At Tuesday’s Council of State meeting, North Carolina Commissioner of Insurance Mike Causey, a Republican, once again ...

AshBritt contractors on Friday could be seen using equipment normally utilized for logging to cut and move debris from the Swannanoa River's banks.

Causey and the N.C. Rate Bureau earlier this month settled a long-running battle over homeowners insurance rates, agreeing to a 7.5% hike on average on June 1, 2025, and again in 2026. But Causey, ...

In 39 counties, including Transylvania, more than 153,000 households are being helped by FEMA assistance as they recover from Hurricane Helene, according to a news release.

Unsightly debris that has plagued mountain rivers since Helene’s destructive flooding Sept. 27 will be removed by June 1, the ...