If the Senate budget is approved as written, the state's total funding allocated to Helene would top $2 billion.

We get an update on recovery efforts in western North Carolina from the devastation of Hurricane Helene — and a look at what the summer tourist season looks like.

We get an update on recovery efforts in western North Carolina from the devastation of Hurricane Helene — and a look at what the summer tourist season looks like.

North Carolinians impacted by Hurricane Helene must apply by April 7, 2025, to qualify for housing, repair, and recovery assistance.

The disaster management agency will no longer enforce an Obama-era rule requiring federally funded disaster rebuilds to consider climate risk.

North Carolina’s Legislature passed more than $1 billion with two Helene recovery funding bills in October, but by mid-February, about two-thirds of that money still hadn’t been spent.

The Black Cove Fire in the Green River Game Land has burned over 2,000 acres. Firefighters from across state lines have responded, some drawing water from the Green River to spray along the fire lines.

N.C. Superintendent of Public Instruction Mo Green visited WNC for his first stop of his listening tour. He praised educators for their work during Hurricane Helene.

North Carolina already makes many kinds of discrimination in disaster relief illegal. Now, a lawmaker wants to make discriminating based on politics a felony.

The North Carolina legislature is currently considering a fourth disaster recovery bill to fund rebuilding efforts across the region after Hurricane Helene. The latest measure is expected to be for $530 million, the largest allocation of state money so far toward WNC Helene recovery.

The state House unanimously approved an additional $500 million for Helene recovery Tuesday, including funding to rebuild homes damaged in the storm, clean up debris and rebuild private roads and bridges.

Stephanie McGarrah, who is leading the state Department of Commerce’s efforts to allocate the disaster block grants, detailed the path ahead at a meeting on Monday.

Members of the public have 30 days to submit comments on the plan, which was released Tuesday by the U.S. Department of Commerce.

From Altadena to Asheville, people devastated by recent disasters encountered helpers trained in Psychological First Aid. Like CPR, anybody can learn it.

In a post on X to her 1 million-plus followers this month, syndicated conservative radio host Dana Loesch wrote that Buncombe County is “still demanding property taxes on homes destroyed by Hurricane Helene based on pre-Helene assessments that no longer apply.” Paul Specht, of WRAL, joins WFAE's Marshall Terry for a fact-check on the claim.

A TikTok video that’s been viewed hundreds of thousands of times accuses sheriff’s deputies in Mitchell County in western North Carolina of stealing generators intended for victims of Hurricane Helene. Paul Specht, of WRAL, joins WFAE's Marshall Terry for a fact-check on the claim.

Many undocumented people are not eligible for federal financial disaster aid and several remain fearful even when help is offered.

Pinning down the exact amount of Helene’s inland rainfall that came from climate change isn’t possible, but studies say at least 10%, Carolina Public Press reports.

The six-month season saw an above-average number of storms. Scientists say climate change is leading to more powerful and deadly hurricanes that can affect inland communities far from the coasts.

Many U.S. hospitals are conserving critical intravenous fluids to cope with a supply shortage caused by Hurricane Helene. They're changing protocols for administering drugs and hydration through IVs.