FCC Environmental Services updates Buncombe County Commissioners, delivering on a promise to move its call center locally.

An important deadline is approaching for Western North Carolina property owners impacted by Hurricane Helene. Local officials are encouraging residents to register for the Private Road and Bridge ...

For months, community leaders have spoken out against the changes being made to FEMA. “Local governments, the state ...

During Tropical Storm Chantal, a mother worried for the safety of her daughter, who is still grappling with the trauma of ...

The White House wants to phase out FEMA. Find out which states would be most at risk if disaster relief funding dries up.

One person has died following a fight at a gas station in western North Carolina. ‘I Made Every Single' Decision: Biden Fires Back at Trump Over Clemency Autopen Use ...

It is a formal request for help. Once it's made, other counties, cities, the state, and FEMA can send crews & resources ...

BeLoved Asheville is helping rebuild homes in Western North Carolina after Helene. Among them is a home in Swannanoa's ...

Landslide stabilization efforts are likely to be costly as Buncombe County has sought to develop a model for major landslide projects across WNC.

A version of this article appears in print on April 9, 2025, Section A, Page 19 of the New York edition with the headline: FEMA Cuts $325 Million In Aid to New York State.

Months after Tropical Storm Helene hit Western North Carolina, hundreds remain in FEMA's Transitional Sheltering Assistance program.

FEMA applications are complicated, and FEMA agents are setting up flexible stations across Buncombe County to try and help people work through them one-on-one.