Skies finally cleared over North Carolina on Wednesday, offering a glimpse of the devastation left behind by Hurricane Helene ...

Ten feet of water left the place in ruins. The communication blackout leaves the community to guess at whether their friends ...

Satellite photos show some of the destruction in Old Fort and Spruce Pine, North Carolina following devastating flooding ...

Multiple correctional facilities in Western North Carolina have been evacuated in the aftermath of Helene. Here's how you can ...

Deep in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina lies the small town of Spruce Pine, which also happens to ...

The small town of Spruce Pine, North Carolina, is one of the only sources of high-purity quartz on Earth, but it has been ...

Charles Atkins shared what he's seen while driving around the mountain communities surrounding Spruce Pine: homes completely ...

Hurricane Helene devastated the town of Spruce Pine, North Carolina, shutting down mining operations for pure quartz, a ...

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.

Virtually all of the world’s supply of a mineral that is critical to semiconductor production comes from one tiny town in the ...

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

Spruce Pine, North Carolina, is known for producing the high-quality mineral used in most computer chips, solar panels and fiber optics. It was largely flattened by floods after the storm.