Buncombe County’s unemployment rate was 6.0% in December 2024, according to data released by the North Carolina Department of ...

Debris Removal USACE has been on the ground in Buncombe County since October. Tasked by FEMA, USACE crews initially worked on critical project ...

County briefings go live every Wednesday at 11 a.m. The Feb. 5 briefing covered debris removal updates, relief programs and ...

While nearly all the Helene-damaged bridges in Buncombe County have been temporarily repaired, along with hundreds of roadbed ...

State officials recently unveiled a broad home energy efficiency and electrification program, but it’s unclear whether the ...

Officials said the fire, which burned about 11 acres off Peepeye Cove Road in Leicster, is now 100% contained.

In January, avian flu was detected in a dead bird at Julian Lake Park. Here's what to know about the virus in North Carolina.

WNC Communities will hold the annual Western North Carolina Agricultural Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on August 8, 2025 at the Davis Event Center, WNC Agriculture Center in Fletcher, NC, where the ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Farmers and pet owners are concerned about the recent bird flu outbreak. Waterfowl in Buncombe County, ...

A West Asheville church has changed hands with the conveyance of its Haywood Road property from the WNC presbytery to a ...

Gov. Josh Stein called urgently for over $1 billion in state funding to help with Hurricane Helene recovery across western ...

While the area didn't see many of the double emergence broods in 2024, Brood XIV is expected to be present in WNC in 2025.