The first time Tara Dower set out to thru-hike the Appalachian Trail, in 2017, she had a panic attack. She felt alone and overwhelmed just eight days after setting off from the trail’s southern ...

On Tuesday morning, three days after Hurricane Helene ravaged swaths of the Southeastern United States, I began making calls to old friends and hiking experts who live along the Appalachian Trail.

BARREN COUNTY, Ky. (LEX 18) — One man was found dead in Barren County on Friday after authorities responded to a fatal house fire, officials reported. According to Barren County Sheriff's Chief ...

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Travelers hoping to hike the Appalachian Trail are being asked to stay away from its southern portion, which is still reeling from Helene. Helene was no longer a hurricane by the time it reached ...

Helene is the fourth Gulf Coast hurricane to make landfall this year. Only five other years had that many since comprehensive hurricane records began in 1851. The last time was 2020. Locating the ...

Appalachian State University student Avery Paner recounts being trapped in her car with her roommates and escaping from floodwaters caused by Helene. WCNC's Michelle Boudin reports.Oct. 1, 2024 ...

"That Appalachian region actually becomes the poster child for unknown flood risks across the country," he said. According to a Reuters analysis of First Street data, 16% of all residential and ...

THIS INCLUDES APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY, WHERE CLASSES ARE CANCELED THROUGH FRIDAY. OFFICIALS HAVE CITED UNPRECEDENTED FLOODING AND WATER DAMAGE ACROSS CAMPUS, ACROSS WIDER BOONE. SOME ARE ...