Asheville NC

On Friday, May 1, workers, students, immigrants and families in Asheville and Buncombe County are putting community over corporations by joining over 1,000 cities nationwide for a May Day direct action to demand “Workers Over Billionaires.”. As families are being forced to choose between rent and groceries they’re being...

FLAT ROCK, N.C. (FOX Carolina) - The Henderson County Sheriff’s Office reports two people have been arrested after an 18-year-old was killed in a shooting at a park on Monday. Deputies said Izabella Gamez was found after 11:26 p.m. at Dana Park in Flat Rock with a gunshot wound....

No one was injured and no property was damaged when a man fired a gun near the Rock Haven Motel at 1464 Patton Ave. around midnight on April 18. Asheville Police Department officers later arrested Carl Christopher Martin, 37, in a nearby parking lot, where he had fallen asleep in the driver’s seat of a vehicle. Martin was taken into custody without incident and...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Virginia Marie Olson left her UNC Asheville dorm room on April 15, 1973, telling her roommate she was going outside to study for a Spanish exam. She never returned. Roughly two hours later, Olson was found dead near the botanical gardens across W.T. Weaver Boulevard...

Nestled in a peaceful forest cove just outside Hendersonville, Treska’s on Highland Lake is a thoughtfully designed event venue, café, and retreat space rooted in community, sustainability, and meaningful connection. Set along the shores of Highland Lake in the Blue Ridge Mountains, the property offers a blend of indoor and outdoor gathering spaces ideal for weddings, celebrations, workshops, and curated experiences.

Developers are converting historic buildings into boutique hotels and resorts, preserving original architecture while adding modern hospitality amenities. Properties reopening under this model include The Flat Iron Hotel in Asheville, North Carolina, a 1926 structure that once housed WWNC Radio, and TWA Hotel at New York’s JFK Airport, built within Eero Saarinen’s 1962 terminal. Hotel Emma in San Antonio occupies the former Pearl Brewery...

HENDERSON COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — A woodworking class from North Henderson High School was awarded first place and a $400 prize in the inaugural "Pawrade of Homes." The "Pawrade of Homes" is part of a workforce development initiative put on by the Builders Association of the Blue Ridge Mountains.

Papertown, a new documentary about the shutdown of an 115-year-old paper mill in an Appalachian town, is coming to screens, and it features a new song by Dave Matthews. You can hear some of it in the trailer out today. “The movie is stunning,” Matthews says. “It’s heartbreaking, but still so hopeful. It’s full of hope,… The post Papertown , New Documentary About...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (FOX Carolina) — Hi-Wire Brewing took home a bronze medal in the 2026 World Beer Cup Awards on April 22. The Asheville-based brewery said its 10W-40 Coconut Chocolate Bar beer placed in the Dessert or Pastry Beer category. This is the second World Beer Cup award for...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Teachers and instructional staff in Buncombe County Schools will not receive a state-funded salary supplement this year after the district lost eligibility for the program, officials said. In an email sent to employees Monday afternoon, district leaders said the North Carolina certified teacher and instructional...