Asheville NC

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — The City of Asheville is considering increasing fees for several services, including water, solid waste and parking. Residents say the increases could add to financial pressures they are already facing. "All of these rising costs are making it harder and harder to stay in Asheville...

BLACK MOUNTAIN, N.C. (WLOS) — Nearly 18 months after Hurricane Helene, some western North Carolina families in temporary federal trailers are now buying those units from the government, while others are preparing to move out as the housing program ends this month. At a mobile home park in Black...

HAYWOOD COUNTY, N.C. (FOX Carolina) - A tractor-trailer driver is accused of firing a BB gun at another vehicle in Haywood County. The Haywood County Sheriff’s Office said the victim informed them of a disturbance/disorderly incident on I-40. The rear window of their vehicle was shattered by a BB gun projectile. They...

This story was updated due to an inaccuracy from the sheriff's office. ASHEVILLE - A woman allegedly fired a rifle from within an Asheville Police Department vehicle as she was being transferred from police custody to the Buncombe County Detention Facility after her initial arrest. According to a March 9 press...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (FOX Carolina) - The Buncombe County District Attorney said a man has been sentenced to prison for a stabbing that left a man with a knife protruding from his head. The district attorney said Deon Lee Muckelvene, 41, received a term of 30 to 48 months for assault...

NORTH CAROLINA — Police in Asheville are investigating a deadly shooting that left a 20-year-old man dead and the suspected shooter hospitalized. According to the Asheville Police Department, officers were called around 1 a.m. Monday to the area of Patton Avenue near New Leicester Highway after receiving reports of a...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Sanitation crews were at the Mountaineer Inn in Asheville on Tuesday to begin assessing how to clean up the property after officials deemed it a threat to public safety. A judge authorized the City of Asheville to enter the abandoned site. At the site of...

As the week of Monday, March 9 begins in Western North Carolina following the weekend's time change , gray weather is lingering. Asheville residents woke this morning to a dense fog warning from the National Weather Service. While the warning is fading, the agency forecasts a wet week ahead, with rain predicted for...

WEAVERVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Drivers south of Weaverville should plan for an overnight closure of Merrimon Avenue near Reems Creek Road as crews remove an overhead pedestrian bridge. The North Carolina Department of Transportation said Merrimon Avenue will be closed starting at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 10. The...

Maintaining a healthy septic system is not just routine property maintenance; it is a critical safeguard, especially for homeowners living in the mountains. Mountainous regions often feature fragile environments, variable weather patterns, and unique geological characteristics that can pose significant challenges for...