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ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — A traffic accident that resulted in a vehicle fire backed up traffic in the early-morning hours of Jan. 22 on Interstate 40. According to the Asheville Police Department, the accident happened just before 6 a.m. on I-40 East near Exit 44 (the Enka-Candler, Smokey Park Highway exit).

Thai Pearl sits in a shotgun-style hall of a building on Haywood Road in West Asheville. If you blink when you pass by, you’ll definitely miss it. This several-year-old establishment was new to me until this week. I was craving some curry and needed to try something different. It...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — A vehicle fire closed two lanes of Interstate 40 eastbound near Smokey Park Highway early Thursday, causing major traffic delays west of Asheville. The fire was reported just after Exit 44, U.S. 19 (Smokey Park Highway), near mile marker 45 in Buncombe County. The right...

Damon Lamard Pace sentenced to 111 to 146 months  POLK COUNTY—A Spartanburg man has pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter in connection with a 2022 overdose death in Polk County. On […]

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — As a winter storm approaches western North Carolina, with the risk of power outages, many people are considering alternative ways to stay warm. Local emergency response officials are warning residents to exercise caution and safety when using alternative heat sources due to potential carbon...

FEMA's direct housing program offers rent-free housing for 18 months post-storm, but residents are now facing eviction notices.

NORTH CAROLINA — A wanted fugitive was taken into custody Wednesday afternoon following a joint effort by local and state law enforcement agencies, authorities said. According to the Asheville Police Department, officers assisted the North Carolina Bureau of Investigation in locating and arresting 36-year-old Tyrone...

Measles continues to spread in Western North Carolina, where Buncombe County confirmed another infection this week, bringing the county’s total to six since December. The update comes as the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services reports 11 confirmed measles cases statewide. Other cases have been...

With a potential winter storm on the way this weekend cold shelters are being opened across the Upstate and Western North Carolina.

HENDERSON COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — Some of the jobs created in response to Hurricane Helene are now permanent. On Wednesday, Jan. 21, Henderson County Commissioners made several recovery positions permanent. Henderson County’s Emergency Services Director Jimmy Brissie said work is far from over in parts of the county.