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If someone joins a country club and then no longer uses public parks, should the government use taxpayer money to help pay the country club fees? Of course not! If someone has an extensive book collection and continues to buy books, should the government help pay for the books, since that person doesn’t use the...

Forecaster John Marcy gives the latest on incoming showers and storms.

BLACK MOUNTAIN, N.C (WLOS) — Have you ever wanted to wield a sword and fight like a medieval warrior? One local organization is striving to keep the old ways alive. Now prepare for battle!. "There's not a whole lot of modern application for sword fighting, right?" said Warriors of...

Asheville residents received aid after the massive storm affected the area in September 2024

ASHEVILLE, NC. (WLOS) — Ruff Life Dog Training has moved to a new location after their previous building was damaged when Helene tore through. In this week’s WNC Heroes News 13 visited Tessa Sternbach's business and learned about the journey to reopening. Sternbach started Ruff Life back in...

For three years running, North Carolina’s Healthy Opportunities Pilot (HOP) has measurably improved the health and wellness of more than 34,000 of our friends and neighbors across the state by using Medicaid funds to improve access to nutritious food, safe housing, reliable transportation and services that support...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — The Asheville Police Department is investigating an incident in which shots were fired. The incident occurred early Saturday, June 28, around 2:20 a.m. at Hillcrest Apartments. Asheville police say the initial investigation shows that two individuals got into an altercation and began firing...

CHIMNEY ROCK, N.C. — Gov. Josh Stein was on hand in western North Carolina, 9 months to the day after Helene devastated the region, to sign the latest round of funding relief for residents Friday afternoon. Chimney Rock State Park was also reopened. Stein thanked both sides of the...

In a shaded clearing near Mingus Mill lies a cemetery. Small, unmarked rocks sit at the head and foot of each plot, adorned with shimmering coins visitors have left as tokens of respect. The names, life stories, and even the exact number of people occupying Enloe Cemetery in Great Smoky Mountains National Park have...

The most remarkable thing about Ellie Warden isn’t that she drinks her coffee black, doesn’t text or has never owned a computer — it’s that at 77, she’s still working in a job she loves at a place she helped create nearly 50 years ago.