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ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Though the I-26 Connector project is intended to make travel easier for all of Asheville, the massive interstate initiative will require some difficult changes for several local businesses, especially along Haywood Road. What is the I-26 Connector project?. The I-26 Connector project is a long-gestating...

Felony Charges Filed Against 4 Swannanoa Kennel Employees - Read the latest News news from Greaterf Asheville Area on WNC Times. Buncombe County -- May 8. 2026: Four employees of a Swannanoa boarding facility now face felony animal cruelty charges following the deaths of two dogs and allegations of mistreatment of other animals. The charges stem from an investigation into Inner Knowing Canine Connections, a boarding...

Mission Hospital has no plans to add staff in key areas – including trauma care, security, and nursing administration – as part of its recently approved, now-contested, 95-bed acute-care expansion, according to its application to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. Despite conditional approval from...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — The Coleman footbridge, also known as the Weaverville footbridge, over Merrimon Avenue was demolished overnight Thursday into Friday, May 8, 2026. The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) planned to remove the bridge in early March, but intense community opposition prompted a pause in demolition plans.

ASHEVILLE - Asheville's restaurants make it easy to be a burger fan, whether you prefer them smashed or stacked, oozing with signature sauce or classic condiments, small enough to fit in the palm of your hand or so big it takes two hands to hold it. In the search for the best burger bites the city has to offer, there's no doubt that Asheville restaurants...

A Greeneville woman will be returned to Buncombe County, North Carolina to face charges of kidnapping her one year old child. Greene County Deputies were notified Thursday afternoon to be on the lookout for 25 year old Ambriel Grace Ruth Wilson of Elk Street in Greeneville. Buncombe County authorities issued the alert after responding to a parental abduction call on Old Mars Hill Highway...

HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — A Hendersonville man has died following a single-vehicle crash in the early-morning hours of May 8. According to the North Carolina State Highway Patrol, Kevin Wayne Bryan, 63, was pronounced dead on the scene after troopers arrived at U.S. 64, just West of the Hendersonville city limits at 6:57 a.m.

FAIRVIEW, N.C. (WLOS) — Three people were found dead Thursday evening after deputies responded to a welfare check at a home in Fairview, authorities confirmed. Patrol deputies with the Buncombe County Sheriff's Office were called to 18 Ashworth Drive around 7:15 p.m. Thursday, May 7. When they entered the home, they found three people deceased, the sheriff's office confirmed.

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Two Asheville Police Department officers remain on administrative leave following an April 21 officer-involved shooting that left a suspect dead. "The two police officers remain on administrative leave. After the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation's investigation concludes, the officers' work status will change," police spokesperson Rick Rice told News 13 on May 8.

All lanes of Interstate 40 have reopened at the North Carolina-Tennessee border after a truck crash. Major backups are expected to persist. I-40 was closed in both directions the morning and afternoon of May 8 near Cold Springs Creek in Haywood County, North Carolina, as crews worked to clear the crash, according to the North Carolina Department of Transportation. The nearest exit...