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GREENVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - Rainy weather is moving in after a pleasant week, while residents across the Carolinas are also preparing for a Senate debate, traffic changes and other weekend updates. Here are the top five headlines you need to know as we head into the weekend:. 1. Rainy...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — The Youth Peace & Justice Foundation has withdrawn a previously announced reward tied to the deadly July 19 Biltmore Avenue shooting in Asheville, saying it did not receive a response from city officials about coordinating the offer. The foundation announced the decision Thursday, July 30

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Construction crews at Asheville Middle School are racing to renovate the school track before winter. The finished track will mark the completion of a decade-long makeover of the historic school. 2016 to 2026: Upgrading Asheville Middle. Originally opened in 1965, Asheville Middle received

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — A staple in the cultural arts scene here in western North Carolina is making some changes to its program. LEAF Global Arts is postponing its annual LEAF Festival to next October for the third time in the organization's 39-year tenure. The first time was due to COVID-19 in 2020, whereas the seco

Asheville — (WLOS) For about a decade when you were making Mountain Athletic Conference predictions, you penciled A.C. Reynolds in at number one and really began the thinking at number two. This year the conference is as wide open as it's been this century. Reynolds still has the chance to be good, but most prognostica

BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C. (WSPA) — A man has been sentenced in connection with a multi-jurisdictional investigation on Interstate 40. The Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office announced that Decario Davis pleaded guilty to felony breaking & entering offenses involving what deputies call a Jeep burglary on the interstate. Davis

BUNCOMBE COUNTY, NC — Thousands of customers across western North Carolina were still without electricity Wednesday after severe storms and strong winds swept through the region Tuesday evening. Outage counts dropped during the morning, but utility crews were still dealing with widespread damage by late afternoon. Read

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — As construction continues on the I-26 Connector project, the North Carolina Department of Transportation is answering questions from residents about future noise protections and cleanup efforts around construction areas. The latest questions focus on whether sound walls will be installed

SWANNANOA, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Swannanoa residents will soon have a chance to weigh in on a draft plan that aims to shape the community’s future, including recovery efforts, housing, transportation and disaster resilience. After a year of work by the Swannanoa Small Area Plan Steering Committee, the draft...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (FOX Carolina) - The Buncombe County District Attorney’s Office announced that a man pleaded guilty on July 22 in a shooting near an Asheville apartment in 2025. Elijah Paul Foster, 33, was sentenced to an active term of 165 to 210 months (about 13 to 17 years)...