Suspects in custody after multi-county chase
The Henderson County Sheriff’s Office reports charging a man on Thursday during an investigation into sexual assaults involving juveniles. 7-year-old raising chickens, selling eggs in Spartanburg Co. Updated: 54 minutes ago. |. FOX Carolina's Enrique Salinas has the details. Woman hurt in drive-by shooting in...
Chimney Rock landmark Bubba O’Leary’s General Store reopens after Helene destruction
CHIMNEY ROCK – Images of Bubba O’Leary’s General Store collapsed in mud and silt in the middle of the town’s main street became a symbol of the widespread devastation across Western North Carolina wrought by Tropical Storm Helene. But 10 months after the historic and deadly storm in late September, the Chimney Rock...
Affordable housing projects coming to Asheville next spring
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Two affordable complexes with rents under $900 a month are coming to Asheville. The projects are funded with a mix of investments, as city staff continue to present ways to attract developers for more workforce and overall affordable rentals. A $16-million, 60-unit project by non-profit...
Panel to offer strategies for Asheville’s flood-prone business districts
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — A panel of national land use and economic development experts will present strategic recommendations for Asheville’s post-Helene recovery during a public forum Friday, Aug. 1, at the Harrah’s Cherokee Center. The presentation, hosted by the city of Asheville, will run from 9:30 to...
Buncombe County Sheriff’s Deputies Locate Man Wanted
Buncombe County -- July 31, 2025 -- Press Release Buncombe County Sheriff's: Nicholas D J Ivers has been located and is in custody. Ivers was found on a hiking trail by someone on the Blue Ridge Parkway in Buncombe County. around 6:00 p.m. Wednesday evening. A Park Ranger was notified...
Traffic chokes major Asheville arteries during mid-week maintenance
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Traffic along several major roads in Asheville today is congested and slow-moving as maintenance and repairs shut down lanes. On I-40 outside of Swannanoa, N.C., maintenance closed the right lane around Exit 59, creating a major slowdown on the route between Black Mountain and East...
Riceville’s Violet Caramella, LODD
With deep sorrow and heavy hearts, the Riceville Volunteer Fire Department announced the Line-of-Duty death of during a training exercise on Saturday, June 14, 2025. Violet Caramella, served as a Firefighter-AEMT for the Riceville Volunteer Fire Department for a year. Violet attended Asheville-Buncombe Technical...
Buncombe unemployment in June remained steady but still higher than pre-Helene levels
Buncombe County’s unemployment rate remained steady in June, according to figures released Wednesday by the North Carolina Department of Commerce. The county’s unemployment rate was 4.5%. That’s unchanged from May and higher than the statewide average of 3.7%. For the Asheville Metropolitan Statistical Area — which...
Western NC man sentenced for trafficking meth, fentanyl
BUMCOMBE COUNTY, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina announced that a Candler man was sentenced on drug and gun charges. According to court documents and proceedings, Kyle Heath Clark, 38, trafficked fentanyl and methamphetamine in Buncombe County and surrounding areas...
Man pleads guilty to trafficking drugs, having weapon of mass destruction in WNC
BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C. (FOX Carolina) - The Buncombe County District Attorney’s Office reports a man pleaded guilty to trafficking drugs and possessing a weapon of mass destruction on Wednesday. Officials said the Asheville Police Department was alerted that Jacob Kyle Ledford, 31, who was wanted out of Tennessee,...
