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Free Family Fun: GRINDfest 2026 Takes Over Pack Square Park - Read the latest News news from Greaterf Asheville Area on WNC Times. Asheville Entertainment News -- Asheville is set to host GRINDfest 2026, a free, all-day festival celebrating Black entrepreneurship, music, culture, and community. Scheduled for Saturday,

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Bus riders along Patton Avenue will see more detours later this month as the Interstate 26 Connector project brings new ramp closures and transit changes. The North Carolina Department of Transportation says it plans to close the Patton Avenue eastbound ramp to the eastbound frontage...

At the end of a Buncombe County Board of Education meeting filled with student and teacher recognitions, awards and end-of-school-year celebrations, Superintendent Rob Jackson shared news of his own. Jackson announced he will retire effective Sept. 1, concluding a 34-year career in education that began in Buncombe Coun

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — A Barnardsville man has been sentenced to 10 to 13 years in prison after pleading guilty to trafficking opium and heroin, armed robbery and being a habitual felon in connection with a 2025 pharmacy robbery in Weaverville. John Wesley Burleson, 37, was sentenced Friday, June...

HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. — Champion Hills, an acclaimed Tom Fazio-designed private club nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains of western North Carolina, is No. 153 on Golfweek’s list of America’s Top 200 Modern Golf Courses, a ranking that evaluates the nation’s best public and private courses built since 1960.

LAKE LURE, N.C. (WLOS) — As visitors head to lake lure this summer, recent water quality testing is raising questions about conditions at the town's swimming beach. Swim Guide is a water quality monitoring program that publishes testing results from MountainTrue's French Broad Riverkeeper. It currently lists Lake Lure.

(WLOS) — While western North Carolina experienced a very minor earthquake early Monday morning — only a 1.7 magnitude — there was a much stronger quake off the coast of Cuba later that afternoon. Cuba's earthquake happened at 2 p.m. and registered a magnitude of 6.1, making...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (FOX Carolina) - Three shots fired incidents are under investigation, according to the Asheville Police Department. Officers report responding to Klondyke Avenue around 1:35 p.m. on Friday to investigate calls of a gun discharge. No shells or property damage was found. However, police later responded ne

BLACK MOUNTAIN, N.C. (WLOS) — Black Mountain firefighters, their families and supporters gathered on Sunday, June 7, to protest what they say are low wages and a lack of funding for the department. The demonstration comes as town leaders consider a proposed budget that firefighters say could leave Black...

BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C. (FOX Carolina) - Three people were arrested in connection with a home break-in back in May. The Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office said that on May 24, a break-in was reported at a home in the Bent Creek area. On May 28, three people were arrested at...