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For years, Hannah Brooks felt like the odd one out on her quiet suburban street. While most neighbors preferred perfectly trimmed lawns, identical shrubs, and carefully arranged flower beds, Hannah filled her yard with native plants, wildflowers, herbs, and vegetables. Some people admired the colorful space, but one ne

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — One person was injured after a stabbing in west Asheville Thursday night. Asheville police said they were initially called to Deaverview Road around 10:46 p.m. for a reported stabbing, where officers found a male victim "bleeding from multiple locations." The victim was taken to Mission Hospita

SALISBURY — The train keeps chugging along, but not to Asheville just yet. Representatives from the North Carolina Department of Transportation spoke to the Salisbury City Council about the progress […]

Asheville Parks & Recreation (APR) offers hundreds of educational, cultural, and recreational opportunities throughout the year led by experts in the field. However, an upcoming festival invites community members to explore the entrepreneurial spirit of the area’s local creative communities at Linwood Crump Shiloh Comm

HENDERSON COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — There's an update on the ongoing construction of the Ecusta Trail. The project was previously delayed by six months following Helene. Now, trail representatives say progress on phase two continues with the North Carolina Department of Transportation, with an agreement expected to be reac

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Progress on Asheville’s I-26 Connector project continues, but NCDOT officials say there are no major construction milestones to report this week as crews prepare for the next phase of work. North Carolina Department of Transportation’s David Uchiyama said the biggest upcoming change is a.

SPINDALE, N.C. — When something goes wrong in the mountains of western North Carolina, the first call most people make is 911 — and in many communities, the ambulance that answers is the closest thing to healthcare for miles. That reality is the focus of part one of...

A North Carolina man will spend 11 years in prison for defrauding customers who spent more than $2.5 million on dream log cabins that never left their dreams. Jason Nathaniel Speier never "successfully completed a single project,” U.S. Attorney Russ Ferguson said in a news release announcing the Thursday sentencing. Th

HENDERSON COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — A man is facing animal cruelty charges after 26 dogs were found in "inhumane conditions," the Henderson County Sheriff's Office announced on Facebook. On Monday, July 20, the Henderson County Sheriff's Office Animal Enforcement responded to a welfare check for animals in the Dana...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Asheville set a 118-year daily rainfall record Thursday as rounds of heavy rain flooded roads, stranded several vehicles and prompted warnings that more flooding is possible through Friday and into Saturday. The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg said 1.73 inches of rain f