Asheville NC

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (FOX Carolina) - Three people have been arrested on drug charges after a traffic stop Sunday evening, according to Asheville Police. Police identified the suspects as 39-year-old Alan Lee Hopper, 29-year-old Sarah Elizabeth Bennett and 23-year-old Tanyjae Ray Whitson. According to police, officers saw a

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — The Beaucatcher Tunnel will be closed for a scheduled inspection Monday night, according to the North Carolina Department of Transportation. The NCDOT posted on social media that the closure will begin at 9 p.m. and the tunnel will reopen at 5 a.m. on Tuesday, July 14.

SALUDA—On Saturday, July 11, Saluda welcomed visitors for its 63rd annual Coon Dog Day, a celebration imbued with the town’s rich mountain heritage. Despite the humidity and light rain, a […]

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — North Carolina’s newly enacted state budget directs hundreds of millions of dollars toward Tropical Storm Helene recovery, infrastructure repairs, housing assistance and economic revitalization efforts across Western North Carolina. The 2026-27 budget, approved after more than a year of d

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — The owner of an Asheville wellness business is facing 10 felony charges after investigators accused her of diagnosing clients and distributing a prescription weight-loss medication without a North Carolina medical license. Priscilla Ann Hendrix, owner of Blackford Wellness, is charged with five

Officials revealed the cause of death for a woman who was found near the Buncombe-Madison county line Friday morning.

BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — A 45-year-old woman who was found dead on a Buncombe County road last week was hit and killed by a vehicle, according to the results of a preliminary autopsy. Just before 7 a.m. on Friday, July 10, a passerby saw the woman's body on...

BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — A grand jury has indicted the 29-year-old man accused of assaulting a woman in the Bent Creek Experimental Forest. This comes after an Asheville woman filed warrants stating that she was attacked while running in the area. Dillon James Curtis was charged with assault...

MILLS RIVER – Publix Super Markets announced its new Henderson County store's opening date and is set to begin hiring. The new store in Mills River is scheduled to open Aug. 12, according to a July 13 news release. Publix plans to hold a hiring event 10 a.m.-6 p.m. July 17-19 at the Clarion Inn in Fletcher, to fill the

A free Asheville workshop on July 24 will help people preparing for Medicare enrollment understand coverage, deadlines and potential penalties. “Introduction to Medicare: Understanding the Puzzle” begins at 2:30 p.m. through the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UNC Asheville. OLLI says its programs take place at th