Asheville residents find normalcy, comfort at bars amid Tropical Storm Helene
Asheville residents are visiting local bars to unwind after stressful recovery days amid Tropical Storm Helene.
Asheville family - including 7-year-old - swept to deaths by Helene's floodwaters
"I believe that's a sign, that that's them saying, 'Hello, It's bigger than us.' It's bigger than anything earthly," said ...
Asheville residents still without clean water two weeks after Helene
In the meantime, water distribution sites, using bottled water, have been set up in the region. Water remains the biggest ...
‘It’s devastating’: Asheville braces for a peak season without visitors
Tourism brought nearly $3 billion to Buncombe County last year. Now, Asheville’s hotels and restaurants are facing a peak ...
What's happening during indefinite school closures in Asheville, Buncombe County?
Buncombe County Schools Superintendent, Asheville City Schools Association of Educators President speak on how closures are ...
Asheville reservoir to get direct water treatment in effort to speed return of supply
Priority No. 1 is to get clean, quality drinking water to everyone who doesn’t have that,” EPA Director Michael Regan said ...
Asheville, Buncombe schools reopening plans: Challenges include water, bus routes, sanitation
Superintendents of Buncombe County Schools and Asheville City Schools spoke of their plans to reopen at the Oct. 9 county ...
Water service starts returning to downtown Asheville after Helene leaves residents without for over two weeks
It’s safe to flush your toilet after completing steps 1 and 2.
Downtown Asheville water service starting to return after Helene destroys the infrastructure
It’s safe to flush your toilet after completing steps 1 and 2.
After Hurricane Helene, East Fork Pottery and Asheville Artists Set a Course Forward
The devastation of Helene has reshaped the community of artists and local family-owned businesses in western North Carolina.
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With no running water, Asheville finds other ways to flush thousands of toilets
In the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, a volunteer group called Flush AVL was formed to distribute so-called gray water from ponds and wells to communities that need it in Asheville, North Carolina.
Helene destroyed an estimated 80% of Asheville’s River Arts District, Arts AVL says
It's estimated that 80% of the River Arts District was destroyed by Helene, Katie Cornell with ArtsAVL said in an update ...