According to the agency, Buncombe County suffered 42 deaths, the highest toll of the 21 counties listed. Yancey County had ...

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Assessing storm damage and calculating Tropical Storm Helene's effect on market prices prompts county to postpone property ...

Asheville and other areas in Western North Carolina already have largely unaffordable housing markets for many residents, and ...

Service in all areas will expand as tanks are filled, pump stations are activated and water pipe breaks or leaks are found ...

Urban Search and Rescue or “USAR” teams are continuing their work in Buncombe County. To report a missing loved one in the ...

Superintendent Maggie Fehrman told the Asheville City Board of Education at its meeting Oct. 14 that she still wants to ...

Buncombe County residents can apply for help buying food through the Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (D-SNAP). From Oct. 18 through Oct. 24, individuals and households not currently ...

The entire North Carolina section of the Blue Ridge Parkway remains closed due to portions of the roadway that have been ...

At the Oct. 15 regular meeting, the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners approved a resolution delaying the 2025 reappraisal deadline until January 1, 2026. At this time, it is unknown how market ...

The Board also approved a $29,000,000 budget amendment establishing an anticipated FEMA award for Buncombe County. Once this budget is in place, expenses already incurred in the General Fund will be ...

The General Assembly passed House Bill 1074, which would change the wording of the state constitution to clarify who is ...