The Charlotte-based bank plans a three-year $650 million lending program for small businesses and municipalities in storm-ravaged western North Carolina.

North Carolina lawmakers have passed a third Helene relief bill worth $227 million. However, Senate Bill 382 is sparking controversy.

For many in western North Carolina affected by the recent storm, help is finally on the way in the form of temporary housing. FEMA started distributing brand-new trailers for those hit hardest by Helene,

For weeks after the storm, people had to boil anything that wasn’t poured from a bottle, and many of them drew from creeks and ponds just to flush their toilets.

More than 100,000 residents in western North Carolina are now allowed to drink and bathe with water from their home faucets.

As residents in western North Carolina are still dealing with the aftermath of Helene, snow has fallen in parts of the hard-hit region this week.