ABCCM transforming former hotel into the Veterans Village project
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Affordable housing continues to be a growing challenge across western North Carolina, especially for veterans transitioning back into civilian life or facing homelessness. Asheville Buncombe Community Christian Ministry, also known as ABCCM, is working to address that need through its Veterans Village project on Tunnel...
New police data shows rise in trespassing, other crimes in downtown Asheville in 2025
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — News 13 has obtained police data showing an uptick in trespassing, public intoxication and other crimes in downtown Asheville year over year. According to Asheville Police Department data, calls for trespassing downtown rose to 628 in 2025, up by more than 150 from 474 calls in 2024. Calls for public intoxication also increased, with 47 reported this year compared to 39...
Isolated Strong to Severe Storms With Tornado Threat East of I-77 Possible Across North...
NORTH CAROLINA — The environment is becoming favorable for storms to redevelop across North Carolina this Wednesday afternoon, with a few capable of turning strong to severe between 3 PM and 9 PM today, April 29, 2026. Most areas will stay dry through the afternoon, but where storms do develop they could pack a significant punch across communities including Asheville, Greenville, Spartanburg, Charlotte, and the...
Asheville council OKs zoning request for Coxe Avenue affordable housing project
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Asheville City Council approved a conditional zoning request during its April 28, 2026, meeting, paving the way for an affordable housing project along Coxe Avenue. WMYA. The change allows developers to build a seven-story housing complex on the property. The project is estimated to include...
Hendersonsonville City Council sees final roundabout design before project starts
At its April 22 meeting, Hendersonville City Council got a look at the final design of a roundabout that the North Carolina Department of Transportation will build at South King Street and South Main Street in October. Hunter Marks of Watermark Landscape Design had previously presented the design to Council...
Asheville Habitat for Humanity celebrates National Volunteer Appreciation Week
Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity honored some of its longest-serving volunteers during National Volunteer Appreciation Week. Core volunteers (weekly or bi-weekly) are foundational to Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity. Nearly 2,700 individual volunteers collectively contributed more than 84,000 hours of service last year. “At Habitat, our work builds and rebuilds...
City of Hendersonville plans events for Historic Preservation Month
The City of Hendersonville’s Historic Preservation Commission invites residents and visitors to celebrate Historic Preservation Month this May with a series of free community events. Historic Plaque Unveiling and Hendersonville History Trivia. The celebration begins on 6 p.m., Wednesday, May 6 with a Historic Plaque Unveiling at Guidon Brewing...
Answering lawsuit, Brevard says former officer made ‘false allegations’
The city of Brevard denies wrongdoing in a lawsuit in which it’s accused of wrongfully firing a police sergeant last spring. That’s according to an April 28 federal court filing in the Western District of North Carolina. In April 2025, former Brevard Police Department Sergeant Wilson Bunn sued the city , City Manager Wilson Hooper and then-Police Chief Thomas Jordan, alleging that he was...
After 37 years of effort — and about $100 million spent so far —...
Lou Bissette was the hard-charging, 45-year-old mayor of Asheville in 1989, when he heard the exciting news that state lawmakers had green-lighted the construction of the Interstate-26 Connector. Three years later, no longer in office but helping to lead a group pushing the project, he was thrilled to learn that...
First freight train rolls into Asheville from Old Fort since Helene
Freight trains westbound toward Asheville are back on the tracks for the first time since Tropical Storm Helene ravaged railroad infrastructure in the North Carolina mountains, bringing with them a welcome boost to local economies and a revived hope that passenger service may finally return to the region. On Saturday,...
