Without a driver’s license, rebuilding after prison is harder. These clinics offer a path...
Brentley, a woman incarcerated at Western Correctional Center for Women in Black Mountain, is nearing her release from prison in June 2027. She’s nervous about starting over from scratch. One question had been weighing on her: How would she rebuild her life with a suspended driver’s license?. Finding...
McDowell Man Charged After Assaulting Female & Injuring Officer
Location: Marion, Old Fort, McDowell County, Western North Carolina. Marion man charged with assault after allegedly attacking a woman and injuring a law enforcement officer in Old Fort. Details here. A Marion man faces felony charges after allegedly assaulting a woman and injuring a law enforcement officer in Old...
Mountaineer Inn property listed for sale by South Carolina firm
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — A South Carolina-based hotel brokerage firm has an active listing for the defunct Mountaineer Inn. The Marcus & Millichap Davis DeWese Messinger DDM Hotels company’s website shows an aerial view of the property along Tunnel Road but offers no listing price. News 13 has...
Buncombe lawyer in Equity Erased series found guilty at trial, sentenced to 4-6 years...
Asheville attorney Robert Perry Tucker II was found guilty last month of conspiring with two others to illegally take ownership of a former police officer’s Arden house through bogus court and legal filings. Superior Court Judge Louis A. Trosch Jr. found Tucker guilty of obtaining property by false pretenses...
Woman fired gun in Buncombe Detention Facility detainee entrance
Angel Blanding has been charged for damaging two Asheville Police Department vehicles after firing a gun at the Buncombe County jail’s sally port, an outside contained area where detainees are moved from transport to intake. The incident occurred just before 10:45 p.m. on Saturday, March 7. No one was...
Man shot during officer-involved incident in Hendersonville; NCSBI investigates
HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Investigators are reviewing an officer-involved shooting in Hendersonville after police say a man in his 20s was shot Sunday afternoon at an apartment complex on Hebron Road. The shooting happened at the Hebron Terrace Apartments after a 911 call brought officers to the scene, according...
Former Henderson County employee sues for wrongful termination
A former government employee is suing Henderson County for what she claims was her wrongful termination last year. Angela Bryner, who until April 2025 worked as a licensed clinical therapist at the county’s employee wellness center, alleged in a complaint filed March 3 in Henderson County Superior Court that she was...
Beacon Village commemorates another blessing
The emotions were, at times, overwhelming, March 13, when a crowd assembled around the front yard of a cottage on Edwards Avenue in Swannanoa. As Zoye Gloria Miller became the latest Beacon Village resident to return to her home since Tropical Storm Helene, dozens of volunteers, friends and neighbors gathered to join...
Grove Arcade in Bloom: Shopping center preps for ‘botanical bonanza’
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) –The historic Grove Arcade shopping center will host the third annual Grove Arcade in Bloom next month. The free event will transform the downtown building into a floral wonderland, complete with giant flowers, a plant market, partner giveaways and more. The springtime celebration will be...
Rising fuel costs ripple through supply chain, raising concerns about higher prices
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Rising fuel costs aren't just hitting drivers at the pump — they're starting to ripple through the supply chain, with local grocery stores reporting higher delivery expenses. At Hopey & Co. in Asheville, Assistant Retail Manager Peyton Rice says the store has already seen...

















