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GREENVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - The Western Carolinas are about to experience a wild weather roller coaster, with near record highs early in the week followed by a strong cold front ushering in a storm threat prompting a First Alert Weather Day Thursday and a much cooler pattern. MONDAY: Warming...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (FOX Carolina) - An Asheville man won top prize on a $5 scratch-off game. The North Carolina Education Lottery said Clarence Payton played the High Voltage Cash ticket. He purchased the winning ticket from Tunnel Rd Gas & Vape on Tunnel Road in Asheville. On Friday, Payton went...

As North Carolina’s population grows, local and state governments, elected officials, educators and nonprofit groups are bracing for the demands more residents will put on the state’s already taxed and aging water infrastructure. The 2026 Emerging Issues Forum: Future Forward Water held Feb. 25 brought together these...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. -- The Citadel (11-7, 7-1 SoCon) concluded the final rounds of competition at 2026 Southern Conference Wrestling Championship on Saturday afternoon, closing out the two-day affair with a total 53.5 points -- good for fourth on the team leaderboard -- behind a trio of silver-medal performances from...

ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA — Scattered showers and thunderstorms continue to move across the mountainous regions of western North Carolina and eastern Tennessee Friday evening, with radar showing clusters of storms stretching from the Smoky Mountains to the Blue Ridge. Meteorologists say these storms could persist...

LAKE LURE, N.C. (WLOS) — Hundreds of climbers are in Lake Lure for the annual bouldering competition and festival, the Rumble. "To see it coming back up and revitalized, almost, it's still not 100%, but seeing everybody out here and trying to put in an effort to make it what it used to be is very, very awesome, and...

Owned and operated by the Metropolitan Sewerage District (MSD), Woodfin’s Craggy Dam has stood in the French Broad River since 1904. Now, with its aging hydropower system facing more than $3 million in needed repairs, the community has the opportunity to carefully consider whether continued investment — or thoughtful...

LAKE JUNALUSKA, N.C. (WLOS) — Many people made their way to Lake Junaluska on Saturday, March 7, for the annual Lake Junaluska Cleanup Day. Volunteers worked to clear debris along the shorelines and the entrance roads to the lake. The event is organized by the Junaluskans, a volunteer organization...

[Regarding “Costco Withdraws Application for Highly Anticipated Asheville Location,” Feb. 19, Asheville Watchdog via Xpress, and “Costco Dropped Asheville Application Without ‘Any Sort of Discussion’ on Traffic Analysis, NCDOT Says,” Feb. 19, Asheville Watchdog:]. For me, Costco’s withdrawal of its application for a...

EDITOR’S NOTE: Strangeville explores the curious and unexplained stories that have long defined Asheville and Western North Carolina. The region is full of unanswered questions, from old folklore and local legends to eerie encounters, unsolved moments in history, and the true-crime mysteries that still leave people...