The Wednesday, Nov. 27, Buncombe County Helene recovery briefing covered several Helene assistance deadlines, lead testing kit updates, the upcoming Stronger Together Community Resource Fair and more.

Home test kits used to detect lead in toys are unreliable, according to two recent studies by Consumer Reports and the federal government. Two recent studies indicate that home test kits used to ...

Kevin Johnson owns an ACE Hardware franchise. Since the Centers for Disease Control's (CDC) recent announcement about new risks of lead paint in homes, he's seen plenty of concerned parents checking ...

Stanley cups’ base contain a sealing material with lead, used to vacuum seal the cups. The lead is covered by stainless steel and doesn’t come into contact with areas consumers touch or drink from, ...

The federal government is warning consumers not to use those home testing kits to check their children's toys and other products for lead contamination. A new round of tests found most of the time, ...