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ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — A western North Carolina couple on a honeymoon in Jamaica is having to cut their trip early. Jamaica braces for a possible Category four hurricane expected to make landfall as early as next week. Mars Hill residents Cassie Brown and Craig Moore say their priority...

CANTON, N.C. (WLOS) — Students at North Canton Elementary School celebrated Halloween early with a pumpkin decorating contest on Thursday, Oct. 23. The school anticipated 20 entries but actually received nearly 100 pumpkins. Each of the pumpkins was modeled after storybook characters. Students will vote for their...

Buncombe County Health and Human Services received the Dr. Sarah Taylor Morrow Health Department of the Year award in the large county category from the North Carolina Public Health Association (NCPHA). The award recognizes the department’s work over the past year, especially in emergency response and community...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — The North Carolina Arts Council has announced the recipients of its 2025-26 grants in all 100 counties across the state. The 373 grants will support nonprofit arts organizations, schools, after-school programs, municipalities and more. The Arts Council awarded 24 different grants to...

The 2025 Bearfootin’ Bear Auction in Hendersonville, North Carolina, will end soon. Virtual bidding closes on Saturday, October 25, at 6 p.m. The annual event supports 20 local nonprofits. Since 2021, each auction has raised over $100,000. This year, the auction has reached $120,000 so far. Nine bears have been sold...

WLOS — All Mission Hospitals are partnering with local law enforcement on Saturday, Oct. 25, for National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. The event encourages the safe disposal of unused or expired medication, according to a Mission Health press release. All Mission Health hospitals will do a "Crush the...

[Regarding “Presentation on Weaverville Hospital Sparks Tense Exchange Between AdventHealth Official, Mission CEO,” Oct. 6, Asheville Watchdog via Xpress website:]. I spent my career in the health care industry, the last eight years as a hospital management consultant. I can tell you that there is a different mindset...

For lovers of the great outdoors, the words "Blue Ridge Mountains" will conjure up images of heartmelting terrain bathed in that distinctive, hazy indigo hue. Part of the Appalachian range and a bucket-list destination for hikers from all around the world, the ancient Blue Ridge Mountains can trace their history back...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Do you ever feel rage? Do you wish there were a place where you could scream, break stuff, and release your anger safely and healthily?. The Breakroom Rage Room, Asheville's first rage room, is a place where people smash and bash all kinds of things, from glass bottles to old computer monitors.

A Haywood County landfill company claims a truck driver defamed and slandered them in viral TikTok videos purported to show an “angry mob” of landfill workers at a flood debris site, recent federal court filings show. The counterclaims filed Oct. 17 in Asheville’s federal court describe a much different narrative of...