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OLD FORT, N.C. (WLOS) — A proposed Amtrak rail route could bring thousands of passengers to western North Carolina and revive a historic form of travel for small mountain towns like Old Fort. The proposal is part of a larger state rail plan that would establish passenger service across...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Just weeks after the “fancy McDonald’s” announced its reopening in Biltmore Village, another franchise has announced its return to the historic Asheville district. Contractors from John W. Abbott Construction Company, Inc. have confirmed that Dunkin’ will be moving into the space...

NORTH CAROLINA — A crash in Haywood County left one person dead Tuesday afternoon, according to the North Carolina State Highway Patrol. Troopers responded to a two-vehicle collision around 1:41 p.m. on U.S. 19 near mile marker 105. Lt. Joshua E. Dowdle said the vehicles involved were a 1999 Suzuki Vitara and a 2023...

A century ago, a record producer from New York City headed into Western North Carolina in search of the sound of Southern Appalachia. Landing in downtown Asheville, Ralph Peer set up a recording space in the former George Vanderbilt Hotel and began work on a series of field recordings that would forever change the...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Buncombe County District Attorney Todd Williams announced Friday that he will not seek a fourth term, stepping aside after more than a decade as the county’s chief prosecutor. Williams, first elected in 2014, said in a letter on the Buncombe DA’s Substack that he...

HAYWOOD COUNTY, N.C. (WSPA) — One person has been hospitalized following a shooting involving deputies in Western North Carolina. The Haywood County Sheriff’s Office responded to a domestic disturbance on Old Clyde Road on Sunday around 5:45 p.m. During the incident, it was reported that the suspect attacked a...

Hurricane Helene did a number on the five counties that make North Carolina the second-largest Christmas tree producing state. But today, there is already a sense of optimism from local farmers.

Cristy Page, the newly appointed CEO of UNC Health and dean of UNC's school of medicine, is taking the helm of one of the state's most influential health care systems at a tumultuous time. Why it matters: Page, a family physician who was made permanent CEO last month after serving...

Whether it's India's best-kept secret island or Los Angeles' best-kept secret restaurants, sometimes you'll stumble across a place so special that you want to keep it all to yourself. Unfortunately, when it comes to my favorite cocktail bar in Asheville, the secret is out. Chowhound recently released a list of the...

The Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office reported that this is the eighth homicide investigation they have had this year.