The first tourist season since Hurricane Helene pummeled North Carolina reveals how much the river and livelihoods have changed.

Helene has not only devastated entire neighborhoods along the Pigeon River in Clyde, but is wreaking havoc on the town’s ...

Both directions of Interstate 40 remain closed near the North Carolina-Tennessee state line after flooding and a rockslide ...

NORTH CAROLINA, USA — If you're planning a trip from North Carolina to Gatlinburg or Dollywood, you may need to rethink your ...

Flooding and a rock slide forced Tennessee officials to close the road through the Pigeon River Gorge on Wednesday evening.

Rocks have shifted, channels have widened and the Pigeon River flows past interstate construction. But Tennessee rafting ...

While Hartford rafting businesses worried Hurricane Helene flood damage would wipe out their entire tourism season, most were ready to welcome back visitors to the Pigeon River at the start of the ...

While Hartford rafting businesses worried Hurricane Helene flood damage would wipe out their entire tourism season, most were ready to welcome back visitors to the Pigeon River at the start of the ...

While Hartford rafting businesses worried Hurricane Helene flood damage would wipe out their entire tourism season, most were ready to welcome back visitors to the Pigeon River at the start of the ...

Smoky Mountain Outdoors, along with other rafting businesses like Nantahala Outdoor Center Pigeon Outpost, is based in the tourist-driven rafting community of Hartford. When Helene's floodwaters ...