Wink Salon prepares to reopen in Biltmore Village after Helene
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — For Gilda Santiago and Christine Di Benedetto, Wink Salon has always been more than a business. The two opened the salon in 2005 and spent years building it into a thriving business with more than 35 employees and two locations. Then Helene changed everything. The...
Rescued food from PGA TOUR event will provide 8,000 meals in western North Carolina
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Over four tons of food from the Biltmore Championship Asheville will provide about 8,000 meals for people across western North Carolina instead of going to waste. Food Connection, an Asheville-based nonprofit that has been around for 11 years, was selected as the official food rescue...
Screams for help lead to odd source in western North Carolina, officials say
A search-and-rescue operation in the North Carolina mountains came to a comical conclusion when it turned out the “male” yelling help was actually a boisterous chicken. And it belonged to the chief of the search and rescue department. Chief Brent Hayner of Broad River Vol. Fire & Rescue in Black Mountain says the 911 c
From Helene to harvest: Western NC farm tour returns
WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA (WLOS) — A project helping local farms is back after about two years. When Helene hit and impacted local farms, Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project (ASAP) wasn't able to continue its farm tour. Now, it is back and bringing in new farms like Durrant Farms Estate in...
Researchers Report Gray-Bat Activity in UNC Asheville Woods
Written by Jack Evans, Asheville Watchdog. Humans may prize nature for notions of quietude, for serving as a refuge from highway buzz and construction grind and office chatter and the anxieties that accompany them. “I go among trees and sit still,” begins one poem by the late writer and environmentalist Wendell Berry.
Asheville man sentenced for raping 15-year-old girl
An Asheville man will spend at least eight years in prison after he pleaded guilty to raping a 15-year-old victim.
2026 Biltmore Championship Asheville money: Purse, winner’s share, updated PGA Tour prize money payout
LA QUINTA, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 22: Neal Shipley of the United States looks on from...
Max Greyserman Handed One-Stroke Penalty In Unusual Rules Incident At Biltmore Championship
The American was assessed the penalty during the final round of the FedExCup Fall event
RAD Creative Campus: $15-20 million Asheville arts facility in development
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — A massive new arts facility could be coming soon to the River Arts District. The RAD Creative Campus, a 36,000 square foot, two-building center for working artists, cultural activation and community engagement, is now in the works, officials say. Creating a space by artists, for...
More then 140 recovery projects underway in western NC two years after Hurricane Helene
This week will mark two years since Hurricane Helene devastated western North Carolina.
