Permits & Inspections, Asheville-Buncombe Air Quality, and Environmental Health are currently located at 30 Valley St. and will begin the move on Monday, April 7. They will remain open to customers ...

Wildfires continue to rage in Western North Carolina and the South Carolina Upstate. Stay with the Citizen Times Saturday for ...

On Marc 26, at about 8 p.m., the Leicester Fire Department posted on Facebook that it was working with the West Buncombe Fire Department on the scene of a woods fire. No significant evacuations were ...

As of 10:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 26 there are currently no wildfire evacuation orders in place for Buncombe County. The ...

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

From non-profits to hired contractors—the stories of survival in western North Carolina are a large part of what motivates ...

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

ASHEVILLE — The Buncombe County Fire Marshal's Office has issued an open burn ban effective at 10 a.m. March 19, due to ...

What started as a 2-acre fire in the Dix Creek-Leicester area of Buncombe County on Wednesday afternoon, March 26, has grown during the day. According to the N.C. Forest Service wildfire map ...

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

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.

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