FEMA’s Transitional Sheltering Assistance program, which offers free hotel rooms, ends Jan. 10 unless FEMA grants an individual an extension.

North Carolina officials are sharing a comprehensive list of the names of those confirmed killed in Hurricane Helene for the first time since the storm ravaged parts of the state. Hundreds of people died across multiple states in the late September 2024 storm -- including at least 104 people in North Carolina alone.

State officials have released an updated list of the 104 people in North Carolina killed by Hurricane Helene that also includes county of death and date of death. The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) provided News 13 with this new information.

The North Carolina House has elected a new speaker. Republican Rep. Destin Hall was chosen Wednesday and succeeds five-term Speaker Tim Moore, who is now in Congress.

Early impacts of Helene saw the region's home sales and new listings essentially halt, but in the past few months those patterns have changed. By most metrics, the analysis has shown the market to be resilient in the face of the region's worst natural disaster.

FEMA’s Transitional Sheltering Assistance program is providing hotel rooms to thousands of Western North Carolina survivors of Helene. However, on Jan. 3, FEMA began notifying families checked into either hotel or motel rooms,