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ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Drivers in and around Asheville are seeing some relief at the pump this week after North Carolina lawmakers passed a temporary state gas tax holiday. Gasoline in the Asheville metro area – which includes Buncombe, Haywood, Henderson and Madison counties – is averaging $3.94 as...

BLACK MOUNTAIN, N.C. (WLOS) — The wet weather this weekend didn't end "gouda" times in the mountains. In Black Mountain, the Carolina Mountain Cheese Festival held their annual fundraiser at Oak and Grist Distilling Company. WNC Cheese Trail members set up shop and celebrated their artisan cheeses made with...

NORTH CAROLINA — Next Sunday morning could bring the first frost and freeze threat of the season to the mountains of western North Carolina, along with the first real taste of cold air across the region. The latest GFS model shows lows near freezing in the mountains and in the mid 30s across the Upstate of South Carolina. The timing matches when the first frost threats usually show up this time of year. Many residents may be turning on the furnace or lighting the fireplace for the first time thi

SALUDA – The water of the Green River rushed over boulders and bedrock near the Henderson-Polk county line as it flowed towards the Green River Game Lands on a clear October morning. Just upstream stood the Tuxedo hydroelectric station, a mess of industrial wreckage, full of piles of red brick, broken glass and dangling steel roof trusses. A “world-class” whitewater paddling river, the Green is still greatly diminished two years after the historic hydroelectric station that regulated the river’s

MCDOWELL COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — A McDowell County family is finally home after losing almost everything during Helene, getting a chance at a new beginning thanks to a nonprofit and a team of volunteers who helped build and furnish a new home for them at no cost. Josh and...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — On Saturday, the Basilica of Saint Lawrence, Deacon and Martyr, held a reopening ceremony after finishing a project, years in the making. Renovations to the historic building included replacing the copper dome, repairing the oculus on top and restoring the cornice and parapet walls. News...

North Carolina’s higher education governing board received so many student complaints about a small Black Mountain Christian college with ties to a convicted felon that it has requested the North Carolina Department of Justice investigate the school “for potential unlawful misconduct, fraud, misrepresentation, and otherwise engaging in unconscionable behavior.”

BAT CAVE, N.C. (WLOS) — In Bat Cave, heavy rain on Saturday, Oct. 10, lead to flooding concerns and road closures. Sections of Highway 9 and Highway 64 were closed off as the Broad River rose to concerning levels overnight. The Broad River experienced moderate flooding in the Bat...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — A proposed Costco development in the Ejnka/Candler area is expected to generate more than 12,000 vehicle trips a day, according to a traffic study now under review by state transportation officials. The estimate comes as the warehouse retailer moves another step closer to building a...

HENDERSON COUNTY, N.C. (FOX Carolina) - The Henderson County Rescue Squad said it rescued a person during Isaias Saturday night. The rescue squad said about 30 members were on standby as Isaias approached western North Carolina. Around 8:38 p.m., officials said the team, along with the Hendersonville Fire Department, was...