In Buncombe County, which was particularly hard hit, the unemployment rate spiked to 8.8%, a more than 6% increase from ...

Buncombe County is launching the Helene Recovery Housing Assistance Grant, which will provide residents with up to three ...

Broad River Volunteer Fire and Rescue said a burn ban is effect for Buncombe County due to forecast high fire danger ...

Waste Pro has collected more than 2,200 trash cans throughout Buncombe County so far. More cans will be picked up throughout ...

The vehicle containing Emmanuel Bader and Katelyn Massey crashed into a rock wall at about 90 mph, NC Highway Patrol ...

Jennifer Horton is the first Black woman to serve on the Buncombe County Commission. Amanda Edwards is the first woman to ...

While grieving after Tropical Storm Helene, we can also envision the future and begin to build back in a sustainable, climate ...

FCC Environmental Services will begin serving as the solid waste residential garbage and recycling hauler in the unincorporated areas of Buncombe County beginning January 2, 2025. If you are a current ...

This coverage is made possible through a partnership between BPR and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization.

FEMA is opening a mobile disaster recovery center in Buncombe County to provide one-on-one help to North Carolinians impacted ...

Buncombe County went from having the best unemployment rate in the state to the worst after Helene ravaged western North ...

HICKORY, N.C. – FEMA will open a Mobile Disaster Recovery Center in Buncombe County Monday, Dec. 2, to provide one-on-one help to North Carolinians affected by Tropical Storm Helene. Open 8 a.m.-6 p.m ...