Wildfires have always burned in the South. Here’s why they’re getting worse.
Storm debris, population growth and dry conditions are all contributing to a viscious fire season in the South.
Red Flag Warning issued for parts of WNC, Upstate Wednesday afternoon
The U.S. National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warnig fornortheast Georgia, and portions of the western Upstate and ...
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In one rural NC county, rebuilding two highways after Helene will cost more than $1 billion
The N.C. Department of Transportation will present plans next week for reconstructing these roads that run through two river ...
Gusty winds threaten to spread North Carolina wildfires
Three stubborn North Carolina wildfires burning for nearly a week in the same county continue to give firefighters a tough ...
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Buncombe County unemployment rose to 6.8% in January, still among highest in state
The county’s January unemployment rate was up slightly from December’s 6% and more than double the rate of 3% a year earlier.
North Carolina volunteer organization rebuilds homes and hope after Helene
In the six months since Hurricane Helene devastated western North Carolina, BeLoved Asheville has helped thousands of people ...
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Rebuilding Together Grant Fund supports 339 small businesses with $4 Million
Mountain BizWorks announced total grantee impacts from the first round of Asheville-Buncombe Rebuilding Together Grant Fund, ...
News 13 town hall to discuss Helene recovery in Western NC
This Thursday, March 27 is News 13's town hall, Your Voice. Your Future: Hope after Helene. Tune in with evening anchors ...
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Man wanted for entering apartment while residents were sleeping, assaulting them, police say
The Asheville Police Department is looking for a man after an armed robbery and assault that happened at an Asheville ...
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2 wanted after fraudulent activity at Asheville banks, sheriff says
Detectives with the Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office are working to identify two people after fraudulent activity was ...
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Asheville-area nonprofits see surge in donations after Helene – $37 million in one case – but demands have skyrocketed
MANNA FoodBank set an ambitious fundraising goal for the year: $8.4 million. The nonprofit that ensures food security for 16 western North Carolina counties exceeded that target by 340 percent, ...
Watch: Republican influencers targeted in ‘swatting’ hoaxes
Owen Shroyer, a Jan 6 defendant who has since been pardoned, claimed he was made to lie on the ground by officers and crawl backwards before he was able to persuade them it was a hoax when he was ...