When Chris and Sara Evensen bought their home off Elk Mountain Scenic Highway in 2018, they felt like they’d hit the natural ...

County briefings go live on Wednesdays at 11 a.m. The March 12 briefing offered a calendar of deadlines, info on a cemetery ...

County briefings go live on Wednesdays at 11 a.m. The March 5 briefing offered post-Helene water quality updates, upcoming ...

The largest wildfire in WNC is only 30% contained as of Monday afternoon. Officials are hopeful rain and less wind will help ...

Though specific causes of each fire have not been announced, officials say significant debris from Tropical Storm Helene has left the region vulnerable to spring wildfire season. Careless debris ...

A wildfire near Myrtle Beach is one of many to strike NC and SC as drought, low humidity and high winds challenge fire crews ...

Helene has changed the landscape in western North Carolina for years to come and raised interest among private landowners in ...

Crews started back burns along the edge of the fire to keep it from spreading and were ultimately successful. Firefighters had trekked through the mountains to rescue people after Helene ...

The Buncombe Call Center at 828-250-6100 is open Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., for any Helene-related questions. Along with warm temperatures in the WNC area, fire danger is expected to increase ...

which experienced extensive tree loss and landslides during Helene. "Removing storm debris in our watersheds is critial in reducing wildfire risk and protecting Asheville's water supply system ...