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ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Best of Asheville 2026 winners were announced Wednesday after community members cast more than 255,000 votes recognizing local businesses, people, places and organizations across Asheville and Western North Carolina. The annual community choice awards program is presented by Asheville Med

Saving one bear is not enough, members of the public told Asheville City Council Tuesday evening. State government has backed off a plan to kill a bear that entered a North Asheville home Aug. 18 and injured a woman inside. But three residents told Council Tuesday the city needs to do more to prevent similar conflicts

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — A man will spend at least 39 years in prison after pleading guilty to multiple felony charges in the case of a 2020 Asheville shooting that left one person dead. On Monday, Sept. 21, 2026, Tyran Dewayne Burton pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, possession of...

Some of WNC’s barn quilts have disappeared, but a new exhibition is working to make sure their stories don’t disappear with them. An exhibit titled Barn Quilts of WNC at the Ferguson Family YMCA in Candler is a project of ArtsvilleUSA— an effort to document and preserve WNC’s barn quilts, a tradition often rooted in wo

In search of George Masa’s lost work, Angelyn Whitmeyer collects old photos from every place she can find them. She has documented thousands of the famed photographer’s images from all eras of his life, particularly after he was smitten with the Smoky Mountains about a 100 years ago.

A Buncombe County man will serve five to seven years in prison after pleading guilty to trafficking fentanyl and attaining habitual felon status. The case began with an Asheville police investigation into a stolen electric bicycle. Officers spotted Brandon Lloyd Cox, 44, riding a bike matching the description of the st

More than $30 million in new investment at Mission Hospital will go toward updated imaging, surgical and cardiovascular equipment, specialized ambulances and other improvements. HCA Healthcare is investing nearly $15 million in radiology and imaging equipment and $12 million in surgical and cardiovascular equipment sup

Two years ago, the torrential rains of Hurricane Helene triggered catastrophic landslides in Southern Appalachia – including one that killed 11 members of a single family. Karin Rogers is director of the National Environmental Mapping and Applications Center at the University of North Carolina Asheville. Rogers: “There

WESTERN CAROLINAS — Straight to fall, forecasters say, with temperatures going to feel amazing after all the heat residents have dealt with lately. The region is looking at 40s and 50s in the mornings, with much more comfortable afternoons following behind. That first real fall feel is finally arriving, especially head

A man asking for a cigarette in an east Asheville parking lot allegedly grabbed a bag containing a laptop, then pulled a knife and struck one of the victims when they chased him. The victims were sitting in their vehicle in the 900 block of Tunnel Road shortly before 7...