By MICHAEL PHILLIS and BRITTANY PETERSON Associated Press HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Hurricane Helene dumped trillions of gallons of water hundreds of miles inland, devastating communities nestled in mountains far from the threat of storm surge or…

By JONATHAN MATTISE and CEDAR ATTANASIO Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee state authorities said Wednesday they are investigating the company behind a plastics factory where 11 workers were swept away by flooding from…

By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer Hurricanes in the United States end up hundreds of times deadlier than the government calculates, contributing to more American deaths than car accidents or all the nation’s wars, a…

By ALI SWENSON, CHRISTINE FERNANDO and JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina election officials say they will do everything in their power to ensure that voters in the crucial presidential swing…

By MAKIYA SEMINERA Associated Press BOONE, N.C. (AP) — Freddie Pell helps lift a vintage wooden chair off the sidewalk and back inside his art gallery. It’s starting to rain in downtown Boone, and he…

By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Sherry Brown has gotten nearly the entire miserable Hurricane Helene experience at her home. She’s out of power and water. There is a tree on her roof and…