In a joint news conference, Buncombe and Henderson county emergency managers are comparing Hurricane Helene to the catastrophic flood of 1916, the biggest natural disaster ever in the two counties.

WLOS reported rainfall totals over 36 hours through 8:30 a.m. of 8.1 inches in North Mills River, 7 inches at AVL and 5.35 inches in Mills River. WTZQ in Tracy Grove reported 5.1 inches.

Duke Energy's website showed 9,973 power outages, mostly along Four Seasons Boulevard near I-26, in Edneyville, Fruitland and Dana. That amounts to roughly 15 percent of the total customer base in the ...

The NCDOT reports that more than 25 roads in Henderson County are closed or impassable. Here's the list from drivenc.gov as of 8:30 a.m. Thursday: ...

The city of Hendersonville is warning residents of the potential for catastrophic flooding from Hurricane Helen, staging barricades at flood-prone areas of the city and announcing the cancellation of ...

Henderson County schools are closed Thursday and Friday as the area braces for the potential for flash flooding, road closings, power outages and other hazards from Hurricane Helene.

Henderson County Board of Commissioners Chair Rebecca McCall has declared a state of emergency effective 8 a.m. Thursday due to weather-related impacts from Hurricane Helene, the county announced ...

Emergency management officials will open Henderson County's emergency operations center at 8 a.m. Thursday morning as a broad corps of first responders prepares for the arrival of Hurricane Helene, ...

With the exception of the gubernatorial and superintendent races, the spreads are smaller than the 3.99% margin of sampling error. More importantly, 15% or more of likely voters remain undecided in ...

Thursday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. High near 69. East wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New ...

“It’s a 3-bedroom, 2-bath, which becomes two offices and a third room for a visiting therapist,” said Yeck, who is retired from the U.S. Marine Corps and the State Department. “The large living room ...

Hendersonville City Council members, the public, fire administrators and firefighters celebrated the grand opening of Fire Station 1 with a ribbon-cutting and a traditional push-in of rolling stock.