Asheville NC

Growth is an issue throughout most of Western North Carolina. But it ranks especially high on residents’ minds in Weaverville. The town of about 5,000 people in Buncombe County has seen its population double in the last 25 years — and it’s expected to double again in the next three years. That’s largely because of...

RUTHERFORD COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — Nearly 500 acres of land have been purchased by Conserving Carolina for a vast nature preserve located near Chimney Rock State Park. According to an Oct. 30 news release, Conserving Carolina purchased 483 acres of mountainous land North of Lake Lure. The tract is the last major piece...

LAKE LURE, N.C. — Lake Lure Flowering Bridge volunteers have finished counting the latest batch of Rainbow Bridge pet collars that were recently recovered from Hurricane Helene debris. The number is 238, the largest of the three batches found so far. In all, a total of 461 collars have been found since Helene...

ASHEVILLE - The prolonged government shutdown has threatened to delay federal benefits distribution of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and may also disrupt the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program, effective Nov. 1. More than 29,000 Buncombe County residents were reported to be...

ASHEVILLE – “It’s kind of jolting,” David Wright said of the pause in federal food assistance slated to go into effect Nov. 1, when he and 1.4 million other North Carolina residents won’t receive their monthly benefit from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, because of the ongoing government...

(WLOS) — Meet Emerald!. She is a 12-week-old small mixed-breed puppy, and she is just the cutest!. Emerald is the last puppy left in her litter. When she is fully grown, she will be under 30 pounds. She is very social and loves to snuggle!. If you are interested...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — On Wednesday, Oct. 29, Mission Hospital announced that over 200 job offers were accepted in 65 days, exceeding their goal to hire 200 staff within 100 days. More than 120 of these new hires are registered nurses, with 65% coming from western North Carolina, according...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Local high school students are rebuilding habitat homes for the seventh year in a row. Five schools in Asheville are coming together to raise funds and volunteer to build a house with Asheville's Habitat for Humanity. The students raised $55,000, which will be paired with...

The Biltmore Company Police said a man carrying a gun in hand was arrested at the Biltmore Estate on Sunday.

CANTON, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Shoppers in the market for teeth, bones and other oddities are in luck. This weekend, Blue Ridge Estate Liquidators will host an estate sale filled with oddities at their Canton warehouse. The estate sale will be held from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Thursday, Oct....