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What do you do when the place that seems to best accommodate your child fails them the worst?. That’s the question Amber Kevlin was grappling with on Sept. 25, 2023, after she was called to pick up her 12-year-old autistic son from the office of Shining Rock Classical Academy School Resource Officer Bryan Reeves.

HENDERSONVILLE – Almost a month into spring, warm weather activities are stacking up in Hendersonville, from Hendo Earth Fest to the opening of the Farmers Market for the year. Get outside, get gardening, get some exercise with these Henderson County events and activities for the whole family. Know about another spring event that's missing here? Send it over to [email protected]. April 18 Fourth Annual...

Lula Mays hasn’t been home for more than a year. The 70 year-old had lived in the Burton Street neighborhood in West Asheville her entire life. It’s where she raised her three sons and her granddaughters. And it’s the place she planned to leave to her family when her time comes.

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Buncombe County is moving to seize and sell the Mountaineer Inn, escalating a legal fight involving the developer that owns the now-defunct motel. Court records show Radify Asheville LLC owes more than $29,000 in unpaid taxes tied to the property. Now, the county is asking a judge to force a sale.

During the month of April, Grandfather Mountain offers a special $5 entry fee to those who live or work in Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Burke, Caldwell, Mitchell, Watauga, Wilkes and Yancey counties. Students attending local universities and colleges, including App State, are also extended this offer. Tickets may be purchased on...

Two minutes before Asheville City Council’s Tuesday meeting was scheduled to begin, City Clerk Maggie Burleson addressed a capacity crowd inside the Council Chamber. At her news that “Item D” would be removed from Council’s agenda, a whoop of cathartic exultation arose from those assembled. The...

BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — One person is dead after an overnight house fire in the Broad River community of Buncombe County on Wednesday, April 15, 2026. A Buncombe County spokesperson said multiple fire departments responded to a single-structure fire near the intersection of Old Fort Road and Highway 9 during the early morning hours.

LAKE LURE, N.C. — The town will begin a Phase One “soft opening” of Lake Lure on April 20, 2026, allowing limited public access as lake conditions improve following ongoing recovery efforts, the town announced. Lake levels are approaching full pond, and town officials said the phased...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Summit Coffee officially reopened in the River Arts District more than 18 months after Helene destroyed its former location. On Monday, April 13, Summit Coffee reopened its doors in Wedge Studios, just down the street from its old space off Lyman Street. Since the storm,...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Biltmore Village is getting its own Dunkin' Donuts, and it will be in a place destroyed by Helene over a year and a half ago. On Sept. 27, 2024, Helene swept through Western North Carolina, destroying many businesses in the Village, including Long John Silver's at 781 Biltmore Avenue. But that spot will not stay vacant.