Hurricane season is officially underway. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is forecasting a slightly more active hurricane season compared to average. Now is the time to prepare, and one New River Valley business is doing just that after getting hit hard by Helene.
The Children’s Emergency Care Alliance of Tennessee awarded three VSP trooper-pilots and two crew members of Med-Flight 2 with the “Mutual Aid State Award" on Wednesday.
The Internal Revenue Service announced tax relief for individuals and businesses in parts of Virginia affected by severe winter storms on Wednesday, including many places in our area.
The ReNew The New’s Ramps ‘N’ Roads spring river cleanup is set to be held on Saturday, and locals in Giles County are getting ready for the occasion.
Wildfires forced a mandatory evacuation in one North Carolina county as emergency crews fought separate fires in an area of the state still recovering from Hurricane Helene, while South Carolina’s governor declared an emergency in response to a growing wildfire. The North Carolina Department of Public Safety issued a mandatory evacuation Saturday night for parts of Polk County in western North Carolina. The agency warns residents could be trapped, injured, or killed if they remain in the impacted areas. In South Carolina, Gov. Henry McMaster has declared a state of emergency as part of an effort to stop a blaze in Pickens County called the Table Rock Fire that started Friday in the Blue Ridge Mountains
Grayson County public schools have faced significant challenges this school year, missing more than 30 days due to weather-related closures and delays.
Parts of Southwest Virginia are still reeling from this weekend’s storms that brought flooding to areas already impacted by Hurricane Helene.
In a significant move to aid the recovery efforts from Hurricane Helene, Governor Glenn Youngkin is proposing a $127 million investment to establish a Disaster Assistance Fund.
The head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency says money available to help communities hit by disasters has shrunk after back-to-back hurricanes Helene and Milton.
The head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency tells lawmakers she has encouraged the agency’s inspector general to review whether an employee was acting alone when directing workers helping hurricane victims to avoid homes with yard signs supporting President-elect Donald Trump.
Tourism during fall foliage season is big business in Virginia. While cleanup is still underway for areas hit hard by Helene, local businesses are hoping to attract visitors.
FEMA announced a Disaster Recovery Center will be opening at 120 Pembroke Park Lane in Giles County on Monday, Oct. 28. The center will be open from 8 a.m. - 6 p.m., Monday through Saturday.
The Montgomery Museum of Art and History is hosting a night of music highlighting our area while also helping folks hit by Helene.
New research shows Russia has worked to amplify false and misleading claims about the U.S. government's response to Hurricanes Helene and Milton as part of the Kremlin's efforts to manipulate Americans before the Nov. 5 election.
Thousands of pounds of debris are clogging Claytor Lake from Helene, and since the storm, crews have been constantly cleaning up to get it back to where it once was.
The Biden administration has announced temporary legal status for Lebanese citizens already in the United States, likely pleasing some Arab voters, including in the battleground state of Michigan.
Monstrous hurricanes Helene and Milton caused so much complex havoc that damages are still being added up, but experts in economics, insurance and risk say they are likely to be in the pantheon of super-costly $50 billion disasters.
Virginia Tech’s Unmanned Systems Laboratory is helping recovery crews understand the impacts of Helene on our region.
The effects of Helene have kept some local workers off the job for two weeks now. Workers at the Radford Army Ammunition Plant have been unable to return because of significant flooding.
The U.S. Small Business Administration announced Wednesday that businesses and residents in eight additional counties plus the City of Radford are now eligible to apply for low-interest disaster loans to assist in disaster recovery.
Danville based aid group God’s Pit Crew has helped with natural disaster recovery around the country for the last twenty-five years, but now they’re helping their next-door neighbors recover from Helene.
Many social media users have been spreading images that depict the aftermath of Helene, but unbeknownst to many some images have been generated by Artificial Intelligence.
It’s been more than a week since Helene barreled through our area and yet the clean up is far from over. One place that’s still cleaning up is the Radford Animal Shelter. Flooding destroyed the building.
Dolly Parton announced on Friday that she would donate $1 million to the Mountain Ways Foundation in order to provide assistance to Hurricane Helene flood victims.
The Rail Yard Dawgs announced Wednesday that the organization would be collaborating with the Red Cross and the “Star City Cares Flood Relief Supply” to help with relief efforts throughout areas impacted by Helene.
The Virginia Employment Commission is offering unemployment assistance to individuals who lost their job or business due to the destruction of Hurricane Helene.
FEMA is offering assistance if you live in Giles, Grayson, Tazewell, Washington and Wythe Counties or Galax and you were impacted by Helene.
President Joe Biden has declared a major disaster in the Commonwealth of Virginia following the devastating and broad impacts brought on by Helene.
Meteorologists with the National Weather Service are making their rounds in locations hit hard by the effects of helene. Their goal is to use this data to help with storm warnings in the future.
10 News has been working for you all day long with team coverage of Helene as it sweeps across the Commonwealth, bringing destruction in its wake.
Virginia State Police Aviation assets from Abingdon are helping evacuate 58 staff and patients from a Hospital roof in Erwin Tennessee, VSP said.
With Helene hitting the East Coast, many drivers can expect to experience serious delays due to flooding, heavy winds, and other factors. We have compiled a list of the latest delays to keep you up to date.
It has been a busy hurricane season and our region is preparing for the impacts of yet another one this week.
