Six months after Hurricane Helene destroyed communities across the Southeast, five people remain missing in North Carolina after the storm, according to officials.

A body found in North Carolina has been identified as that of a man from East Tennessee who has been missing ever since Hurricane Helene brought deadly and historic flooding to the region. The North Carolina Medical Examiner's Office said Russell Wilber,

We’ve been waiting a month for plumbing to get finished up. There’s no excuse for that. There’s no excuse for that.

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Five people are still missing in North Carolina, six months after Hurricane Helene struck the region. The Category 4 storm hit Western North Carolina on Sept. 27, 2024, causing widespread damage and devastation.

James Marvin McKinney, 36, of Marion, was charged by Detective Kyle Gibson with felony injuring wires and other fixtures of telephone, broadband, broadcast, or cable telecommunications companies. He received a $250,000 secured bond.

Months after Helene took lives and livelihoods, many Asheville residents haven’t returned to work. Some think there might be a deeper issue.

Even the most well-organized relief efforts are only as effective as the number of people who know about them.

I know I could be better than that.’ So for that to be consistent every year is something you hang your hat on.” He’s also a mainstay on the penalty kill — which has collectively been the league’s best over the last seven years and ranked first or second in the NHL each of those seasons — and on the team’s shutdown line.

Like many Western North Carolina hamlets, Micaville was born from industry and became a destination for tourists and others drawn by the beauty of the mountains.

Thanks to hundreds of donations, high schoolers in western North Carolina will have a dress on prom night. Preparing for prom night is one of the most exciting feelings in a high schooler's life, and it's a feeling that will still happen for hundreds of students in Black Mountain and Swannanoa.