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BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C. (FOX Carolina) - Duke Energy reports over 12,000 customers are without power in western North Carolina after a tornado watch. Scattered thunderstorms are moving through the mountains Tuesday afternoon into the evening with damaging wind and large hail possible. Duke Energy reports the following nu

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — More than 15,000 people across western North Carolina are experiencing power outages due to a severe thunderstorm warning across the region Tuesday evening. Per Duke Energy's outage map, a majority of these outages are concentrated in Asheville and surrounding areas. As of 7:40 p.m., there...

SWANNANOA, N.C. (WLOS) — Construction is moving forward on Buncombe County's first standalone Emergency Medical Services station, a project county leaders say will help improve emergency response times and meet growing demand for services in eastern Buncombe County. The more than 12,000-square-foot facility is under co

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — More than $34 million in federal funding is headed to western North Carolina to support workforce development and long-term recovery from Helene. The funding, announced Monday by the U.S. Department of Commerce and the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA), includes nearly $29 million

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HAYWOOD COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — Over three years after the Pactiv Evergreen paper mill closure in Canton, Haywood County is taking steps forward to help the economy recover, potentially providing two parcels of land to two local businesses at no cost. Under General Statute 158-7.1, the county can take...

BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — Nearly two years after Helene's destruction, hundreds of families across western North Carolina are still waiting to repair their homes. Now, the Asheville Regional Coalition for Home Repair (ARCHR) is launching a five-week fundraising campaign to raise $500,000. Combined with a $500,000

HENDERSON COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — One lane of Interstate 26 West in Flat Rock will be closed until the morning of Wednesday, July 29, because of ongoing bridge work over the Green River, according to the North Carolina Department of Transportation. HENDERSON COUNTY DRIVERS ASK: WHAT'S THE LATEST ON...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — The North Carolina Department of Transportation has announced that the flyover ramp connecting Patton Avenue to Westgate Parkway will permanently close on Sunday, Aug. 2 to make way for the Interstate 26 Connector project. The NCDOT said that the closure is a necessary step for...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Asheville police have arrested a 19-year-old man in connection with a July 5 shooting that investigators say led to the deadly mass shooting on Biltmore Avenue two weeks later. Marqua Amryie Lamar Davis, 19, is charged in the July 5 shooting at Maple Crest Apartments...