BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — The Buncombe County Fire Marshal's office has issued an open burning ban, according to a news release from the county. The burn ban will go into effect starting Monday, ...

Code Purple shelters will be open in Asheville on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 27, Asheville-Buncombe Continuum of Care ...

The National Park Service will conduct a prescribed burn in the Cataloochee Valley Area of Great Smokies National Park on Nov ...

For county-issued burn bans, a local ordinance says in part, “...Atmospheric conditions that may warrant a burning ban include but are not limited to extended periods of low humidity, high winds, ...

This morning, WLOS News 13 is providing special live coverage to mark one year since Hurricane Helene, the storm that forever changed the lives and communities of countless people across western North ...