The Yancey County Sheriff’s Office reports a suspect was arrested after a manhunt in connection to a multi-county incident on ...

A manhunt went on for hours for a carjacking suspect following a multi-county chase on Monday, July 7. He was arrested around ...

YANCEY COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — A manhunt is underway for a carjacking suspect following a multi-county chase on Monday, July 7.

The suspect is originally wanted out of Yancey County before allegedly firing shots in nearby Mitchell County.

Don Miller, 85, died when Tropical Storm Helene’s floodwaters swept him away near Ramseytown, in Yancey County.

Yancey County residents plan to sue the county after its withdrawal from the AMY Regional Library System. The county's takeover of the library system stems from a June 2023 Pride display at the ...

On June 11 the North Carolina Department of Transportation organized a public forum at the Burnsville Town Center in Yancey County to get the public's feedback on replacing three bridges in the county ...

BURNSVILLE - The Yancey County Board of Commissioners approved its 2025-26 budget June 9 amid the county commissioners' hotly contested takeover of the public library. According to County Manager Lynn ...

The Yancey County Board of Commissioners met June 9 and adopted its 2025-26 budget, in which it allocated more than $308,000 for Yancey County Public Library expenses.

The budget public hearing drew a large crowd gathered in support of the local library as the county pulled out of its regional library board.