Shelters open in Upstate, WNC as extreme cold weather hits area
GREENVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - Warming shelters are opening in the Upstate as cold weather comes through. According to Our Voice, Code Purple has been issued for Asheville and Buncombe County until Monday, Jan. 19. Entry begins at 6 p.m. and ends at 8 p.m. The following shelters are open...
UNC Health Pardee reopens Mills River clinics after temporary relocation due to smoke
MILLS RIVER, N.C. (WLOS) — UNC Health Pardee has reopened its Pardee Urgent Care and Pardee BlueMD Primary Care offices in the Mills River Plaza. The Mills River Plaza location was temporarily relocated on Oct. 22 due to smoke conditions from a mulch fire on Boylston Highway. According to...
Asheville High School Announces the Inaugural Class of the Athletic Hall of Fame
ASHEVILLE — Asheville High School is excited to announce the inaugural class of the Asheville High School Athletic Hall of fame. The inductees' achievements, character, and lasting impact on our athletic community have helped shape the rich tradition of excellence at Asheville High, and we are proud to recognize them...
Strangeville: West Asheville’s horned lizard in a liquor jar mystery
EDITOR’S NOTE: Strangeville explores the curious and unexplained stories that have long defined Asheville and Western North Carolina. The region is full of unanswered questions, from old folklore and local legends to eerie encounters, unsolved moments in history, and the true-crime mysteries that still leave people...
Haywood County Animal Shelter hosts adoption event in Waynesville
WAYNESVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — The Haywood County Animal Shelter helped people find some extra warmth and love with a special adoption event in Waynesville. The event was held at the PetSmart on Town Center Loop, where they hold events almost every month. The animal shelter's operations coordinator, Mason Donnahoe,...
Letter: Child care funding is important for economy
[Regarding “County Receives Update on Early Childhood Education,” Dec. 3, Xpress:]. I have long held opinions about the importance of child care as economic infrastructure. My thoughts are based on having been a working mother in a two-income family, as well as my 30-plus years of experience working with businesses...
The North Carolina Counter Stop That Still Feels Like A Saturday In 1978
I rolled into this North Carolina diner with the kind of hunger you usually bring to a Saturday morning cartoon marathon. And a bowl of sugary cereal, chasing that simple, bright feeling of the late 70s. Tucked at Asheville street, the low-slung storefront glowed like a time capsule, and the...
Asheville police ask for help locating teen facing new felony charges
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Asheville police have filed additional felony charges against a 19-year-old man previously arrested on dozens of warrants and are asking for the public’s help to locate him after his release on bond. Detectives have filed nine new felony charges against Masieuh Dewayne Morgan following...
Suspect charged in two murder cases in the mountains
Murder in the mountains has a Western North Carolina woman facing charges in two separate fatal incidents with of them being a cold case from nearly two decades ago.
Penzance Acquires Two NC Rental Assets
Penzance acquired approximately $200 million in multifamily and residential assets totaling 1,100 units and over 1.2 million square feet during the fourth quarter of 2025 in Virginia and the Carolinas. Of the four projects, two are in North Carolina: Presley Oaks in Charlotte and Arden Ridge in Asheville. The...

















