Watch: Bullet breaks school bus window, narrowly missing students
Video from inside a school bus shows the chaos that ensued after a stray bullet flew through the window and narrowly missed the 30 students on board.
Support North Carolina recovery: Shop holiday gifts from hurricane-hit businesses
As western North Carolina recovers from the devastation of Hurricane Helene, Asheville’s small businesses and artists are turning to the holiday shopping season for support.
Coast Guard rescues 3 people abandoning ship 150 miles off North Carolina coast
Three people were about 150 miles off the North Carolina coast and worried bad weather would cause their 59-foot sailboat to capsize.
North Carolina siblings say late father is D.B. Cooper after finding alleged parachute in home: report
A thief who used the name "Dan Cooper" or "D.B. Cooper" took passengers and crew hostage aboard a flight before jumping out and disappearing somewhere between Seattle and Reno, Nevada.
Hurricane victims spending Thanksgiving in tents as heat, electricity, food still hard to find
As the holiday season begins, residents of western North Carolina who lost everything during Hurricane Helene want their fellow Americans to keep them in mind.
Charlotte airport workers strike as busy Thanksgiving travel week begins
Workers are walking off the job Monday as they push for better pay with the Thanksgiving holiday travel season expected to be one of the busiest in recent memory.
North Carolina dog's search for love after owners killed in Helene ends in joy amidst life's darkest hours
A beagle named Moose survived the devastation of Hurricane Helene in North Carolina after his owners died. Despite facing trauma, he found love and healing with a foster family.
North Carolina woman uses Instagram to reunite lost photos swept away in Helene's floods with their owners
Taylor Scheneker posts photos she’s found along the debris field of the Swannanoa River in the hopes of reuniting them with their owner.
North Carolina woman dies after driving past barricade on hurricane-devastated highway
A 63-year-old woman, Patricia Mahoney of Southern Pines, North Carolina, died after driving around a barricade and off a hurricane-damaged stretch of Interstate 40 that had been severely eroded by Hurricane Helene.
North Carolina man offers Thanksgiving feast of hope to 5,000 Helene survivors
The event will mark exactly two months since Hurricane Helene unleashed its destructive force in the Southeast, leaving a trail of devastation behind in western North Carolina.
Vehicle falls into North Carolina gorge after driver disregards I-40 closure following Helene
The incident occurred nearly two months after Hurricane Helene caused significant damage to the road.
Police respond after owner accidentally takes python to Chili's
The python was found slithering in the parking lot of the restaurant and was later reunited with its owner.
AOL’s ‘You’ve got mail’ guy dies at age 74
Elwood Edwards, who voiced the iconic AOL email alert “You’ve got mail!,” has died, his daughter confirmed.
Atlanta Delta flight to DC diverted to NC due to 'odor'
A Delta Air Lines flight from Atlanta to Washington D.C. was forced to divert to a North Carolina airport due to a smell in the cabin.
Donald Trump wins North Carolina, AP projects
Donald Trump has won North Carolina, the Associated Press projects.
Forget the swing states; here are the swing counties
Here are the counties to keep an eye on in each of the seven swing states as Election Day unfolds.
Biltmore Estate reopens month after Helene's devastation: 'Signal of Hope'
The Biltmore Estate experienced extensive flooding and damage at its entrance when Helene dropped nearly 30 inches of rain - about four months' worth - in three days.
Western North Carolina white-water rafters raced against time to save people from Helene’s flooding
Owners and rafters of French Broad Adventures are also the swift-water rescue team at the Walnut Volunteer Fire Department. The Hampton family spent 15 days on the river rescuing people after Helene's deadly flooding.
Linemen spent weeks away from home responding to Helene, Milton
Linemen crews responded to back-to-back storms, restoring power in extreme conditions with communication outages, while being away from their families back home.
Asheville students return to school one month after Helene devastated city
One month after floods from Hurricane Helene devastated Asheville, North Carolina, nearly 4,000 students there returned to the classroom this week.