Residents of Asheville's Five Points neighborhood are rallying to preserve a nearby wooded area owned by UNC Asheville. The ...

Flood ordinance updates keep the city in compliance with insurance guidelines and staff revisions to the housing plan keep zoning as is in legacy neighborhoods.

Despite the monumental deluge Helene dumped on the region in late September and the catastrophic flooding, officials have warned about elevated wildfire risks.

A POLITICO analysis found roughly a quarter of all large metro areas face both housing shortages and high flood risk.

An effort to enact tougher new building standards in flood-prone areas in Waynesville is quickly losing steam. Town council last week held off on a proposal aimed to protect homeowners from future ...

An operator has been selected to run downtown's Business Improvement District. A new tax will generate $1.25M. Where's the ...

If Asheville left the NFIP or if its status was impacted by the dubious rules, city property owners could lose access to federally backed flood insurance, reduced premiums, federal grants or loans for ...

Two wildfires still burning in Los Angeles have torched more urban area than any other fire in the state since at least the mid-1980s, an Associated Press analysis shows.The Eaton and Palisades ...