As of 8 a.m. on April 2, the statewide burn ban has been lifted, and the Buncombe County local open burning ban has been lifted effective 10 a.m. Residents are reminded to adhere to all local fire ...

Dane Pedersen, Buncombe County's solid waste director, updated Buncombe County Commissioners on the process of Helene ...

This story will be updated throughout the day as new information about Western North Carolina wildfires becomes available.

According to the North Carolina Forest Service, several other wildfires have popped up in Western North Carolina on Wednesday ...