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Surveying storm damage in North Carolina, former President Donald Trump on Monday blasted federal emergency responders whose work has bee

According to a press release from Governor Roy Cooper’s office, 95 people are confirmed dead and 26 remain missing.

Both the Harris and Trump campaigns are ramping up their activity in North Carolina again after the storm. Trump has three North Carolina stops Monday, including a visit to see storm damage in Asheville. Former President Bill Clinton appeared last week with Harris' running mate, Tim Walz, and followed with several visits in eastern North Carolina.

As much of western North Carolina works to recover from Helene, some business owners say they’re worried about what they’re calling a “second disaster”: the loss of tourism during peak season.

The majority of the candidates, predominantly consisting of Democrats, said they were against private school vouchers. The only candidate at the forum who disagreed was Michele Morrow, the Republican homeschooler running for State Superintendent of Public Instruction.

North Carolina's Governor's Crime Commission announced new federal funds to limit gun-related domestic abuse. Meanwhile other federal funding sources are seeing a steep decline.

More North Carolina residents turned out to cast ballots on the first day of early voting this year than in 2020, even as residents from the mountainous western portion of the state continued to recover from the devastating effects of Hurricane Helene.