North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein began his first term earlier this month with a behemoth task in front of him: Helping western North Carolina recover from close to $60 billion in damage from Hurricane Helene,

North Carolina officials charged with leading recovery efforts in western North Carolina after Hurricane Helene have told state lawmakers that they need more money

Firefighters spent all night battling wildfires in western North Carolina, in an area still trying to recover from Hurricane Helene last September. Watch this video for the latest on the Crooked Creek fire,