Asheville NC

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (FOX Carolina) - The Asheville Police Department said a driver has been charged after hitting multiple vehicles on Oct. 23. Officials said Gary Alan Berdeski III ran into eight vehicles and damaged them on Sweeten Creek Road around 4:24 p.m. He was located and taken into custody at 5:06 p.m. on that...

Haywood County’s elected clerk of superior court Hunter Plemmons has announced that he is resigning from his position effective Nov. 17. In a letter addressed to Chief Resident Superior Court Judge Roy Wijewickrama dated Oct. 22, Plemmons stated that he is proud of the selfless, dedicated service of the deputy and...

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BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C. (WSPA) – A woman was sentenced on Monday to spend at least five years in prison for her role in the death of a man in 2023. According to the Buncombe County District Attorney’s Office, 24-year-old Erika Denise Frisby pleaded guilty to accessory after the fact to second degree murder in the […]

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ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Two crashes along Interstate 40 are slowing traffic in Buncombe and Haywood counties Monday morning, according to the N.C. Department of Transportation. In Buncombe County, a crash near Exit 55 at Porters Cove Road has closed the right westbound lane around mile marker 56. One...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Meet the WNC Nature Center's newest addition: Ban Li. She's an 8-year-old red panda straight from Boston, and now she's ready to make Asheville her new home. According to an Oct. 27 social media post, Ban Li was brought to the WNC Nature Center from...

BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C. (FOX Carolina) - The Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office has arrested four people in connection with a series of storage building break-ins. Detectives said there has been a sharp rise in storage building break-ins following Hurricane Helene, and they are working to identify suspects and recover...

HICKORY, N.C. (News Release) — On October 20, 2025, Deputy J. Betts responded to Hickory Highway regarding the theft of fiber optic and copper wire, which had caused a temporary service disruption in the area. An AT&T technician reported receiving an alarm for a cell tower outage and discovered...

VIP package for Warren Haynes Christmas Pre-Jam and Jam December 12th & 13th. Two tickets to the WNCW Pre-Jam at the Orange Peel on Friday, December 12th, with access to WNCW's pre-party and catered dinner. Two VIP tickets to Warren Haynes Christmas Jam on Saturday, December 13th, at the ExploreAsheville.com...