This story will be updated throughout the day as new information about Western North Carolina wildfires becomes available.

As of 10:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 26 there are currently no wildfire evacuation orders in place for Buncombe County. The ...

When Hurricane Helene veered towards the North Carolina mountains, Bruce Sullivan, a bus driver for Buncombe County Schools, ...

Farmers markets in Buncombe County open for the spring season throughout April-June, with year-round markets returning to ...

Post-Helene Public Health Survey Buncombe County Public Health is conducting a door-to-door survey about specific public health needs or trends in Buncombe County in the wake of Hurricane Helene. The ...

ASHEVILLE — The Buncombe County Fire Marshal's Office has issued an open burn ban effective at 10 a.m. March 19, due to ...

The county’s January unemployment rate was up slightly from December’s 6% and more than double the rate of 3% a year earlier.

Individuals who were displaced by the storm and were living in hotels paid for by FEMA made up more than two-thirds of this ...

Camden Byers, a fifth-grade student at North Windy Ridge Intermediate, has been a part of this program since he started ...

A wildfire broke out in Buncombe County, North Carolina on Wednesday evening. The Leicester Fire Department and West Buncombe Fire Department responded to the scene and contained the fire.

A sign outside an Asheville business on December 3, 2024. Buncombe County’s unemployment rate in January rose to 6.8% — among the highest in the state as western North Carolina continues its ...