The Buncombe County Board of Commissioners is considering reducing some permitting costs for work on primary residences ...

Six Buncombe County libraries are operating fewer days than normal because of a hiring freeze. Officials say the changes are ...

While the city of Asheville receives discounts through the National Flood Insurance Program, Buncombe County doesn't. It ...

As of January, the most recent figures available, Asheville had a 6% unemployment rate — the state’s highest —  according to ...

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

The survey, spearheaded by CDC officials for communities with severe and high-profile threats to public health, was canceled ...

There are hundreds of fewer nurses practicing in Buncombe County today than there were at the start of 2019, even though the ...

A man pleaded guilty to multiple felony charges stemming from a human trafficking investigation at an Asheville hotel in 2023 ...

Dwight Eugene Morgan, Jr., pleaded guilty to the charge of attempted second degree rape. According to court records, the victim of the incident in July 2014 said was working in the area of South ...

A sign outside an Asheville business on December 3, 2024. Buncombe County’s unemployment rate in January rose to 6.8% — among ...

Farmers markets in Buncombe County open for the spring season throughout April-June, with year-round markets returning to ...

Last year, staff at a county middle school reported inappropriate behavior by an employee. Ten months later, the Arden man pleaded guilty to a felony.