A living nightmare: Helene survivors describe landslides as geologists expand database

“The Best Way to Live” During Spring Break

An LU Serve Now team of Liberty students is heading to the mountains of North Carolina this weekend to “be the hands and feet of Jesus” to those residents still displaced and hurting as a result of Hurricane Helene. Soon after Hurricane Helene hit the southeastern region of the U.S. last September, Liberty University’s LU Serve Now program had already begun preparing to send disaster relief teams to flood-ravaged areas from Florida to North Caro…

A living nightmare: Helene survivors describe landslides as geologists expand database

By Kimberly King Click here for updates on this story     BUNCOMBE COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — Helene’s devastating rains caused more than 2,000 landslides across North Carolina. Fairview resident Rick Frizsell lived through multiple slides during the Sept. 27 storm that trapped him, his wife Dena, and their adult son Tanner in their home in Echo Valley Estates. “All of a sudden, the house started vibrating,” Frizsell said. “You could feel i…

Helene-impacted family give back

When Hurricane Helene devastated parts of Transylvania County, Nicole Ramirez and Kyle White found themselves among those forced to flee. As floodwaters reached their front porch, they navigated through 4 feet of water with their 9-year-old daughter Olivia before hiking…

To her, Hurricane Helene debris isn't trash. It is full of memories — and she's returning them

SWANNANOA, N.C. — The tops of dried, bent cornstalks crunch underfoot. Jill Holtz’s gaze is fixed on the ground ahead.

Carter County commissioners fail to pass three motions regarding paying companies for disaster work; will revisit

ELIZABETHTON, Tenn. (WJHL) — On Thursday, three motions failed to pass during a called meeting of the Carter County Commission to appropriate funds and facilitate expenses related to the Hurricane Helene disaster response, recovery, and reimbursement efforts. Those motions involved check requests for Crawford & Company for almost $7,000, YA Engineering Services for around $5,000, and Unified Building Sciences for around $8,000. For the last five…

North Carolina governor visits Helene survivors in Yancey County

The sheriff said 11 people died and three people are considered to be missing more than five months after Helene swept through the county.