WNC fires grow: Transylvania Co. issues state of emergency, high winds expected March 26
Two fires in Polk and Henderson counties in NC have grown to nearly 6,000 acres. Transylvania County has issued a state of ...
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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, ...
North Carolina families coping with weather anxiety, long recovery months after Hurricane Helene
It has been six months since Hurricane Helene unleashed biblical flooding and tree-snapping winds across the Southeast, and ...
News 13 town hall to discuss Helene recovery in Western NC
Six months ago on September 27, 2024, Hurricane Helene forever changed Western North Carolina. More than 100 people were ...
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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 ...
WNC wildfire hopped river in two places; See evacuation readiness map for Polk, Henderson
As of the latest March 24 evening update, maps indicated that one fire in Polk County had hopped the Green River. Firefighters from across the nation are responding.
Red Flag Warning issued for parts of western North Carolina Tuesday
A Red Flag Warning has been issued for parts of western North Carolina and Upstate South Carolina, where multiple large ...
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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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Ingles Open Road – Episode 215: Asheville Black Cultural Heritage Trail
Asheville’s Black Cultural Heritage Trail started taking shape back in 2018. After extensive story-gathering efforts, ...
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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, ...