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Asheville council takes new look at bear conflicts

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Asheville City Council members want to take another look at how the city handles conflicts between residents and black bears, including whether more people should have access to bear-resistant trash carts and whether there should be more accountability when people leave food or garbage ac
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DA: Western NC man sentenced after foot pursuit, fentanyl arrest

BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C. (FOX Carolina) - The Buncombe County District Attorney’s Office said a man has been sentenced after a police pursuit ended in drug charges. The district attorney said 49-year-old Anastacio Robert Molina, of Woodfin, was sentenced to serve up to eight years in a North Carolina correctional institut
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Hendersonville adopts rules for 5G towers. Some residents want more

New rules are in place restricting the new generation of cellular towers within the City of Hendersonville. Small 5G cell towers, which are often about the size of a phone pole and are meant to transmit high-speed internet signals at short range, have been popping up in Hendersonville and other towns and cities across
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‘This tastes like home’: New café feeds downtown Asheville authentic Ukrainian cuisine

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Slava is a new café and bakery in downtown Asheville. The café specializes in Ukrainian food, which has made the spot a growing favorite for patrons looking for a taste of home and newcomers to European cuisine. Svitlana Eadie is the multi-hyphenate force...
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Still no arrests made in downtown Asheville shooting that killed 2, injured 7

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — More than 50 days have passed since the downtown Asheville shooting that left two people dead and seven others injured, yet no arrests have been made. The deadly shooting occurred outside Dalton's Distillery on Biltmore Avenue in the early morning hours of Sunday, July 19....
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Drivers Face Sudden Gas Price Spike After Oil Surge

Asheville residents woke to higher prices at the pump today, mirroring a statewide six-cent jump in North Carolina's average for regular gas. This sudden increase is directly linked to Brent crude surpassing $100 per barrel amidst escalating attacks in the Strait of Hormuz, threatening global oil supplies. North Caroli
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2 accused of breaking into high-voltage Duke Energy facility in western NC

SALUDA, N.C. (WLOS) — Two people are accused of breaking into a Duke Energy facility in Saluda, damaging security equipment and carrying tools deputies say could be used to break into locked areas, according to Henderson County arrest warrants. The Henderson County Sheriff’s Office arrested Woodrow Massey and Edwrie...
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Heritage Weekend spotlights Appalachian culture and crafts

Celebrate true Appalachian culture at the Southern Highland Craft Guild’s 46th annual Heritage Weekend, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, Sept. 19-20, at the Folk Art Center in Asheville. The two-day event includes live craft demonstrations, music, and family activities like the one and only World Gee Haw Whimmy Did
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Helene left a forest in pieces. Weaverville has a plan to clean it up.

The Town of Weaverville is moving forward with a salvage logging and forest restoration project on approximately 300 acres of town-owned property that sustained extensive damage during Helene. Somewhere between 175 and 200 acres have “a tremendous amount of trees down,” limiting access for emergency vehicles and raisin
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Hendersonville’s 80th Annual Apple Festival

Hendersonville, NC (WNN) - Though this late summer still brings the heat, downtown Hendersonville celebrated its 80th annual Apple Festival over Labor Day weekend, September 4–7, 2026. The Sights and Sounds of the Apple Festival. WNN reporter Ashley Reep attended the festival on Saturday, September 5, and was shocked..

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