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A seat on the Black Mountain Town Council will be vacated, Friday, April 24, following the resignation announcement of a sitting member of the municipality’s governing body. Pam King, who was elected in 2020 and reelected in 2024, is stepping down from her position, with plans to move out of the state.

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Much of Western North Carolina remains locked in an unusually dry pattern this spring, with drought conditions intensifying across the region and pushing fire danger to elevated levels even as a weekend storm system approaches. According to drought monitoring data from drought.gov, Buncombe County is...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Two school threats in just one week in western North Carolina are putting parents on edge, even after both were found to be hoaxes. At Asheville Middle School, a student was accused of threatening to bring a firearm to campus. At East Yancey Middle School, a note stating "I have a bomb" was discovered on campus. Both incidents were later proven...

Norfolk Southern returned to Old Fort in WNC Saturday, drawing a crowd of keen train spotters in the process.

NORTH CAROLINA — The drought across North Carolina is continuing to worsen according to the latest Drought Monitor update, with Extreme Drought now expanded across most of the mountains, foothills, and north and central parts of the state including from Raleigh northward. This is the worst drought in over...

WNC -- April 23. 2026: As Western North Carolina enters its second month of "Extreme Drought" (D3), the window for voluntary conservation is closing. While the City of Asheville has yet to pull the trigger on mandatory Phase II fines, the reality of our river levels means we must act as if the restrictions are already in place.

Black Mountain -- April 22, 2026: The Black Mountain Police Department (BMPD) is continuing to adapt its operations following its emergency relocation from the Montreat Road Public Safety Building earlier this spring. Due to structural safety concerns at the original facility, the department has transitioned its administrative presence to the Givens Highland Farms community.

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WAYNESVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — The Town of Waynesville didn't have to go far to find its next fire marshal. According to an April 22 news release, Waynesville hired Claudio Fuentes as its new fire marshal. Fuentes, who has served as an engineer with the fire department, succeeds Darrell Calhoun following his recent retirement, the release said.

BLACK MOUNTAIN, N.C. (WLOS) — The North Carolina Forest Service has released a documentary on their Young Offenders Forest Conservation Program (B.R.I.D.G.E) that offers work experience for incarcerated men. News 13 met four men currently serving time at Caldwell Correctional Facility for nonviolent crimes. Offenders Alexander Kuzmanoff, Greg Poulin,...