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HAYWOOD COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — The Maggie Valley Police Department is looking for a missing 16-year-old. The police department describes Jayden Baldwin as 5 feet 10 inches tall, around 140 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. Baldwin was last seen wearing a blue hoodie, grey shorts and black...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — A new traffic pattern along a busy stretch of Patton Avenue is causing frustration for drivers, as police and the North Carolina Department of Transportation urge people to pay closer attention to new signs in the area. Residents and business owners say they are already...

MADISON COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — Madison County High School is heading to the nation's capital to participate in the nation's largest Memorial Day event. The high school's marching band will perform in the "National Memorial Day Parade" on Monday, May 25, at 10 a.m. The band will leave on...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — It's been nearly two years since a California-based developer announced plans to buy the former East Asheville Ramada Inn out of foreclosure from a bank. The goal was to revive the city’s long-endorsed homeless housing project. Today, the hotel sits vacant with boarded windows,...

BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C. (FOX Carolina) - The Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office announced Friday that a former Buncombe County Detention Facility Officer has been fired and charged. Deputies said that 31-year-old Cameron Blaine Taylor was fired Thursday afternoon and charged with willful failure to discharge duties. He was

WESTERN CAROLINAS AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA — Round after round of heavy rain is increasing the flash flood risk across the western Carolinas and Upstate South Carolina this evening, with repeated storms tracking over the same locations capable of piling up several inches of rain into the overnight hours. Not every lo

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — An investigation is underway after a woman reported she was attacked while running in the Bent Creek Experimental Forest south of Asheville. Emily Sutherland, an Asheville-based outdoor content creator, posted on social media Thursday night that she was "attacked by a man" while finishing a 13-

Umphrey’s McGee will play two nights at Pisgah Brewing Company in Black Mountain, with concerts scheduled for Friday, May 22, and Saturday, May 23. Both shows are set to begin at for 7:30 p.m. The two-night run gives Western North Carolina jam-band and progressive-rock fans a Memorial Day weekend...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Jacob Lee Beasley, 36, was arrested by Asheville Police Department officers today on 12 different charges, many for drug trafficking. According to an APD press release, Beasley was apprehended by officers during proactive crime prevention patrol on Asheville Housing Authority property. Of

The 5th Annual Downtown Asheville Memorial Day Weekend Festival of the Arts will return Saturday, May 23 and Sunday, May 24, bringing a free outdoor art experience to Pack Square Park and the streets of North and South Pack Square. The festival will take place from 10 a.m. to 5...