The unemployment rate in Buncombe County spiked to nearly 9%, according to a monthly report from the N.C. Department of ...

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

County commissioners appointed new members to Buncombe County's Board of Equalization and Review, following the board's mass ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

Buncombe County's unemployment rate more than tripled two months after Helene. The rate is now the highest in North Carolina.

Public health officials are continuing to issue warnings as whooping cough cases continue to appear in Buncombe County.

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Helene Impact: Buncombe County goes from lowest unemployment rate in North Carolina to highest CNBC's Rick Santelli joins ...

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 ...