This column has been updated to correct an inaccurate date that was cited in an earlier version. By now, the story of Hurricane Helene is a tragically familiar one: the endless rain, the swollen ...

It's not an area most people would imagine going for a dive with an underwater camera, but in parts of the Appalachian Mountains, there are some unique creatures. One of them is the Eastern Hellbender ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. MountainTrue Watauga County Riverkeeper Andy Hill helps rehabilitate and restore eastern hellbender habitats across Watauga County ...

A recent study by researchers at Virginia Tech looked at the giant salamanders known as “hellbenders.” Scientists wanted to understand why hellbender population has been in decline in recent decades.

According to environmental scientists, the presence of the hellbender — an aquatic salamander endemic to the Appalachian ...