes ago BRUNSWICK, NC (WWAY) — Boiling Spring Lakes is still recovering seven years after Hurricane Florence made landfall in Wrightsville Beach.  Road closures, dried-up lakes, and delays with dam repairs have left many residents frustrated.  Most recently, the city discovered the repair of Pine Lake dam was done incorrectly, built at wrong elevation, another setback to hold up repairs on the project.  Boiling Spring Lakes resident, Ryan Friesema, who’s lived here since 2017…

9 seconds ago Gov. Josh Stein (Photo: WCNC / YouTube/ MGN) RALEIGH, NC (WWAY) — Governor Stein announced that he is requesting nearly $13.5 billion in new funding from Congress for Hurricane Helene recovery. Those dollars will go toward restoring homes and small businesses, supporting local government services, and rebuilding roads and bridges for the long haul. The Governor was joined by members of the Governor’s Advisory Committee on Western North Carolina Recovery, including the…

7 minutes ago WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY-TV) — This Sunday marks seven years since Hurricane Florence made landfall in Wilmington. In honor of the anniversary, NCW students volunteered on Friday for the annual wings up for Wilmington at the diaper bank of North Carolina. Students and faculty volunteered their time by packing and organizing diapers for families in need. Jaime Russell, director of student community engagement at UNCW explained the importance of their volunteering during this…