Asheville NC

Sugar Hollow Solar has spent over a decade building a strong residential solar business in western North Carolina, based out of the eclectic, buzzing town of Asheville. With a warehouse at Biltmore Village — a town created to house employees of George Vanderbilt’s enormous Biltmore Estate — the business is Asheville...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Mountain Area Healthcare Education Center (MAHEC) was awarded a $1 million emergency grant to offer a variety of health care services following Helene. The money will be used to provide better access to care like services for mothers and children and mental health care. The...

HENDERSONVILLE – In recent weeks, Sam Runion has seen a lot of new faces in Packa's Place, the business he and his wife Steelie own and operate in Horse Shoe. The couple grows pumpkins and gourds in the fall but in the summer, their beer garden, featuring live music, is the biggest draw. “We’re butted right up...

LAKE LURE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Storm recovery efforts in Lake Lure reached a major milestone this week with the completion of silt and debris removal at Rumbling Bald, officials announced Monday. The town of Lake Lure reported that more than 705,000 tons of silt and sediment and 95,000 cubic...

A child was rescued from the base of Looking Glass Falls in the Pisgah National Forest after being stranded due to rising water from flash flooding, ABC affiliate WLOS reported.

Today’s round of questions, my smart-aleck replies and the real answers:. Question: When will the Haywood Road resurfacing project begin in West Asheville? Will we actually get bike lanes and crosswalk flashing lights? I actually made it to the public input session in December 2022, and they said the work was...

MARSHALL – Local bike shop owners began working with the North Carolina Department of Transportation on possible safety improvements to an “integral” road for Asheville’s cycling culture — months before two young cyclists were killed during a weekly ride. Adam and Alex Webber, owners of On Your Bike, a bike repair...

HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — A landmark Hendersonville restaurant that's been closed for about a decade has been reduced to rubble. A demolition permit for Kelsey's on Spartanburg Highway was approved on July 18, 2025, according to Henderson County records. The 7,000-square-foot building has since been demolished....

We love discovering new regional acts here, and the latest is this band out of Asheville, with this debut recorded in Weaverville. Singer/songwriter Lindsey Wall, who also plays fiddle and mandolin, has this to say about their debut: “This album captures a period of time filled with uncertainty, longing, and hope....

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — The Avett Brothers announced plans to perform a New Year's Eve show at Asheville's ExploreAsheville.com Arena. The band is offering special travel packages for the Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2025 show that include one-night stays at the Renaissance Hotel in downtown Asheville. VIP packages are also...