Asheville NC

Chief Jackie Stepp is committed to public service and safety. Asheville City Manager Debra Campbell has named Deputy Jackie Stepp as Interim Police Chief, effective November 21, 2025. Chief Stepp has served the Asheville community with the Asheville Police Department (APD) for 20 years. Stepp has served as a deputy...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Not far removed from downtown Asheville, there’s a small shed in the backyard of a home. You can’t really see it from the street. A tall fence was built, not necessarily for privacy, but more to keep the energetic dogs that roam the back yard from getting loose and running all over the...

At its recent meeting, the Asheville City Council approved measures to support recovery after Tropical Storm Helene. The council focused on disaster recovery management and funding for debris removal. These steps aim to keep recovery projects moving forward.

Mary Lynn Manns’ two-bedroom home sits on a tranquil patch of land near the Swannanoa River. When she moved in a decade ago, she expected to live the rest of her life in the house. Then, Hurricane Helene caused the river to swell nearly 30 feet high, flooding the foundation. Since then, Manns, along with many of her...

HAYWOOD COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — It's less than two weeks until Christmas, and holiday shopping is ramping up. As shoppers work to cross loved ones off their lists, what better way to do so than to visit local businesses? This week, News 13 is featuring local businesses in Haywood County.

BLACK MOUNTAIN, N.C. (WLOS) — Families across western North Carolina are still rebuilding their lives after Hurricane Helene, and support is available through a state program. Renew NC's Hurricane Helene Recovery Program helps with repairing or rebuilding damaged homes across the region. News 13’s Itinease McMiller...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — The former Village Wayside Bar & Grille property in Biltmore Village, originally built as the Southern Railway Depot in 1900, has been sold. The 2,826-square-foot property, located at 30 Lodge Street, suffered damage from floodwaters during Hurricane Helene. A Facebook post from a local...

NORTH CAROLINA — Asheville police charged 16 people and seized large quantities of narcotics, a handgun, and nearly $12,000 in cash during a multi-agency operation targeting illegal drug activity in West Asheville. The weeks-long investigation concluded Dec. 3–4, when detectives with the Asheville Police Department,...

It started with two words scribbled on a dusty 19th-century document: “servants’ house.”. That small clue set St. John in the Wilderness Episcopal Church on a path that would uncover long-forgotten structures, reconnect descendants with their ancestors and inspire a woodland trail system that honors the enslaved...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Senior Assistant District Attorney Katie Kurdys has filed to run as a Democratic candidate for Buncombe County district attorney in 2026, positioning herself as a veteran prosecutor focused on trauma-informed justice and reducing a growing case backlog. Kurdys, who has spent a decade...