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Asheville, North Carolina, police link the deadly Biltmore Avenue shooting to a direct retaliatory act tied to earlier gun violence in the city.

FAIRVIEW, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Time has taken some of the sharpness from the letters carved into James Brevard’s gravestone at Cane Creek Cemetery. But it has not erased the remarkable way he was remembered. “Sacred to the Memory of inestimable, And departed Worth,” the inscription begins. Below...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — The Western North Carolina VA Health Care System and the Mountain Home VA Health Care System, based in Johnson City, Tennessee, collectively donated 47,100 pounds of food through the annual Mountain Cup Challenge food drive. The challenge began in 2023. Since then, the VA systems...

HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — The City of Hendersonville helped give the community a break from the heat with a free splash day at Sullivan Park. The area was transformed into a Splash Zone with spraying fire trucks and other water activities. City officials say until Patton Pool is back...

At a Buncombe County Commission workshop in April, Asheville City Schools Superintendent Maggie Fehrman asked for an increase in the local tax that supplements the district. What she got was a broadside from County Commissioner Al Whitesides. “We’re treating our African American students like we were in 1935,” said Whi

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — The founder of The Prom Dress Exchange has opened a new space for the Asheville community. Dress Up, Suit Up is a free boutique and sewing space at 404 Governor's View Road for anyone and their alterations. Starting this week, you can schedule appointments with...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — The Asheville Police Department has opened applications for its fall 2026 Citizens Police Academy. The academy is held Thursdays from 5:30 to 9 p.m. over the course of 10 weeks at the Asheville Police Department. Students will have a platform to share comments, ideas and...

North Carolina may be home to hundreds of breweries, but perhaps one of the most unique is Whistle Hop Brewing Co., a family-friendly brewery in Fairview, NC (10 minutes from Asheville). Quench your thirst while relaxing in a rustic mountain locale, where your kiddos are equally as enthralled by the social activity and

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Hundreds of people filled Pack Square Park on Friday night as Buncombe County youth, families, neighbors and community partners gathered for the fourth annual United for Youth Block Party. The celebration brought together 70 organizations hosting tables. Organizers said the event comes at a cru

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — The latest chapter in a $7 million overhaul of West Asheville will begin this Sunday, Aug. 9, on Haywood Road. The project will stretch along the street for the next three months. The resurfacing initiative will span Haywood Road from Patton Avenue to the west...