Russell’s clothes sat neatly on his chair, Charlene’s pajamas tucked under her pillow and their water bottles stood next to their bed, awaiting their return from a camping trip in Avery County, where ...

A body found earlier this week in Avery County has been identified as a camper in Avery County who had been missing since Hurricane Helene hit the area last September.

A group is stepping in to help fix and rebuild bridges in one North Carolina county hit hard by Hurricane Helene in 2024.

A person believed to have gone missing during Hurricane Helene was found dead in Avery County, six months after the storm hit. The decomposed body was found Friday, March 28 in a cleanup area along ...

A debris clean-up crew working in Avery County March 28 found a body, who the sheriff's office believes to be one of two ...

A husband and wife died after an apparent murder-suicide in a County community on Tuesday, according to police.

So was Charlene's car. In late October, Charlene’s body was found about 12 miles away, according to Avery County Sheriff Mike Henley. That provided both relief and frustration for LaPointe.

A debris clean-up crew working in Avery County March 28 found a body, who the sheriff's office believes to be one of two people in the county still missing in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Helene.