Helpmate, an Asheville nonprofit organization focused on providing free resources for domestic violence victims, has announced plans to construct a new shelter.

Buncombe County launched a new community engagement market in Swannanoa to combat food insecurity following Hurricane Helene.

For hundreds of communities nationwide, plans to protect against natural disasters and climate change have been upended ...

Republican members of Congress have gone to great lengths to avoid public meetings with their constituents over their ...

Last week, the Trump administration denied North Carolina's request for the Federal Emergency Management Agency to extend ... "It’s tragic because, you know, Asheville is a beautiful place with a lot ...

Last week, the Trump administration denied North Carolina's request for the Federal Emergency Management Agency ... "It’s tragic because, you know, Asheville is a beautiful place with a lot ...

The report criticizes ... the City of Asheville’s plans for spending federal funds from 2024’s American Relief Act. Asheville was granted more than $225 million while North Carolina received ...

Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Earlier this year, JCPenney had announced it would be closing its location in the Westfield Annapolis Mall in Annapolis, Maryland by the end of May ...

Senate Republicans presented their proposed budget for the next two years, one month after Gov. Josh Stein presented his $33.6 billion budget proposal. The Senate proposal recommends a smaller budget ...

Local outlet NC Newsline ... of Asheville unless officials cut references to a program to help minority- and women-owned businesses. Trump has also floated the idea of shutting down FEMA entirely ...

Bob Ferguson. The Federal Emergency Management Agency denied requests for disaster recovery funding from Washington and North Carolina. Both states were struck hard by natural disasters in the fall.

Asheville’s River Arts District suffered some of the most catastrophic damage during Hurricane Helene. A city official said ...