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Ingles said this week it plans to demolish and rebuild its supermarket in Swannanoa, nearly 10 months after Hurricane Helene devastated the area. For months, the grocery chain had declined to say whether it plans to rebuild its store in the heart of hard-hit Swannanoa. Community members have pushed the company for...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WSPA) – A shooting Monday evening near a summer camp has hospitalized two individuals in Asheville. Officers with the Asheville Police Department responded around 5:17 p.m. to the 100 block of Shiloh Road near the Linwood Crump Shiloh Community Center. Officers located two victims, with no...

Civil rights attorney James Ferguson II, an HBCU alumnus, known for defending the Wilmington 10 and championing civil rights, has died at 82. The post HBCU Alumnus, Iconic Civil Rights Attorney Dies at 82 appeared first on HBCU Gameday .

BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — The search is over for a cow that was believed to be stolen from the Leicester area of Buncombe County, marking the end of a moo-ving mystery. Polly, a five-year-old Dexter Cross heifer cow with dwarfism, was reportedly stolen on Wednesday, July 2, the Buncombe County Sheriff's Office...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — The N.C. Department of Transportation has awarded a $7 million contract to Watson Construction of Franklin to improve Haywood Road between Patton Avenue and Ridgelawn Avenue in Asheville. The project includes resurfacing the corridor and adding pedestrian and bicycle enhancements....

The Asheville Police Department said they are searching for a man charged with assaulting two people.

Officials say whooping cough is a highly contagious illness spread through couching and sneezing. Police report 8 cars were broken into. Anyone with information regarding the shooter’s identity is asked to call the Asheville Police Department at (828) 252-1110. Spartanburg man sentenced for sexually assaulting...

BREVARD, N.C. (WLOS) — The Avett Brothers are returning to the mountains with a New Year's Eve show at ExploreAsheville.com Arena. It'll cap off a year of big musical acts coming to Western North Carolina and providing a boost to local economies. “For them to choose to come back...

- Health officials in Haywood County have confirmed an additional case of whooping cough, bringing the total number of active cases in the county to eight.

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — City of Asheville Attorney Brad Branham confirms attorney Bob Whitley, who is representing the estate of Sally Wheeler, has contacted the city and ordered it to preserve evidence in the circumstances surrounding her death. Wheeler, 74, died on April 16, 2025, after she was struck...