Over the last few months, state officials have raised concerns about FEMA’s response time and its commitment to moving the ...

Some feel left behind by the state and federal response a year after Helene. On the ground, volunteers are undeterred in helping victims, highlighting the best of the state's values. Note: These ...

A year ago, Hurricane Helene drove its way up from the Gulf of Mexico through Florida, Georgia, the Carolinas, Tennessee, and Virginia, devastating areas that have rarely — if ever — endured so ...

NEWPORT, Tenn. (WATE) — There is an event for everyone to come together, have a chance to thank first responders and just have a good time. It’s been a year since Hurricane Helene hit and left ...

This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. On a dusty, warm day last October, nearly a month after Hurricane Helene tore across the southeastern United ...

One year after Hurricane Helene devastated parts of Virginia and North Carolina, communities are still rebuilding with the help of dedicated volunteers, like well known Virginia based organization ...

COCKE COUNTY, Tenn. (WATE) — There is a group of Helene survivors in Cocke County that has fallen through the cracks. Many whose rental homes were destroyed in the floods are having a tough time ...

Elisabeth Anderson, her husband, their newborn baby and their dogs were rescued from the roof of their car during Hurricane Helene's flooding in Atlanta last year. Anderson retells the harrowing story ...

When I drove through Swannanoa in early October, one week after Hurricane Helene’s devastation across much of western North Carolina and greater Appalachia had subsided, the landscape was apocalyptic.

This story was originally published at Grist on September 24, 2025, as a part of The Disaster Economy, a Grist series exploring the often chaotic, lucrative world of disaster response and recovery. It ...