Four WNC counties have made adjustments to their spring sports schedules for Friday due to poor air quality and multiple ...

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Additionally, Buncombe, Swain and Polk counties will have a Code Red air quality alert today, according to the North Carolina ...

DEQ’s website has a list of resources for keeping safe around wildfire smoke.

The Buncombe County Board of Commissioners is considering reducing some permitting costs for work on primary residences ...

Transylvania and Henderson counties are under a Code Purple air quality advisory on Friday, March 28. Buncombe, Swain and Polk counties also have Code Red unhealthy air. How to know if the ...

Air quality in Asheville and Flat Rock in North Carolina dropped into the Unhealthy ... "Heavier smoke has also built into ...

Wildfire smoke is causing hazy skies in Western North Carolina, prompting air quality alerts in several counties.

Four Western North Carolina counties have altered their spring sports schedules on Friday due to poor air quality as multiple wildfires continue to burn across the region. Buncombe County Schools ...