As many families begin to rebuild after Hurricane Helene’s devastating impact robbed whole communities of the things they hold near and dear, one North Carolina family is grieving the loss of 11 of its family members.

( NewsNation) — Steve Harrison is a political reporter for WFAE, the NPR station in Charlotte, N.C. He tells “On Balance” that turnout in the western North Carolina counties devastated by Hurricane Helene is bound to be lower. But how much lower, he says, is difficult to forecast.

Sibelco, one of the companies mining high-purity quartz in Spruce Pine, North Carolina, has resumed operations. In an update on Thursday, the company said that production and shipments of the quartz,