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BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C. (WSPA) — A months-long medical fraud investigation has resulted in an arrest during a traffic stop in Western North Carolina. On Wednesday, July 8, the Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office arrested Priscilla Ann Hendrix during a traffic stop on Leicester Highway following an investigation that began l

HCA-owned Mission Hospital in Asheville has received four “immediate jeopardy” warnings from the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services in the past five years. This warning, the most serious from CMS, means that a medical service provider has caused, or is likely to cause, harm or impairment to recipients of

A motorcyclist died after colliding with an SUV on Tunnel Road in East Asheville on July 3. A second passenger on the motorcycle was seriously injured. The accident occurred around 9 p.m. July 3 near the Cookout on Tunnel Road. Justin Tyler Evans, 34, was driving a Yamaha motorcycle west toward Asheville. Police report

Anyone planning a beer trip to Asheville probably already knows that the city is packed with outstanding breweries. But before all the IPAs, barrel-aged stouts, and crowded taprooms that helped earn Asheville its “Beer City” reputation, there was Highland Brewing. Founded in 1994, Highland was Asheville’s first craft..

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Students in Buncombe County and Asheville City schools continue to outperform much of North Carolina in several key education measures during the 2024-25 school year, according to the latest North Carolina School Report Cards, with Asheville City Schools posting one of the state’s stronge

The water from the adjacent Swannanoa River began rising in the Town of Black Mountain Public Works and Recreation and Parks building at 304 Black Mountain Avenue on the morning of Sept. 27, 2024, as crews stationed nearby scrambled to move vehicles from the nearly 4-acre property to higher ground.

This coverage is made possible through a partnership between BPR and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization. The privately-owned Ridgecrest Pond Dam in Buncombe County is a recreational dam in poor condition, classified as high hazard by the state. And now, along with at least 10 other dams in western Nort

BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — Copper theft is becoming a growing problem across North Carolina, with AT&T officials warning that the crime can leave entire neighborhoods without phone or internet service and, in some cases, disrupt emergency communications. According to AT&T, the company has recorded 215 copper theft

HAYWOOD COUNTY, N.C. — For nearly 22 months, western North Carolina has been recovering from Helene. As the two-year anniversary approaches, many property owners are still waiting for assistance from FEMA. For the seven horses living on Missed Path Sanctuary outside of Asheville, life serves as a second chance.

MCDOWELL COUNTY, N.C. (WSPA) – A woman has been arrested after investigators said she stabbed a man multiple times at his home. The McDowell County Sheriff’s Office said deputies were called last week to a reported stabbing in Marion. At the scene deputies reportedly found a man with multiple cuts and stab wounds acros