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This coverage is made possible through a partnership between BPR and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization. A year and a half after Helene flooded the IPEX plastic plant, there’s still a lot of PVC pipe in the French Broad River. On Tuesday, residents, officials and advocates gathered in the town of Woodf

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — A man found dead under the Haywood Road bridge in Asheville on May 9 has been identified at the request of the family, according to police. The Asheville Police Department reported in a May 14 news release that the man found dead was identified as 39-year-old Christopher Rorey Hipps.

When Christina Schnabel’s son began having gastrointestinal problems a few years ago, his doctor didn’t prescribe medication. Instead, he prescribed a food box. Schnabel, a single mother living in public housing in Henderson County, enrolled in North Carolina’s Healthy Opportunities Pilot after that visit. Through loca

Strive Not to Drive envisions a Western North Carolina where communities have less traffic congestion, better air quality and safer streets for all. This year’s annual celebration is taking place May 15-22. The purpose is to encourage people to use sustainable transportation for one week. That includes making virtual e

YANCEY COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — A traffic stop in Yancey County last month resulted in two individuals being arrested for a combined 36 drug charges, and in the process, 158 grams of methadone and 28 grams of methamphetamine were seized. The Yancey County Sheriff's Office posted on social media...

HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — A Henderson County woman accused of fatally poisoning her daughter with tainted wine during a Thanksgiving gathering — and later linked to a second death nearly two decades earlier — remains jailed without bond as prosecutors continue building a sprawling murder case that has drawn n

HENDERSONVILLE – Henderson County denied any wrongdoing in its response to a March lawsuit brought by a former employee suing over her 2025 firing, which she alleges was wrongful . An answer filed April 28 in Henderson County Superior Court claims the county is entitled to governmental immunity and asked the court to d

ASHEVILLE, NC. (WLOS) — Gas prices have surpassed the $4 mark across North Carolina due to global oil supply disruptions tied to the war in Iran, and local rideshare drivers struggling to make up for the increased costs are changing how they operate. Joel Bender, an Uber driver from...

Historically, Haywood County Schools has run a tight ship in the face of slim county appropriations. Last year, it pulled from its own fund balance to finance operations; in 2022, it cut 36 positions. But for the coming academic year, Superintendent Trevor Putnam made a dire case for additional funding....

16 year old girl and man charged with killing teen's family