North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein was set to sign a Hurricane Helene relief bill into law on Monday night for the first time during his term. Gov. Stein was scheduled to sign the Hurricane Helene relief bill at 7 p.

North Carolina lawmakers agreed Wednesday to spend another $524 million on still-pressing needs from Hurricane Helene's historic flooding nearly six months ago, with an emphasis on home and private road repairs,

It has been six months since Hurricane Helene unleashed biblical flooding and tree-snapping winds across the Southeast, and areas such as hard-hit Black Mountain, N.C., continue to struggle.