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BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — The outages plaguing residents in the Bent Creek area, southwest of Asheville, have now been resolved. According to the Duke Energy power outage map, the more than 400 customers that were without power now have power restored. As of 3:20 a.m., there are only...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Arts, crafts and trades from the heart of Appalachia are on full display at the North Carolina Mountain State Fair. Blacksmithing, rug hooking and basket weaving are just a few heritage crafts fairgoers can experience, courtesy of the Dogwood Crafters, a collective of over 100 Appalachian artis

Two individuals are facing a slew of felony charges after allegedly burglarizing retired NASCAR driver Dave Marcis' home in Arden, North Carolina. Two people are now facing a combined stack of felony charges after Buncombe County and Henderson County deputies tracked down the pair accused of ransacking retired NASCAR d

BAT CAVE, N.C. (WLOS) — The Bat Cave Volunteer Fire Department says it has lost 30% to 40% of its budget since Helene, largely because dozens of homes were destroyed along the river, shrinking the department’s fire tax base. “Bat Cave's in a unique situation with the fact...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Drivers who use Pearson Bridge Road will need to find another way around for about six weeks beginning Tuesday. Pearson Bridge Road will close Sept. 23 for a bridge rehabilitation project, according to the North Carolina Department of Transportation. The closure is expected to last up to

WEAVERVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — The North Carolina Department of Transportation will host a community open house to discuss proposed improvements to the interchange at New Stock Road and U.S. 23/29 next week. The meeting, which will be held from 5-7 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026, at the Weaverville Town...

The PGA Tour announced even before the start of the Biltmore Championship that preferred lies would be in operation for the entire duration of the tournament

Three dams in Henderson, Polk and Ashe counties are set to receive millions of dollars in state funding to make them safer for people who live downstream. After Western North Carolina was devastated in flooding caused by Tropical Storm Helene nearly two years ago, the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) – A Gastonia man was sentenced to more than four years in prison Thursday for selling fentanyl and firearms.  According to the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. 35-year-old Matthew Olando Allen was sentenced to 51 months following a 2024 investigation that invol

EDNEYVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Nearly two years after Helene devastated western North Carolina, some bridges that were destroyed by the storm remain without repairs or reconstruction. Ray Lyda, an apple farmer in Edneyville, says he has tried to call the North Carolina Department of Transportation for an answer on...