Asheville NC

The glitz and glam of Hollywood captures attention starting from an early age. Beyond celebrities' Instagram Stories and red carpet poses, there are actors out there paying their dues and honing their craft in pursuit of a sustainable career or a fulfilling sideline. Submitting to casting calls is a big part of that...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — A man whose remains were found last week near Elk Mountain Scenic Highway died from a gunshot wound, and the suspect in the case died by suicide after barricading himself in a camper, according to the Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office. The Office of the...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Employees at a local pizza restaurant are mourning the loss of a coworker, but more importantly, a friend. William Wyatt Adair, 20, was shot and killed on Monday, March 9. Adair was found when officers with the Asheville Police Department responded to a report of...

Matt Cook cuts through the crisp December air, the throaty thrum of his jet boat reverberating over the French Broad River. The vessel is by far the loudest noise on the river’s remote Section 9, which winds through Pisgah National Forest between Marshall and Hot Springs in Western North Carolina.

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — A new event is coming to Asheville this summer, and it's expected to bring in whiskey enthusiasts from all across the region. The event is the first-ever Western North Carolina Whiskey Festival, and it's set for May 30 at the Mission Health/A-B Tech Conference Center in Asheville. According...

Free food Community Markets will be available across Western North Carolina during the week of March 9–13. These markets are open to everyone, offering full-choice groceries with no questions asked. The program is part of MANNA FoodBank’s effort to support local residents in need.

Acid Bath have announced their only North Carolina/South Carolina-area show of 2026. The reunited sludge metal band will play Hellbender in Asheville, NC on September 05th with a "very special guest" set to be revealed in July as direct support. Melvins and Kylesa will also appear on the bill. The...

BLACK MOUNTAIN, N.C. (WLOS) — North Carolina first lady Anna Stein paid a visit to the Western Correctional Center for Women in Black Mountain to observe the Driver License Restoration Program. Attorneys from Pisgah Legal Services and Duke University Law students met with inmates who will be released within...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — A Buncombe County nonprofit working with people leaving incarceration and those in recovery says demand for its services continues to grow as communities across Western North Carolina confront substance use, poverty and barriers to reentry. Operation Gateway, founded by the Rev. Philip...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. — High School seniors across North Carolina are deciding where to go to college and how to pay for it. UNC Asheville’s Access Asheville is working to address the high cost of higher education. UNC Asheville psychology major Jay Agrinsoni is already planning out her future....