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Local
4 hours ago
Asheville weather: Dry, sunny days before rain returns

Highs climb into the 80s by midweek, with rain possible Friday

Gov. Josh Stein
Local
1 day ago
New plan maps WNC’s economic future after Helene

The regional strategy focuses on workforce, infrastructure and a more diverse Western North Carolina economy.

Asheville High School art teacher Kristina Shriver, left, and student Nia Teshome pose with a PGA TOUR representative during the Biltmore Championship Asheville. Teshome holds one of the limited-edition Poppy Hand-Crafted Popcorn bags featuring artwork created by Asheville High students.
Education
1 day ago
Asheville High student art featured on Poppy Popcorn bags

Student artwork appeared on limited-edition bags created for the Biltmore Championship Asheville

Debris is seen in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, Monday, Sept. 30, 2024, in Asheville, N.C. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
Community
1 day ago
Helene in Asheville: From rain to catastrophic flooding

A timeline of the rain, rising rivers, power outages and flooding that reshaped Western North Carolina

Piles of debris sit in front of homes in Swannanoa, N.C., Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024, after damage from Hurricane Helene. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)
Housing
2 days ago
2 years after Helene, Buncombe housing recovery continues

Some families are back home, while repairs, rebuilding and property buyouts remain underway

Vendors and visitors gather at the Swannanoa Market, part of the Swannanoa Resilience Hub’s efforts to support local businesses and bring the community together nearly two years after Tropical Storm Helene.
Community
2 days ago
Swannanoa Resilience Hub helps Helene recovery continue

Behind a bustling local market, case managers are still helping Helene survivors navigate recover

Crews work on the reconstruction of Interstate 40 through the Pigeon River Gorge, where Tropical Storm Helene caused extensive damage in September 2024.
Local
2 days ago
Helene road recovery: 99% reopened, but years of rebuilding remain

Helene damaged nearly 9,500 state-maintained road sites and 869 bridges across Western North Carolina

Asheville History
2 days ago
Tombstone Tales: The countess, the governess and a family mystery in Flat Rock

Behind an iron fence at St. John in the Wilderness rest a French aristocratic family, a son who helped shape Hendersonville and the English governess they buried as one of their own.

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