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LAKE LURE, NC — The brand-new “Hidden in Plain Sight” Green Salamander Art Trail is happening just in time for Lake Lure Beach’s grand reopening over Memorial Day weekend. The trail, organized by the Chamber of Hickory Nut Gorge, is an art experience giving visitors a...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — As recent traffic changes continue to reverberate across Asheville, N.C., one alteration has proven to be a more difficult adjustment than others: the removal of the U-turn at the intersection of Patton Avenue and Regent Park Boulevard. For motorists driving west on Patton Avenue, the...

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ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — It was a bittersweet day at News 13 as the station said goodbye to co-anchor Patrick Hussion, who will join the team at our Seattle sister station, KOMO News. Patrick is departing after two years at WLOS News 13, which included anchoring in the studio...

HAYWOOD COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — The Maggie Valley Police Department is looking for a missing 16-year-old. The police department describes Jayden Baldwin as 5 feet 10 inches tall, around 140 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. Baldwin was last seen wearing a blue hoodie, grey shorts and black...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — A new traffic pattern along a busy stretch of Patton Avenue is causing frustration for drivers, as police and the North Carolina Department of Transportation urge people to pay closer attention to new signs in the area. Residents and business owners say they are already...

MADISON COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — Madison County High School is heading to the nation's capital to participate in the nation's largest Memorial Day event. The high school's marching band will perform in the "National Memorial Day Parade" on Monday, May 25, at 10 a.m. The band will leave on...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — It's been nearly two years since a California-based developer announced plans to buy the former East Asheville Ramada Inn out of foreclosure from a bank. The goal was to revive the city’s long-endorsed homeless housing project. Today, the hotel sits vacant with boarded windows,...

BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C. (FOX Carolina) - The Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office announced Friday that a former Buncombe County Detention Facility Officer has been fired and charged. Deputies said that 31-year-old Cameron Blaine Taylor was fired Thursday afternoon and charged with willful failure to discharge duties. He was

WESTERN CAROLINAS AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA — Round after round of heavy rain is increasing the flash flood risk across the western Carolinas and Upstate South Carolina this evening, with repeated storms tracking over the same locations capable of piling up several inches of rain into the overnight hours. Not every lo