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BREVARD, N.C. (WLOS) — Community members gathered at Brevard College to remember and observe the 75th anniversary of the start of the Korean War. On June 25, 1950, war broke out between what is now North and South Korea. The U.S. got involved two days after the initial start to assist South Korea following North...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Happy first day of summer! Its arrival Friday came with hot and increasingly humid weather across the Carolinas, according to the National Weather Service. Forecasters said conditions will remain hot but less humid through Saturday, with a return of muggy air and higher temperatures...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Participants gather at the Open Hearts Art Center in Asheville for Bloom Fitness, an exercise program structured for people with developmental disabilities. It’s a program founded by John Watson, whose daughter is developmentally challenged. “We found that when they get out of high school,...

Chimney Rock State Park held a soft reopening on Saturday for its annual passholders, with the rest of the park set to fully reopen next Friday for reservations.

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Asheville police are investigating a shooting that took place in the early morning hours of June 21, at Hillcrest Apartments on 100 Atkinson Street. A police spokesperson said two people were hurt. Soon after the shooting one person with a gunshot wound showed up at Mission Hospital. Another...

This is First Responder Friday with Blue Ridge Fire & Rescue, Valley Hill Fire & Rescue and Henderson Co. Sheriff's Office.

HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — A motorcyclist is recovering after surviving a hit-and-run incident from Saturday, June 14, at the intersection of Ridge Road and Blue House Road in Hendersonville that left him with two broken legs. Mike Weber says he was traveling south, on Ridge Road, on a motorcycle...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Multiple businesses in Asheville's Biltmore Village have started reopening almost nine months after Hurricane Helene, including Premier Sotheby's International Realty. Their renovations include a special tribute to those who lost their lives in the storm nearly nine months ago. Sotheby's took...

JACKSON COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — Crews are continuing to clean up large amounts of mud and debris from I-40 after a rockslide occurred on Wednesday. Officials with the Tennessee Department of Transportation say it's in the same area of I-40 that was damaged during Hurricane Helene. This time, the...

Officials excavating North Carolina's Lake Lure Reservoir following Hurricane Helene have unearthed two "remarkable" and rare artifacts from the dried lakebed.