An accident killed three mules in a crew that trekked in crucial supplies after Helene left areas throughout Western North Carolina inaccessible.

The NWS Blacksburg VA issued a weather alert at 1:01 a.m. on Friday for snow until 3:15 a.m. The alert is for Ashe, Alleghany and Watauga counties.

A cold weather advisory was issued by the NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC on Thursday at 3:15 a.m. valid from 6 p.m. until Friday 10 a.m. The advisory is for Northern Jackson and Southern Jackson as well as Buncombe,

Here is a list of school systems that are closed or operating on delays Friday, Feb. 21, because of winter weather impacts.

Williams recently spent time calling folks across the region, as part of an effort by Verizon and ForgiveCo to wipe out consumer debt.

A winter weather advisory was issued by the NWS Blacksburg VA on Tuesday at 3:13 a.m. valid from Wednesday 1 a.m. until Thursday 1 p.m. The advisory is for Ashe, Alleghany and Watauga counties.

A cold weather advisory was issued by the NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC on Wednesday at 2:22 p.m. valid from Thursday 7 a.m. until Friday 10 a.m. The advisory is for Madison, Yancey, Mitchell, Swain,

Interest-free loans for Hurricane Helene relief have begun to flow, the North Carolina treasurer says. Buncombe County ($8.4 million), Chimney Rock Village ($7.7 million) and the city of Morganton ($5.

An updated report from the NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC was issued on Sunday at 9:33 a.m. for gusty showers until 10:15 a.m. The alert is for Madison, Yancey, Mitchell, Haywood and Buncombe counties.

The NWS Blacksburg VA issued an updated flood watch at 3:14 p.m. on Friday valid from Saturday 7 a.m. until Sunday 7 p.m. The watch is for Ashe, Alleghany and Watauga counties.

Piles of destroyed homes, businesses and other structures still litter the landscape across western North Carolina as communities in the region struggle to recover in the wake of Hurricane Helene last year.

On Wednesday at 2:10 p.m. the NWS Blacksburg VA issued a cold weather advisory valid from Thursday 8 a.m. until Friday 10 a.m. The advisory is for Ashe, Alleghany and Watauga counties.