Helene also caused extensive damage to Asheville’s water treatment infrastructure, according to the National Hurricane Center ...

The French Broad River breaks its banks in Asheville on Friday, Sept. 27, 2024 as the remnants of Hurricane Helene caused flooding, downed trees, and power outages in western North Carolina.

ASHEVILLE - Massive, multiple foot wide logs ... The USACE Helene debris removal portal indicates that Western North Carolina has just over 6 million cubic yards of debris after Helene. A spokesperson ...

ASHEVILLE - Following recent public revisions to the city of Asheville's floodplain policy, Buncombe County officials have floated entering a national rating system that provides discounted flood ...

The National Center for Environmental Health was hollowed out in the cuts of 10,000 federal health workers on April 1. That's ...

ASHEVILLE - Following recent ... as the county will have to work with North Carolina Emergency Management to develop and maintain new floodplain standards, Pennington said. "The incentive is large ...