There's uncertainty about what voter turnout might look like in Western North Carolina, considering some voters are facing difficult situations.

The number of people casting ballots on the first day of early in-person voting in presidential battleground North Carolina exceeded the first-day total four years ago — even as Hurricane Helene recov

Jewel Warrick has lived in Relief, North Carolina, for 55 years. More than three weeks ago, Helene tore through her small community and buried her home in mud. She and her son James evacuated days before the storm and said they urged their neighbors to leave as well.