Melissa and Jonah Greene traveled from their home in Belmont to check on family in Spruce Pine just days after Helene. This ...

Folks who live in this area coming here to this visitor’s center just off the Blue Ridge Parkway. It’s the only place in the area with guaranteed cell service.

Over a week after Helene made landfall in the United States, the cleanup efforts continue in towns like Spruce Pine in the ...

Spruce Pine received 24.12 inches of rain from Helene ... Power, water and cellular service are all down, Bost says. Fallen trees and washed-out roads have left the community isolated from ...

A Knoxville couple is home after being stuck in Spruce Pine, North Carolina for several days following the storms.

The city of Nampa is looking for the annual Christmas tree that decorates downtown. Residents can donate their 40 foot or taller spruce or pine tree to the city and thereby have boasting rights ...

Spruce Pine is a major global supplier of high-purity quartz. It’s an essential ingredient for microchips and solar panels.

Similar to the mountain pine beetle epidemic in the early-2000s, spruce beetles lay their eggs under the bark of the impacted tree. The process effectively girdles the tree, cutting off the water ...

Satellite images taken after Hurricane Helene hit North Carolina show washed-out streets and buildings, downed trees and more ...

One post in a Facebook group said that two groups of Sibelco workers had set out Friday from Red Hill, a short distance from Spruce Pine, to clear trees and debris from the roadways. The post said ...

One man hospitalized in North Carolina last saw his fiancee before a landslide separated them. Families from out of state are ...