New North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein took several actions on Thursday to help the short- and long-term recovery from Hurricane Helene, with an immediate focus on more temporary housing and repairs to private bridges and roads.

An Asheville Citizen Times reporter shares the experience of reporting on and living in a community facing it's worst natural disaster.

Governor Josh Stein signed five executive orders to support recovery efforts following Helene's impact on western North Carolina.

In recent months, Hurricane Helene and the historic flooding it unleashed on western North Carolina have dominated housing headlines. The Office of State Budget and Management (OSBM) estimates damages and needs totaling $59.

Helene-impacted hotel in western North Carolina is among best new hotels in the United States “This was far beyond a delay, this was sending people to the streets in a third-world country in the wee hours of the night and asking them to fend for themselves with no solutions.”

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