Nearly nine months after Tropical Storm Helene ravaged Western North Carolina, Buncombe County and Asheville officials are ...

BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C. (WSPA) – Buncombe County deputies said they are asking for the public’s help in locating two suspects. The Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office said the two suspects have ...

A sign outside an Asheville business on December 3, 2024. Buncombe County’s unemployment rate in January rose to 6.8% — among the highest in the state as Western North Carolina continues its ...

A memorial service is planned for this weekend to honor the life and legacy of a lifetime public servant in Buncombe County. Read more: <a href="https://www.wspa.com ...

The county now has the highest unemployment rate in North Carolina. The unemployment rate in the Asheville Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Buncombe, Haywood, Henderson and Madison ...

The North Carolina Department of Commerce released the latest unemployment rates for the state on Wednesday. As of October, Buncombe County, which was hit hard by Helene, tops the list with the ...

ASHEVILLE, NC — The search for missing Hurricane ... Helene left 42 people dead in Buncombe County — which encompasses Asheville and Swannanoa, some of the most devastated areas — and ...

BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C. — The North Carolina county that is home to Asheville overcounted deaths caused by Helene by as many as 30, according to a statement Tuesday from its sheriff’s office and ...

BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C. (AP) —The North Carolina county that is home to Asheville overcounted deaths caused by Hurricane Helene by as many as 30, according to a statement Tuesday from its ...

The North Carolina county that is home to Asheville ... significantly reducing the death toll from the historic storm.Buncombe County officials, who previously reported 72 deaths, are now ...

A spokesperson from the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services told CBS News that Buncombe County is "relying on the state to report storm-related deaths." Hannah Jones ...

including 128 in North Carolina, based on data from the state and counties including Henderson and Buncombe. With the disclosure from Buncombe County that its number was inflated, the AP has ...