Only months ago, Hurricane Helene bombarded western North Carolina with rain and wind. Now, the state's first ski areas are opening.

As residents in western North Carolina are still dealing with the aftermath of Helene, snow has fallen in parts of the hard-hit region this week.

For weeks after the storm, people had to boil anything that wasn’t poured from a bottle, and many of them drew from creeks and ponds just to flush their toilets.

When something hasn’t happened in more than a century, you can understand why it’s not top of mind for some folks. And then when it happens, you wonder why you didn’t see it coming. When Hurricane Helene dropped a couple of feet of water on the North Carolina mountains over a day or

More than 100,000 residents in western North Carolina are now allowed to drink and bathe with water from their home faucets.

FOX's Olivianna Calmes was live in Asheville, North Carolina as the state deals with heavy snow as many are still recovering from Hurricane Helene.

With snow falling in parts of western North Carolina, many Hurricane Helen victims are preparing for their first snowfall of the season. Jessica Gardener lives in a camper in Newland. She says she’s no stranger to extreme weather,

For many in western North Carolina affected by the recent storm, help is finally on the way in the form of temporary housing. FEMA started distributing brand-new trailers for those hit hardest by Helene,

Helene survivors in western North Carolina deal with cold temperatures and powerful wind gusts as they continue rebuilding their lives. FOX News Multimedia Reporter Olivianna Calmes reports.