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Asheville Residents Describe Rescue From Swannanoa River

Water rises toward the first floor of apartments in an Asheville building where residents were evacuated by boat. (Photo courtesy of Lemuel Robinson)

Neighbors in an Asheville apartment building gathered on the second floor as floodwaters rose on Friday.

The bridge crossing the Swannanoa River on Blue Ridge Road in Black Mountain was swept away by flood waters. (Photo courtesy of Rey Castillo Jr.)

In Black Mountain, residents encounter blocked roads, short supplies, and unimaginable damage.

The emergency shelter has taken in 300 evacuees from areas hard-hit by Hurricane Helene’s flooding.

A stop sign can barely be seen above the floodwaters from Hurricane Helene in Morganton, N.C. (AP Photo/Kathy Kmonicek)

Here’s what to know about state and federal assistance programs in the wake of the catastrophic storm and flooding in Western North Carolina.

The Columbus County Sheriff's Office in Whiteville. (Photo by Johanna F. Still)

Columbus County’s handling of public records “evinces a pattern of ongoing and willful defiance of our state’s transparency laws.”

Along with Ponysaurus Brewing Co., we’re launching a new beer that will help fund additional reporting positions across the state.

The Assembly launches its Greensboro bureau.

Announcing the launch of our Greensboro bureau and the team that will help make it a new journalistic force in the region.

A few numbers that stood out as we close out the year and look back on 2023, plus our most-read stories of the year.

Photo illustration by The Assembly, image from Canva.

Some of our favorite Assembly stories of 2023.

Flowers sit under a boarded up window at UNC's Caudill Labs on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Hannah Schoenbaum)

What we’ve learned so far about the shooting at UNC’s campus on Monday has raised a lot more questions.