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FLETCHER, N.C. (WLOS) — Approximately 30 jobs at a Fletcher manufacturing facility will be impacted as the location transitions into "an innovation and development lab." A spokesperson for Avery Dennison, which designs and develops labeling and functional materials, radio frequency identification (RFID) inlays and tags

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — In Buncombe County court Monday, the state requested to conduct its own mental health evaluation of a man who made headlines earlier this year when he was accused of attacking a runner in the Bent Creek Experimental Forest. Dillon Curtis, 29, was arrested on suspicion...

Helene turned some NC mountain communities into food deserts. Nonprofit efforts stepping forward with answers while stores remain closed.

Asheville has received a federal grant to study transportation and infrastructure improvements along Hilliard Avenue. The planning work will examine a possible western extension and changes for people traveling by car, bus, bicycle or on foot. It is an early step meant to define feasible options before detailed enginee

Eight Henderson County Public Schools will provide breakfast and lunch at no cost during the 2026-27 school year through the federal Community Eligibility Provision. The program applies to eight eligible schools in the district, according to Henderson County Public Schools. Students at those schools can receive both me

First off, my apologies to the woman in the ladies restroom who I opened the door on. Total accident, I swear! I could not read the marking on the door in the dim light. Now that the mea culpa is out of the way, let me say that my wife and I had a great time at the brand new Hellbender outdoor music venue the weekend b

A teacher’s influence doesn’t end when the final school bell rings or the classroom lights are turned off. It lives on in the lives of former students, colleagues and the community shaped by years of dedication. For retired North Buncombe High School theater teacher Ricky Webb, that legacy...

Is it even summer without sweet corn? Sweetening up Buncombe farmers tailgate markets now, you can find yellow, white, and bicolor sweet corn from a handful of vendors. Like the taste of summer itself, corn on the cob has a way of bringing back memories—backyard cookouts, picnics, seafood boils, elotes, and more.

Planning continues for the proposed Saluda Grade Trail, a 31.5-mile rail-trail project that would connect communities from Inman, South Carolina, to Zirconia in Henderson County. Henderson County’s Greenway Network describes the trail as a regional project similar in spirit to the Swamp Rabbit Trail and Virginia Creepe

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Western North Carolina could see strong to severe thunderstorms Tuesday afternoon and evening, with forecasters warning that damaging winds and large hail are possible if storms develop ahead of an approaching cold front. The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg said confide