Slow-moving Tropical Storm Chantal caused flooding over several central North Carolina counties. The Haw River in Alamance ...

"Please move to higher ground immediately!" McDowell County EMS poste d on Facebook. Flooding started in parts of the mountains of western North Carolina Wednesday afternoon. Up to 18 inches of ...

McDowell County Emergency Management has issued an evacuation order for all residences on Wild Acres Road off of N.C. 226-A near Little Switzerland due to a wildfire, according to a news release. This ...

McDowell County Emergency Management has issued an evacuation order for all residences on Wild Acres Road off of N.C. 226-A near Little Switzerland due to a wildfire, according to a news release ...

National studies have found fewer homeowners have been enrolling in insurance due to rising costs. Data from the Federal ...

But in Buncombe County, WNC's urban center, data indicates few were enrolled in federal flood insurance. In 2023, the U.S. Census Bureau data reflected there were 137,123 households in Buncombe ...

But in Buncombe County, WNC's urban center, data indicates few were enrolled in federal flood insurance. In 2023, the U.S. Census Bureau data reflected there were 137,123 households in Buncombe County ...

Buncombe County NFIP claims totaled 387 after Helene in 2024. Payouts cumulatively totaled over $68 million. "People will typically only buy flood insurance if they're required to have flood insurance ...