Asheville NC

Nothing says summer more than the Fourth of July with friends and family. In Western North Carolina, we celebrate Independence Day with gusto. Between majestic fireworks, sizzling hot dogs and hamburgers, cotton candy, games, live music and craft demonstrations, there’s a little bit of everything for any and all.

BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — Amid understaffing issues at the Buncombe County Detention Facility, Sheriff Quentin Miller comments on the recent jail takeover in the eastern part of the state. On Monday, June 29, inmates overpowered staff, taking control of parts of a detention center in Windsor, N.C., according...

HENDERSON COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — A local attorney and six-term Henderson County commissioner has again been sanctioned and disciplined by the North Carolina State Bar Association in connection with allegations about the misuse of money in a trust fund, officials said. Following this, attorney and Commissioner J. Michael

HENDERSON COUNTY, N.C. (FOX Carolina) - The Henderson County Sheriff’s Office reports it is conducting a shooting investigation on Wednesday. Deputies said the shooting took place on Corn Mountain Road Wednesday morning. Details are limited at this time. The Henderson County Sheriff’s Office said it will released more

ASHVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Groce Funeral Home, a business with nearly 100 years of history in Buncombe County, announced plans to close its east Asheville location after 16 years. Staff said that as of June 1, services transitioned from the Tunnel Road location to the Long Shoals Road and...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Star Grant, the 17-year-old accused of killing her mother, adoptive father and grandmother at their Fairview home, was brought into a Buncombe County Superior Court room on July 1 for her first in-person hearing in the case. Doug Edwards, Grant's defense attorney, was with Grant...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Tom Mueller did not walk into a Waynesville kava bar looking for a controversy. He and his wife had stopped in for a cappuccino before seeing a movie. Mueller was 73 years old, living with scoliosis and decades of chronic back pain, when he noticed kratom on the menu. He asked about it. Then he

The Friends of Pack Library’s summer book sale will be held July 9-10 at Pack Memorial Library, featuring antique, collectible, coffee table and children’s books — as well as a half-off sale on all books at Bookends, the used book store inside the library. Antique, collectible and...

Hendersonville is launching Bike Hendo, a new bicycle plan that will help shape the future of biking and rolling in Hendersonville. Bike Hendo is focused on strategies and projects to make Hendersonville safer, more connected, and more bike-friendly for people who bike or roll for transportation, recreation and everyda

Vincent D. Childress, a partner with Roberts & Stevens, has been recognized with the Centennial Award by the North Carolina Bar Association at the annual meeting of the Buncombe County Bar on June 10. The award recognizes attorneys from each judicial district for civic leadership, volunteerism and public service. “Thro