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MAY 5, 2026 - Hurricane Helene brought significant damage to Edney Family Cemetery in Bat Cave, North Carolina. (Photo: WLOS Staff)

Video Quality Speed Audio Track Audio Quality Subtitles Font size Font style Font family Font color Font opacity Character edge Character edge color Background color Background opacity Window color Window opacity Waste Watch: How North Carolina's state auditor reviews Helene recovery spending FILE - This Jan. 22, 2020, file photo shows the likeness of Benjamin Franklin on $100 bills in Dallas. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)

MAY 8, 2026 - All Elite Wrestling is returning to Asheville next week, bringing thousands of fans, national television exposure and another boost to the local economy as western North Carolina continues recovering after Helene. (Photo: WLOS Staff)

MAY 12, 2026 - Asheville GreenWorks and Mountain Valleys Resource Conservation and Development Council led a tree planting effort along the French Broad River, where volunteers planted 18 large native trees to help stabilize the riverbank and restore vegetation lost during Hurricane Helene. (Photo credit: WLOS Staff)

Video Quality Speed Audio Track Audio Quality Subtitles Font size Font style Font family Font color Font opacity Character edge Character edge color Background color Background opacity Window color Window opacity Pro wrestler Dax Harwood's bond with Asheville coffee shop brings help after Helene Dax Harwood. | The exterior of Summit Coffee after Hurricane Helene hit Asheville, North Carolina. (Photo: WLOS Staff)

A volunteer with the organization Baptists on Mission works to rebuild a home hit by Hurricane Helene. (Photo courtesy of Baptists on Mission)

FILE -A crew member responding to a wildfire in western North Carolina. (Photo: WLOS Staff)

Asheville business owners are calling for more proactive police presence and safety solutions after police used pepperballs to disperse a large crowd downtown.

MAY 20, 2026 - A new North Carolina Office of the State Auditor report is now raising questions about whether some taxpayer-funded mental health recovery dollars at community colleges were used the way lawmakers and the public intended after Helene. (Photo: WLOS Staff)

MAY 22, 2026 - At Celebrity's Hotdogs, restaurant owner and former NASCAR driver Robert Pressley said customers have been talking about Busch's death and his legacy. (Photo credit: WLOS Staff)