Don Miller, 85, died when Tropical Storm Helene’s floodwaters swept him away near Ramseytown, in Yancey County.

Yancey County, home to about 15,000 voters, is one of the communities hardest hit by the storm. In the final countdown to Election Day, the presidential race is top of mind for many Americans.

In recent weeks, many in Western North Carolina are rattled over reports that state legislators are prepping to cut a program ...

The Yancey County Sheriff's Office announced the groundbreaking of a new public safety facility in Burnsville, North Carolina, on Thursday, Sept. 19. (Video above: WYFF News 4 Evening Headlines ...

Small Pensacola town in western North Carolina cleans up after Hurricane Helene, ... N.C. to the Yancey County, N.C. village of Pensacola on Thursday, October 3, 2024.

the team hopes to set a legal precedent that will protect libraries like Jackson County and Yancey County all across North Carolina. Beaver told The News-Record the Yancey County takeover is "bizarre" ...

Yancey County posted a situational update about its response to Helene on its Facebook page. Credit: Brett Hopson - Green Mountain, NC A part of a road in Yancey County was washed away along the ...

Small Pensacola town in western North Carolina cleans up after Hurricane Helene, ... N.C. to the Yancey County, N.C. village of Pensacola on Thursday, October 3, 2024.

Yancey prepares to exit library system. Grassroots group hires law firm to counter those plans, which they say violate rights ...

YANCEY COUNTY, N.C. — 8:30 p.m. Update: The Yancey County Sheriff's Office is reporting the fire is 100% contained. Multiple fire departments in western North Carolina responded to a brush fire ...

The budget public hearing drew a large crowd gathered in support of the local library as the county pulled out of its regional library board.

Small Pensacola town in western North Carolina cleans up after Hurricane Helene, ... N.C. to the Yancey County, N.C. village of Pensacola on Thursday, October 3, 2024.