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For three days in August, one North Carolina event center basically turns into a giant patchwork of color. Walk in expecting a few beautiful quilts and you may find yourself stopping every few feet because another one somehow tops the last. Some are bold enough to grab you from across the room.

Every problem in rural healthcare eventually comes back to the same question: who is going to do the work?. There are not enough doctors, nurses, dental hygienists, or medical assistants in the mountains of western North Carolina — and recruiting people from outside the region has not closed the gap. The answer the reg

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — The Asheville Police Department has 11 Flock cameras scattered around the city. Among the public, the cameras have been a controversial installation, but APD says that there are serious safeguards around their use. In an Asheville City Council meeting on Tuesday, May 12, city officials...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Food pantries across Buncombe County say they're struggling to keep up with a growing number of families seeking help, even as enrollment in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) declines. Organizations say changes to SNAP eligibility requirements that took effect last year have

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BLACK MOUNTAIN, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Black Mountain officials are expected to take a closer look Thursday at what comes next for a public safety building that has been deemed unsafe and forced police and fire personnel into temporary quarters. The Black Mountain Town Council will hold a special meeting...

HENDERSON COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — Henderson County voters will decide whether to help preserve farmland after commissioners unanimously voted to put a $25 million bond referendum on the November ballot. The money would be used to buy development rights from farmland owners, who would retain ownership of the property.

BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C. (FOX Carolina) - The Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office announced that an investigation is underway following a death on Thursday morning. Deputies said that crews are currently on the scene at 25 Stradley Mountain Road. Officials said they are working to identify the person and the circumstances,..

A man will spend the next 14 years in prison for distributing methamphetamine, according to Russ Ferguson, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina.

Showers and possible thunderstorms are expected to continue in Western North Carolina as rain lingers in the area through the weekend of Aug. 7. Predictions from the National Weather Service on Thursday, Aug. 6, show continuing storms hitting the Asheville area through Sunday, Aug. 9, with chances of thunderstorms brin