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Chances of inclement weather in Western North Carolina the weekend of Aug 15 have continued to fluctuate , according to National Weather Service predictions. As of Thursday, Aug, 13 , the weather service predicted up to a 60% chance of showers and possible thunderstorms during the weekend. The agency also warned of sev

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Two transportation projects that could change how people get around Asheville are getting attention from the French Broad River Metropolitan Planning Organization. One would reshape a busy stretch of Tunnel Road. The other could potentially restore passenger rail service between Asheville

WEAVERVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — A school bus parked outside the Walmart in Weaverville is expected to draw attention from shoppers, but it is not there to pick up students. Instead, Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office school resource officers are hoping to fill the bus floor-to-ceiling with donated school supplies for local st

A 24-year-old Asheville man was sentenced Thursday to 135 months in federal prison for leading a fentanyl, methamphetamine, and firearms distribution ring in Buncombe County — a sentence that will stack on top of a separate 10-year prison term he is already serving for violating his federal probation. Sadiq Mafia Devoe

Gary Steiner is proud to be a farmer. He’s even prouder to be a farmer in Henderson County. He grows an array of produce at his farm, Bee-utiful Farm and Garden, which is lush and has sheep, cows, pigs and even a greenhouse, tucked away on farmland in a little neighborhood outside Hendersonville.

BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C. (FOX Carolina) - Buncombe County officials reported on Friday that some landline 911 calls are being impacted by a Charter outage. Officials said that Charter has experienced a fiber break in its equipment, which is preventing some customers’ landline calls from reaching the 911 Emergency Call Cen

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — A strong thunderstorm was moving toward Asheville and parts of Buncombe, Henderson, Transylvania and Haywood counties Friday afternoon, bringing the potential for 40 mph wind gusts and half-inch hail. The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg is

HENDERSONVILLE — Sheets of brown paper still covered the plate-glass windows of A Thousand Loves bookstore on a recent afternoon as its owner prepared for a grand opening, just days away. Inside the brick Church Street storefront were literally thousands of books, most of them romance novels : around 900 titles to be m

BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — A lane closure on Interstate 40 East caused traffic delays in the morning hours of Aug. 14. The closure, which was near Exit 44 and also U.S. 74 Alt in Buncombe County, was first reported by the North Carolina Department of Transportation a little after 7 a.m.

The maker mentality sets Asheville’s dining scene apart.