Asheville NC

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Authorities have identified a man found dead along New Leicester Highway in Buncombe County, and investigators are awaiting autopsy results to determine whether severe weather played a role in his death. Patrol deputies with the Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office found 31-year-old Rubilio...

ASHEVILLE, NC (WLOS) — North Carolina officials urge caution on roadways as bitter cold and winds follow a weekend of wintry weather. A combination of sleet, freezing rain and snow made traveling hazardous for much of the state on Sunday. The precipitation will be followed by frigid air Monday night and Tuesday...

This file will be updated with the latest information as it comes in. Schools across the mountains are looking at delays, closings and remote learning days once again on Tuesday, Jan. 27, after a winter storm dumped sleet, freezing rain and a wintry mix in Western North Carolina. And that was before the wind chills...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Asheville police have arrested a man wanted in connection with a shooting early Monday morning on Fairview Road. Officers responded around 7:50 a.m. to a business near the 800 block of Fairview Road after reports of a shooting. A woman was found with a gunshot wound to the shoulder and...

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MADISON COUNTY, N.C. (WSPA) — The Madison County Sheriff’s Office made two arrests in connection with separate breaking-and-entering incidents. 36-year-old Charles Arrington, of Tennessee, was arrested and charged with a misdemeanor breaking-and-entering charge, while 20-year-old Levi Stines, of Marshall, was...

MCDOWELL COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — The McDowell County Emergency Operations Center in Marion will be opening warming stations on Monday, Jan. 26. According to a news release, warming centers will open to provide a safe, warm place for residents during the cold weather forecasted to follow the winter storm.

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ASHEVILLE, NC (WLOS) — An investigation is underway after the death of an inmate at the Buncombe County Detention Facility over the weekend. Grey Hester was found in medical distress just after 8 p.m. Saturday by detention center staff performing routine cell inspections, according to the Buncombe County Sheriff’s...

Monday, January 26, 2026 Sanitation Collection (Trash + Recycling) CANCELLED. Please read the update from the Town of Black Mountain Public Works:. To ensure safety of residents and staff with the ongoing icy conditions, sanitation collection for Monday, January 26th, 2026 will be CANCELLED. This includes both trash...