CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) – The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services confirmed more deaths related to Hurricane Helene , five months after the storm devastated much of Western North Carolina. By Feb. 7, the death toll had risen to 106 since the storm hit on Sept. 27, 2024. Most of the deaths have

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) – Hurricane season is quickly approaching, and WECT is sharing tips to prepare ahead of time. Kirstin Jamerson with U.S. Cellular joined us in the WECT Studio to share tips on how you can start preparing as a part of Hurricane Preparedness Week. Jamerson says to download the local weather apps to

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WBTV) – A $285 million manufacturing plant expansion is set to create hundreds of new jobs in Helene-struck Buncombe County. North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein announced on Tuesday, Jan. 28, that Pratt & Whitney, an RTX business, will expand its turbine airfoil manufacturing plant in Asheville. Officials said the expansion will create 325

LELAND, N.C. (WECT) – Once a month, Pat Hairston travels from her Wilmington home to Cape Fear Arthritis Care in Leland. There, Hairston receives an IV infusion with REMICADE, a drug that treats her rare autoimmune disease – non-radiological axial spondyloarthritis – which causes her significant joint pain. Beforehand, though, she requires 250 mL of