RELIEF – When Tropical Storm Helene swept through Western North Carolina on Sept. 27, it hit the small Mitchell County community of Relief, where Alena Ayers lived, particularly hard. Floodwaters from ...

It won’t bring her back. It won’t change any of this, but it will do something to help people in the future,” said Kelly ...

House Bill 537 — dubbed "Alena's Law" — would allow someone who disappears during a disaster to be presumed dead 90 days ...

One woman has taken it upon herself to search for the remains of her Mitchell County cousin, who is believed to have been swept away by flooding.

Six months after Hurricane Helene struck the Southeast, five people remain missing in North Carolina, ABC News reports.

27, it hit the small Mitchell County community of Relief, where Alena Ayers lived, particularly hard. Floodwaters from the nearby North Toe River, which turns into the Nolichucky River before ...

Kelly White poses for a portrait with a photograph of her missing cousin, Alena Ayers, on Sunday, March 16, 2025 in Hickory, N.C. Ayers and her husband Stephen Ayers were swept away during the ...

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