After decades of planning and debate, the North Carolina Department of Transportation has said it’s close to starting construction on the long-gestating I-26 Connector project. But community members, ...

The North Carolina House has advanced another Hurricane Helene funding package to address pressing needs in the mountains ...

In my years observing politics and hurricanes at The Miami Herald I frequently rewatched the 1948 thriller “Key Largo,” which ...

Raising property taxes is a shared sacrifice that can help ensure every child in our community gets what they need to thrive,” one parent said.

Over 12,000 housing units in Buncombe County have been reported damaged to FEMA following Tropical Storm Helene. More than 11,000 require habitability repairs, 368 were destroyed and 734 sustained ...

That is racial profiling and unconstitutional. The sheriff in Buncombe County, North Carolina, says he will not partner with immigration enforcement officials to help enforce federal immigration ...

Appraisers put the value of the lost timber at $19.3 million for Buncombe alone. McDowell forests saw 130,805 acres of damage. Yancey County had the most expensive losses, $27.5 million. According to ...

Buncombe County officials, who previously reported 72 deaths, are now deferring to a state tally of 42 deaths for the county. The county’s number dates back to an Oct. 3 news release in which ...

Asheville follows Buncombe County’s trend, as the structures with flood insurance ... government-backed mortgage in FEMA’s high-risk flood zone areas, based on FEMA maps. In North Carolina, about 40 ...

Buncombe County and state officials are also discussing ... Communities were wiped off the map," Cooper said. He planned to return the damaged areas later Tuesday. More than 1,100 people were ...

For a map of what is open and closed ... Water distribution sites available in Buncombe County Buncombe County will start distributing bottled water starting at 2 p.m. today, Monday, Sept.

John Harold, the city manager for Black Mountain, told CBS 17 Sunday that more than 600 people were still missing in Buncombe County, down from 1,000 just after the storm. “It’s pretty bad ...