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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...

Tax notices with newly assessed property values are now reaching Buncombe County homeowners, causing sticker shock for many, with some increases upward of 100%. In the upscale Grove Park/Town Mountain area, former Asheville Mayor Lou Bissette, 82, saw the valuation of his longtime home on Old Toll Road rise from...

Buncombe County's budget increases services while Asheville faces cuts. How will this impact residents? Find out now!. Buncombe County -- Even as Asheville braces for service reductions, Buncombe County residents can anticipate significant investments in community services and infrastructure, thanks to a proposed...

BARNARDSVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Prosecutors for the case involving a 34-year-old Barnardsville woman accused of stabbing her 10-month-old son to death have successfully requested that the 911 calls and related reports in the case be sealed. As previously reported, Ciera Breann Frederick was arrested on Thursday, March...