With 1,500 evictions filed since Tropical Storm Helene, 100,000 housing units damaged or destroyed and an ever-growing number ...

Sarah Thornburg, chair of Asheville City Board of Education, shares why she is hopeful about the future of our county's two ...

Xpress is committed to offering this platform for all voices, but when the tone of the discussion gets nasty or strays off ...

More than half of North Carolina’s farmers are over the age of 65. Yet, nearly 60% of farmers lack even a basic will to ...

We share your inclination to get the whole story. For the past 25 years, Xpress has been committed to in-depth, balanced ...

Drew Ball was voted in as the newest member of the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners. Despite newfound responsibilities, Ball still plays in three bands in addition to his full-time job with the ...

Xpress recently caught up with faculty from both programs to learn more about how the two institutions are thinking about environmental studies in the wake of Tropical Storm Helene.

Western North Carolina celebrates 420 with HempFest, an infused fantasy brunch, Take and "Bake" Pizza and cannabis tours.

Extensive personnel shortages at the NC Forest Service hampered the agency’s ability to manage the wildfires that raged in ...

People are incredibly generous, especially when it comes to something horrific because they feel helpless, and this gives ...

Conservation easement saves large parcel next to Richmond Hill Park, thwarting a decade of attempts to add large developments ...

"The most hopeful things are when a family or individual’s life has been changed by the generosity I see coming into our ...