Karen Zatkulak

As many mountain school districts reopen following Helene, students in Buncombe County and Asheville City wait to learn plans for returning to the classroom.

Many parents throughout the mountains are trying to figure out how to help their children deal with what they've seen and heard during the Helene disaster.

If you meet Paula Masters, be ready for a hug and a laugh. The 78-year-old grandmother also has an unbelievable strength.

More than three weeks after Helene, progress is being made to reopen the Blue Ridge Parkway, remove dangerous storm debris, and test the water within Asheville.

TOPICS: Hurricane Helene Housing crisis Western North Carolina Displaced families Affordable housing

For nearly seven weeks now, FEMA has been accepting requests for money from storm victims in Western North Carolina.

Nearly two months since Helene hit, hundreds of local families are left with nowhere to go. Now some of these children are living in tents and cars.

With winter ahead, concern is growing for the many people left without a permanent home after Helene.

North Carolina officials have decided to make it easier to build temporary housing for Helene victims.

Just weeks after Helene devastated Western North Carolina, federal funding to support small businesses ran out.