Dawn was just starting to break when Teryll Evans was forced abandon ship at WPTL radio station in downtown Canton and make ...

Josh Nichols fields distress calls for a living, so when he heard Waynesville Officer Michael Whitley over the radio — “We ...

Despite hundreds of moving parts, rescue efforts in Haywood County ran like a well-oiled machine during and after Hurricane ...

The term “rookie” may be a misnomer for Canton Police Department officer Henry Dendy, who served in the Navy before joining ...

It was a last-minute decision, but it made all the difference. In the early afternoon of Thursday, Sept. 26, Chief Charles ...

Jared Shuler is a Maggie Valley boy, born and raised. But he never thought he’d spend the day of Hurricane Helene bringing ...

What do you do when your job is to communicate about emergency situations with the public, but communications are down region ...

This year has been a memorable one in the Haywood County sports sphere. From state playoff runs to thrilling rivalry ...

When the Waynesville Fire Department obtained a motorized boat thanks to grant funding, its members expected it might be ...

While first responders were out and about attempting to rescue those stuck in flooded areas, dispatchers were manning the ...

A North Carolina Department of Transportation worker wore multiple hats during Hurricane Helene and is a part of one of the ...

The Haywood County Search and Rescue team (HCSAR) is a volunteer outfit. That’s what you need to know right off the bat.