On a fall Sunday in Asheville’s busiest tourist season, I drove to the charming downtown recently to see what’s opened since the destruction of Hurricane Helene. Chairs sat upside-down on the tables ...

In an open letter addressed to Governor Roy Cooper, the Council of State, Chief Justice Paul Newby, and members of the North Carolina General Assembly, over 400 elected officials, clergy, business and ...

It has taken more than seven weeks, but the City of Asheville has lifted the boil water advisory put in place after Hurricane ...

The advisory had been in effect since Hurricane Helene hit the area in late September. ASHEVILLE, N.C. — During a community ...

More than 100,000 residents in western North Carolina are now allowed to drink and bathe with water from their home faucets.

ASHEVILLE, N.C. — During a community briefing Sunday, Asheville Water Resources Department spokesperson Clay Chandler ...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WSPA) – The water in Asheville is officially safe again. Buncombe County Government officials confirmed the boil water advisory in Asheville has been lifted 53 days after Hurricane ...

Replacing roads wrecked by Helene has been an unprecedented challenge for the North Carolina Department of Transportation ...

Neng Jr.’s in Asheville was riding a wave of acclaim. Then Helene hit—and devastated much of western North Carolina. A candid ...

More than seven weeks after Helene forced all residents of Asheville, North Carolina, to boil their water before using, the ...

As of November 16, 2024, we have processed over 1,000 claims from Western North Carolina and awarded over $2 million in retroactive benefits. Our office will continue prioritizing appointments and ...

Appalachia is not ready to be a climate refuge. While I was at a luncheon on rural advocacy in Morgantown recently, the topic ...