North Carolina’s death toll rose to 104 as a result of Hurricane Helene and the names of those who died have been released by the state Department of Health and Human Services. The most recent addition was for a motor vehicle crash in Mitchell County.

Months after the storm devastated Western North Carolina, the state has released the official list of names of those who died.

State officials have released an updated list of the 104 people in North Carolina killed by Hurricane Helene that also includes county of death and date of death. The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) provided News 13 with this new information.

North Carolina will receive $1.6 billion in federal grants to help rebuild communities ravaged by Helene, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced Tuesday.

New North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein took several actions on Thursday to help the short- and long-term recovery from Hurricane Helene, with an immediate focus on more temporary housing and repairs to private bridges and roads.

Western North Carolina received good news Tuesday in its struggle to recover from the impacts of Hurricane Helene. Gov. Josh Stein and HUD Secretary Adrianne Todman announced the region will receive two Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) awards totaling $1.