Asheville NC

HENDERSONVILLE – A new mixed-use development with 288 apartments could be coming to Flat Rock, amid pushback from city residents unhappy that it’s slated for construction on an agricultural greenfield. The development’s set to include a fitness center, coworking spaces, game rooms, a dog park and pickleball courts. Con

HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Four repaired homes in a Hendersonville neighborhood are set to be demolished after their owners accepted voluntary FEMA buyouts, raising concerns among neighbors about the future of the community. Nearly half of the homes in The Cottages at Cypress Run flooded during Helene. Two years...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — A West Asheville resident told City Council that encounters with unhoused people along the Haywood Road corridor have increased sharply, describing open drug use, aggressive behavior and an incident that prompted her to call 911. The concerns raised at the Sept. 8 City Council meeting...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — While the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission and members of Warren Wilson College were conducting fish monitoring surveys upstream from the Lake Craig Dam washed out by Helene two years ago, they made a surprising discovery. According to an article by the NCWRC, the washed-out...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — A Japanese restaurant destroyed during Helene announced a grand opening in Asheville on Monday, Oct. 12. Ichiban Japanese Hibachi & Sushi Bar is now located at 130 Hospitality Way in Asheville. As News 13 previously reported, this location is off Tunnel Road, the former Cracker Barrel restauran

BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC) approved an emergency rule to prevent black bear interactions in Buncombe County at a meeting Thursday, Oct. 1, as the state agency said the county saw more than 800 reports of bear activity in a five-month period alone.

HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (FOX Carolina) - Primary biliary cholangitis, or PBC, affects less than 1% of the population. Doctors do not know exactly what causes it, and there is no cure. Now, a Western North Carolina woman is teaming up with others to help people recognize the subtle symptoms of this sometimes debilitating d

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Keep the umbrella handy if you have outdoor plans this weekend. After a warm, mostly dry end to the workweek, widespread rain and much cooler temperatures are headed for Asheville and Western North Carolina. Rain chances will increase Saturday and continue through much of Sunday...

RiverLink has purchased five acres along the Swannanoa River and secured an $822,780 state grant for work aimed at reducing flood impacts. The former Woodmen of the World property, just upstream of the Whitson Avenue bridge, is part of the nonprofit’s recovery work two years after Hurricane Helene. The...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — The first weekend of October brings fall traditions, downtown gatherings, live music, outdoor sports and stage productions to Asheville and communities across Western North Carolina. Events scheduled Oct. 2-4 include the Bascom Lamar Lunsford Mountain Music Festival in Mars Hill, Oktoberf