The homes in Beacon Village were built very close to each other, so it was a short swim to the neighboring roof, where Jim, Allie and Piper joined a woman, a traveling nurse who was asleep when the ...

One of the hardest hit areas in western North Carolina was along Highway 9 between Swannanoa and Chimney Rock.

The Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office said Mark Anthony Smith, a doctor from Jacksonville, Florida, took thousands of dollars worth of donations meant for hurricane victims and sold some to a local ...

A tree fell on a contract worker at the Biltmore Estate Nov. 4, injuring the worker, according to Fire Department.

The widespread destruction caused by Hurricane Helene was not lost on the people in the Village of St. Johnsville. Two local ...

The floodwaters that devastated the Western North Carolina communities of Asheville, Chimney Rock, Swannanoa, Marshall and other mountain towns in Tropical ... More: Helene death toll climbs to 30 in ...

As a back-up option, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has begun an alternative project to treat the water at the North Fork Reservoir. The project includes mobile treatment units and has a slated ...

Despite the laborious ongoing recovery — with some roads still impassable, bridges washed away — a record number of voters cast early ballots in recent weeks.

The Monday, Nov. 4, Buncombe County Helene recovery briefing covered a water system update, sections of the Blue Ridge Parkway reopening, trash and debris collection and more. Also included were daily ...

The GOP has outright denied the existence of climate change and embraced a callous “drill, baby, drill” attitude. Under the ...