Asheville NC

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — A lightning-caused wildfire on Old Fort Mountain was largely contained within hours after crews mounted a rapid response along the Kitsuma Peak Trail, even as firefighters continue battling a much larger blaze nearby. The blaze, referred to as the Kitsuma Fire, was reported Wednesday...

The Town of Weaverville Town Council tackled a full agenda during its March meeting, hearing preliminary budget information and approving a grant application for a new pickleball complex. Budget outlook takes shape. Most of the discussion centered on the proposed budget for the 2026–2027 fiscal year. Town Financial...

Tucked along Biltmore Avenue in the heart of Asheville, North Carolina, Double D’s Coffee & Desserts is the kind of place that makes you do a double take — because yes, that really is a vintage double-decker bus serving up some of the best coffee in town. With a 4.6-star rating and over 1,400 glowing reviews, this...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — In downtown Asheville, the past is never far from view. This spring, visitors can experience the city as novelist Thomas Wolfe once knew it — not from the pages of a book, but step by step along the streets that shaped his life and work.

NORTH CAROLINA — Authorities are investigating a homicide in western North Carolina, according to officials in Madison County. Deputies with the Madison County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call around 1:20 a.m. Tuesday on Franklin Mountain Road in the Laurel community. Details about what led to the call or the...

Ray Rapp left the recent Railroads and Regional Economic Development Conference optimistic about the future of rail service in Western North Carolina. Rapp, a former state representative and co-chair of the nonprofit WNC Rail Committee, was among 140 people who attended the March 18 conference in Morganton. Restoring...

With the help of the Asheville Fire Department, one great horned owlet was returned to its nest over the weekend.

I was cruising with the windows down when the most incredible smell hit me like a warm hug from the South itself. One second I was focused on the winding road, and the next I slammed on the brakes, pulled over, and followed my nose straight to a little mountain diner I had never heard of.

On Tuesday, the James Beard Foundation released its list of finalists for the 2026 James Beard Awards. Two restaurants in the Asheville area — and the only ones in North Carolina — made the cut: Chai Pani Restaurant Group for Outstanding Restaurateur, and Taylor Montgomery of Montgomery Sky Farm for Best Chef:...

HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — The developer of a stalled luxury condominium apartment project in downtown Hendersonville, called Fairmont Heritage Place The Cedars, is facing a lien totaling nearly $7 million. Court records show that Turner Construction, based in Charlotte, North Carolina, filed the lien on March 6...