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PISGAH FOREST, N.C. (WLOS) — Visitors to the Cradle of Forestry in America can step back in time this weekend and see how people camped more than a century ago. The “Camping in the Old Style” event is set for Saturday, Oct. 10, featuring the Acorn Patrol, a classic camping interpretive team that demonstrates outdoor sk

The new developer plans to preserve three older homes on site, as well as green space and wetlands. If and when they build, they’ll create a “wellness-focused community” with “walking connections” and community gardens. Nature will take precedence in whatever they do build, which will involve way fewer homes than the 8

Henderson County property owners can apply for help paying to remove an abandoned manufactured home from their land. The county’s Abandoned Manufactured Home Removal Program grant cycle runs from July 1st, 2026, through June 30th, 2027. The grant covers half of the demolition cost under the standard arrangement. The...

The North Carolina Arboretum will hold a Winter Lights hiring fair Tuesday, Oct. 6th, from 5 to 7 p.m. at 100 Frederick Law Olmsted Way in Asheville. Job seekers can meet staff and discuss seasonal work supporting the holiday light show. Seasonal pay starts at $16 an hour, with rates...

LEICESTER — On the evening of Saturday, Oct. 3, 2026, Leicester fire crews responded to Stafford Street following a report that a motor vehicle had rolled over and was on its roof and smoking. According to the Leicester Fire Department, when firefighters arrived on scene, they found a minivan...

Nobody ever walked into a grocery store expecting to have the best part of their week, but Fletcher, North Carolina has a way of surprising people. That place is Ingles Markets on Hendersonville Road, and it’s doing something so unexpectedly brilliant that you’ll immediately start questioning every other grocery store

North Carolina is getting another infusion of federal disaster money, with FEMA announcing more than $21 million in new grants for recovery and resilience projects tied to Tropical Storm Helene and other recent disasters. The funding splits between reimbursements for completed repair work and hazard mitigation grants m

The Asheville Planning and Zoning Commission holds a vital public hearing this Wednesday on the conditional rezoning for the proposed Enka Costco. This meeting is a critical next step for the significant retail and fuel services project. Asheville Business News -- October 4, 2026: The proposed Costco in Enka is...

When a regional healthcare anchor changes how it operates, the consequences can extend far beyond individual departments. The loss of physicians, specialized staff and supporting services can weaken an entire healthcare system— and ultimately affect where patients can be treated, how quickly they receive care and how f

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Tropical Storm Helene changed the Swannanoa River in countless ways. One of those changes is giving native fish access to stretches of the river they hadn’t been able to reach for more than a century. A small opening created when Helene partially washed out...