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A North Carolina mom went to receive help from a food bank. Unfortunately, she was less than pleased with the service she received. Instead of actual help, the food bank gave her a pitiful array of food she wasn’t even able to use. Now, she’s being transparent about what is given to people in need and why it’s not okay

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — For Jonathan Cook, the Asheville bus system is more than a way to get around town. It is how he gets to GED classes at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College, meets with his job coach, attends therapy and an autism support group, takes part in a diabetes prevention program, shops

HAYWOOD COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — Two people were hospitalized after a house fire in Canton on Friday, the Haywood County Sheriff’s Office confirmed. The house fire was off Henson Cove Road, where two people were inside and then transported to the hospital. The responding agency, Center Pigeon Fire...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Friday, Aug. 14, marks the first Picklepalooza at the Asheville Sports Club. It combines a pickleball tournament with a celebration of the local food system. It includes vendors, nonprofits and family activities to support local farms and other small food businesses in the mountains. Aside...

This article first appeared on KFF Health News. More than a million times a year, a U.S. surgeon slices open a knee, strips out worn cartilage, caps the leg bones with metal, and drops in a plastic spacer to allow the new joint to glide. While knee replacement procedures have become standard, however, the prices […]

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — A previously convicted felon from Asheville is heading back to prison for distributing fentanyl, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina Russ Ferguson announced. Sadiq Mafia Devoe Jones, 24, was sentenced to 135 months, or about 11 years, in federal prison, followed by...

Chances of inclement weather in Western North Carolina the weekend of Aug 15 have continued to fluctuate , according to National Weather Service predictions. As of Thursday, Aug, 13 , the weather service predicted up to a 60% chance of showers and possible thunderstorms during the weekend. The agency also warned of sev

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Two transportation projects that could change how people get around Asheville are getting attention from the French Broad River Metropolitan Planning Organization. One would reshape a busy stretch of Tunnel Road. The other could potentially restore passenger rail service between Asheville

WEAVERVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — A school bus parked outside the Walmart in Weaverville is expected to draw attention from shoppers, but it is not there to pick up students. Instead, Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office school resource officers are hoping to fill the bus floor-to-ceiling with donated school supplies for local st

A 24-year-old Asheville man was sentenced Thursday to 135 months in federal prison for leading a fentanyl, methamphetamine, and firearms distribution ring in Buncombe County — a sentence that will stack on top of a separate 10-year prison term he is already serving for violating his federal probation. Sadiq Mafia Devoe