The Day the Lights Went Out” is a WBTV Originals documentary chronicling the first few weeks of chaos across Western North ...

The Day the Lights Went Out” is a WBTV Originals documentary chronicling the first few weeks of chaos across Western North ...

Investigative reporter Naomi Kowles and special projects photojournalist Alex Laitala reported across Western North Carolina after Hurricane Helene hit. Their documentary, “The Day the Lights Went Out ...

As North Carolinians continue to rebuild after Hurricane Helene, socially vulnerable communities face many more challenges in ...

It's been a devastating year for an East Tennessee community and the many communities surrounding it. Something's just ...

Victims and survivors filmed Helene’s flooding in Tennessee, showing what went wrong as a hospital was evacuated and six ...

Helene caused turmoil for small businesses in Western North Carolina. But many Christmas tree farms are open and ready to ...

Neighbors fighting to rescue neighbors. People stuck on trees, rooftops for hours. Lives were forever changed along the ...

Neighbors fighting to rescue neighbors. People stuck on trees, rooftops for hours. Lives lost. The remnants of Helene in the ...

Early on a chilly October morning, people are bundled up as they wait next to the side door at Roanoke Area Ministries on ...

You’re an incredible group. Coasties are incredible. ...I really mean it. No branch in the military is stationed in more ...

Law enforcement across the region serve a solemn reminder to drive safe, sober, and buckled up through the holidays.