Old Toll Road repairs underway months after Helene landslide
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Asheville Public Works crews are rebuilding a section of Old Toll Road after a landslide triggered by Tropical Storm Helene left it impassable last fall. The landslide occurred Sept. 27, 2024, near the intersection with Sunset Drive, following heavy rainfall from Helene. The storm...
Two nighttime I-26 closures set in Henderson, Buncombe counties
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Motorists traveling on Interstate 26 in Henderson and Buncombe counties should prepare for detours due to nighttime construction work this week. I-26 East will be closed from Mile Marker 40 to 49, north of Hendersonville near Airport Road, starting Tuesday at 10 p.m. This closure...
Temporary road between Chimney Rock and Bat Cave finally complete
CHIMNEY ROCK, N.C. — After months of detours and delays, drivers in western North Carolina are finally getting some relief nearly nine months after Hurricane Helene devastated the area and destroyed many of the mountain roads. North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) crews have been working tirelessly,...
RAD Brewing Company gears up for all-day Pride bash on Mystery St.
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — As the sun beats down on the last week of June, one River Arts District business is beating the heat with a cool Pride celebration all Saturday long. The River Arts District Brewing Company will host their RAD Pride Celebration from noon to 11 p.m.,...
Mountain heat wave prompts pediatric ER warnings on child safety precautions
ASHEVILLE, NC. (WLOS) — As we enter into a week with unusually hot temperatures in the mountains, there are steps to take to keep yourself and children safe. Doctor Heather Edgley works in the Pediatric ER at Mission Hospital. She said with the heat temperature and the humidity both...
A ‘food desert’: 3 WNC Ingles stores still closed nearly 9 months after Helene
SPRUCE PINE, N.C. (WLOS) — Three Ingles locations remain closed because of Helene damage: Swannanoa, Morganton and Spruce Pine. With Ingles out of commission in Mitchell County, Walmart is the only game left in town. “Mitchell County would be what they refer to as a food desert,” Spruce Pine...
Two people arrested following drug bust in North Carolina
NORTH CAROLINA — Two individuals were arrested on felony drug charges in West Asheville on June 23 as part of a proactive crime prevention effort by the Asheville Police Department. According to a news release, officers were responding to community complaints when they made contact with 40-year-old Stephane Michelle...
‘Don’t erase me.’ 150-year-old Black church in NC threatened with demolition.
Lela Johnson, 97, was a member of one of the oldest Black churches in North Carolina. She recalls lugging water from the nearby springs for the building and carrying wood before service to make a fire in the pot belly stove to heat Brevard’s Chapel United Methodist Church and its members. “I would hate to see it torn...
Two injured in shooting at Asheville apartment complex
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Asheville police are investigating a shooting at an apartment complex on Atkinson Street that left two people injured early Saturday morning. Officers responded around 3:45 a.m. June 21 to reports of gunfire in the 100 block of Atkinson Street, the Asheville Police Department said in a...
Reopened I‑40 Closed Again After Flooding – Why Not Build A Tunnel
HARTFORD, Tenn. – A critical stretch of Interstate 40 in the Pigeon River Gorge has been closed again, just three months after reopening from last September’s Hurricane Helene washout. Heavy rain and rockslides have once again cut off this vital connector between Tennessee and North Carolina, leaving motorists facing...
