Another suggested program, a landslide early warning system, would cost $600,000, according to the committee's report. Such a system would provide county-level departments of emergency management ...

Funding for proposed landslide mapping and mitigation programs has not been in the North Carolina budget since 2018.

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 ...

Landslide stabilization efforts are likely to be costly as Buncombe County has sought to develop a model for major landslide ...

Types of landslides. Of the 301 landslides mapped in Buncombe County so far by the USGS, 163 damaged roads, rivers, and structures — including 30 slides along the Blue Ridge Parkway in North ...

As the death toll from Hurricane Helene continues rising, WRAL News is learning more about a family killed in a landslide in a neighborhood residents called "Craigtown." 11 members of Buncombe Co ...

ASHEVILLE – After months of deliberation and more than $40,000 spent, the Buncombe County Board of Education begrudgingly approved an electoral map Thursday night that will cause some parents to ...

ASHEVILLE - The confirmed death toll in Buncombe County has climbed to 30, the sheriff said at a Sept. 29, 4 p.m. briefing. That morning, 10 fatalities were reported, with numbers expected to ...

After landslides killed 24 people in Western North Carolina during Tropical Storm Helene, funding for programs that would map landslide hazards across the region and create early warning systems ...

Another suggested program, a landslide early warning system, would cost $600,000, according to the committee's report. Such a system would provide county-level departments of emergency management ...

Another suggested program, a landslide early warning system, would cost $600,000, according to the committee's report. Such a system would provide county-level departments of emergency management ...

After landslides killed 24 people in Western North Carolina during Tropical Storm Helene, funding for programs that would map landslide hazards across the region and create early warning systems ...