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Asheville Art Museum will host A Day of Music & Art on Saturday, June 20, from noon to 4 p.m., bringing Decoda and artists from the Decoda Chamber Music Festival into the museum for an all-ages afternoon program. The event is free for museum members and included with regular museum...

HENDERSONVILLE – Rows of shining, technicolor pastries sat waiting in the glass display case at Merry Go Round Bakery and Café just after it opened one recent sunny morning: tarts, cakes, meringues and glazed mousses in the shape of fruits. On the menu that day were the mango mousse, in a mango shape; the Dubai chocola

BANNER ELK, N.C. (828newsNOW) — One of the most iconic hiking trails in Western North Carolina has reached a major restoration milestone since Tropical Storm Helene swept through the region in September 2024. The Grandfather Mountain Profile Trail, a 3.6-mile, 1,775-feet climb up the paternal peak, has partially reopen

This story has been updated because a previous version included an inaccuracy. FLETCHER – When Tropical Storm Helene slammed Western North Carolina in September 2024 , the isolation and confusion that came with the widespread power, utility and communications outages were among the disaster’s hallmarks. At a June 12 ev

CAROLINAS — A low pressure system that may take on some tropical characteristics as Gulf moisture wraps into it is expected to arrive in the Carolinas Thursday into Friday, bringing breezy conditions, periods of rain, and an increased chance for thunderstorms. While this is not a tropical storm and bears no resemblance

MANNA FoodBank in NC is harnessing the power of the sun with solar-powered trailers to safeguard food donations during disasters.

MCDOWELL COUNTY, N.C. (FOX Carolina) - McDowell County Emergency Management officials announced that a road closed for a gas leak Monday morning has been reopened. As of 11:56 a.m., East Court Street has been reopened. Dominion remains on site, and the gas leak has been mitigated, according to officials. Officials...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Asheville businesses impacted by Helene will soon be able to apply for recovery funding through a new grant program. Grants range from $5,000 up to $75,000. The Asheville Recovers Together Small Business Grant Program will open applications at noon on June 15. The application window...

WLOS — Things have been a bit shaky recently in western North Carolina. According to North Carolina Emergency Management, Haywood County had three quakes on Friday, June 12, and Saturday, June 13. The Haywood County quakes and magnitudes according to N.C. Emergency Management:. Canton area: 2.1 magnitude on Friday,...

HENDERSON COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — An animal more commonly found in the South-Central U.S. is making its way into western North Carolina. Armadillos are beginning to show up more frequently, according to the N.C. Cooperative Extension Office in Henderson County. They're considered an exotic invasive species and can cause.