Stay with the Asheville Citizen Times all day as we bring you live coverage from around Buncombe County on Election Day.

Inspiring acts in the face of disaster are the heart of an exclusive book, “Mountain Strong,” from the Asheville Citizen Times and USA TODAY Network.

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 ...

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 ...

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

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

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

More than a month after Helene, the Asheville VA Medical Center is still sending teams out to check on thousands of military ...