A woman in Buncombe County, North Carolina, is charged with credit card fraud, according to the Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office.

WRAL 5 On Your Side is taking on the problems plaguing western North Carolina. The team spent a week in western N.C., traveling to Buncombe, Yancy, Mitchell and McDowell counties to survey the damage done by Hurricane Helene,

A North Carolina woman uses the ancient Japanese art of Tenkara fly fishing for reeling in trout along the Western NC mountains.

Piles of destroyed homes, businesses and other structures still litter the landscape across western North Carolina as communities in the region struggle to recover in the wake of Hurricane Helene last year.

I sometimes feel sorry we took so long to help some of these people but about five weeks ago Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7316 and American Legion Post 89 members decided we had to help. Not sure how to help was a problem: we thought about propane tanks,

Farmers in western North Carolina are grappling with the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, facing significant agricultural losses along with slow state and federal aid. However, hope is being restored by North Buncombe High School's Future Farmers of America students.

Five months after Hurricane Helene devastated western North Carolina, residents are still struggling to rebuild. The process has been slow, expensive and frustrating for many as they battle insurance denials and navigate a complex federal aid system.

A $500 million relief bill dedicated to helping western North Carolina is heading to the state Senate next week after being passed by the House.

Of this funding, the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) will receive $250 million to repair damaged roadways and bridges,

Roy Williams, a Western North Carolina native and Hall of Fame basketball coach at UNC-Chapel Hill, says his home region still needs "all the help that we can get" as it recovers from the catastrophic damage caused by Hurricane Helene.