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ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — A severe thunderstorm watch is in effect for Buncombe County and much of Western North Carolina through Monday evening, according to the National Weather Service. The watch, issued by the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center, is in effect until 10 p.m. Monday. Buncombe County.

ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Paul Oakes was living at Asheville Buncombe County Christian Ministries' Veterans Restoration Quarters for almost a year. Then the remnants of Hurricane Helene hit. The room he shared with two others was suddenly filled with mud and water. "It was frightening. I will never forget the...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Norris, a 9-year-old K9 team member with the Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office, was euthanized over the weekend after losing his vision in a battle with lymphoma. “Our hearts are heavy today as we had to say goodbye to a member of our K9 team,”...

Hendersonville City Council Members invite residents and community members to join them at a series of ‘Council Conversation’ meetings. These informal gatherings allow the public to interact with their local elected officials by asking questions, voicing concerns, and working together toward solutions. Each meeting wil

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Nearly 1,000 Duke Energy customers in the Leicester area were without power Monday afternoon after a vehicle damaged utility equipment, according to the company. Duke Energy reported 976 customers without power as of Monday afternoon. The outage was listed in the Leicester area, with an..

CANTON, N.C. (WLOS) — Two people are dead following a house fire that happened off Henson Cove Road on Friday, Aug. 14. The deceased victims were identified Monday as 72-year-old Beth Sain and 73-year-old Richard Queen. The Haywood County Sheriff’s Office and Center Pigeon Fire Department released a joint...

She portrayed herself as a housing advocate, blessed for the opportunity to help those in need. Prosecutors say she preyed on elderly and vulnerable victims who lost their homes and sometimes generations of wealth. Lisa Roberts-Allen, a central figure in Asheville Watchdog’s investigative series, Equity Erased, is on t

The Southern Municipal Finance Society will hold its 2026 conference in downtown Asheville from Sept. 23 through 25. The three-day gathering will take place at the Renaissance Asheville Downtown Hotel. Disaster recovery will anchor the conference program, alongside rebuilding and resilience. Those three subjects define

Schnabel Engineering presented an estimated construction cost of $158 million. An independent estimate was about $174 million.

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Hot and humid weather will stick around across Western North Carolina this week, with another round of thunderstorms possible Monday afternoon and evening. The National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg office said heat index values could again climb into the triple digits Monday and