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Mission Hospital has no plans to add staff in key areas – including trauma care, security, and nursing administration – as part of its recently approved, now-contested, 95-bed acute-care expansion, according to its application to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. Despite conditional approval f

If someone told you there’s a place in Fletcher, North Carolina where time becomes meaningless and your Saturday mysteriously evaporates in the most delightful way possible, they’d be talking about Smiley’s Flea Market. This isn’t hyperbole or marketing speak; this is the genuine truth about a market...

Asheville Police have charged a man in connection with a shooting at an apartment complex in east Asheville on May 14.

HENDERSON COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — Two people have been charged in connection with an injured 1-year-old in critical condition, the Henderson County Sheriff’s Office said. On Thursday, May 14, the sheriff’s office said they were made aware of a severely injured 22-month-old. They are now in Mission Hospital in critical co

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — After some cool days lately, temperatures in western North Carolina are going to rocket upward this weekend. Asheville has already had several 80-degree days this spring, with the highest temperature reaching 86 degrees on April 15 and again on April 18. The forecast will push...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WLOS) — More than 20 people and three organizations that represent 24 counties across North Carolina were recognized this week for their volunteer service, including several from western North Carolina. Residents from Henderson, Jackson, McDowell and Rutherford counties were presented with the Governor's

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — The North Carolina Department of Adult Correction (NCDAC) is beginning to reduce operations at its Craggy Correctional Center, in preparation for a closure later this summer, citing Asheville's high cost of living as the reason. The prison says that due to Asheville's high cost of...

PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - Nearly four years after her disappearance, a man has been arrested in connection with the Gretchen Fleming case. On May 15, authorities in North Carolina arrested Preston D. Pierce during a traffic stop in connection with the disappearance of Gretchen Fleming. Fleming was last seen leaving M

HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — On Friday afternoon, the North Carolina State Highway Patrol responded to a reported plane crash at Hendersonville Airport - 047. The only occupant of the plane, the pilot, was not injured, NCSHP said. "...after notifying the FAA [Federal Aviation Administration], they required no further

Governor Josh Stein on Thursday called on Congress to send more money to western North Carolina to rebuild infrastructure that was damaged by Hurricane Helene. Standing in front of the former Pactiv Evergreen paper mill site in Canton, Stein highlighted $3.5 million that the town is receiving from the federal governmen