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Due to the swift and quickly rising water, the child was left stranded on the other side.

WAYNESVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Repair and clean up from Helene is an ongoing task and church youth groups from around the country are lending a helping hand. Some are completing their mission in a small community in Haywood County. One church group from Lancaster, Pennsylvania is helping with flood-damaged...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — The Asheville Fire Department and NC Open Gym will host the 14th annual Bowen Memorial Workout of the Day (WOD) in honor of fallen Captain Jeff Bowen on July 25 and 26. The free fitness event will take place 5 to 7:30 p.m. Friday, July...

Asheville – The City of Asheville, in collaboration with HCA Healthcare’s Mission Health, opened a temporary dog park at Riverbend Park, providing a vital space for dogs and their owners following the closure of local parks due to Tropical Storm Helene. The new facility, located at 100 Bleachery Blvd., features...

HENDERSON COUNTY, N.C (WLOS) — Monday was a big day for the Etowah community in Henderson County, as the county held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to open the long-awaited playground at Etowah Park. The new and improved playground has been a long time coming for the county. They received a...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Western North Carolina one more day of hot, humid weather before a weak cold front offers temporary relief midweek, according to the National Weather Service. Scattered thunderstorms are expected to develop Monday afternoon and evening across the mountains and foothills of the Carolinas...

- Health officials in Haywood County have confirmed an additional case of whooping cough, bringing the total number of active cases in the county to eight.

SWANNANOA, N.C. (828newsNOW) — After months of uncertainty, Ingles Markets has officially taken a meeting with county planners about reopening a grocery store in Swannanoa, N.C., according to Jennifer Horton, a District 1 county commissioner in Buncombe County. Following the extensive damage in Swannanoa caused by...

Asheville police are investigating a shooting which damaged six vehicles and a person was grazed by a bullet.

(WLOS) — The Village of Chimney Rock is set to have a final check and inspection of its new sewer line system installed under Main Street on Thursday, July 24. This comes nearly ten months after Hurricane Helene floodwaters destroyed the town's sewer system. Now, a new one is ready to go live.