Asheville NC

A man was robbed and his vehicle stolen when attempting meet up with a woman he’d been communicating with online in Asheville. The victim apparently walked into a trap when he went to the residence of a woman he’d been conversing with online. When he arrived, he was robbed at gun point by two men. The men put the...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — On Tuesday, Aug. 26, the Asheville City Council held a public hearing on the zoning of land between 93 and 95 Springside Road for the purposes of constructing nearly three dozen single-family detached housing units. Developers aim to build 35 houses on a plot of...

The Asheville City Council has amended the membership and appointment criteria for the Human Relations Commission of Asheville (HRCA). The city also filed a joint motion Tuesday in federal court with plaintiffs who challenged HRCA membership rules. The motion asks a judge to enter an order ending the dispute....

CANTON, N.C. (WLOS) — On Aug. 26, 1920, the 19th amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified, giving women the right to vote. A day later, Canton's Gertrude Logan was born, meaning today on Aug. 27, "Granny Gert," as she is affectionately called by her family, is celebrating her 105th birthday. The...

Harold Dudley Ervin was arrested on Aug. 19 by the Asheville Police Department for stabbing another man in the Hillcrest community. Around 3 a.m., officers responded to a report that a man had been stabbed at a residence on Atkinson Street. By the time they arrived, the suspect had fled. The victim was transported to...

A sneak-peak at the vision for future development of a 1,000-acre campus in south Asheville as an intersection of industry, research, housing and retail was unveiled by Biltmore Farms this month. Biltmore Farms, an Asheville-based development firm built on the land holdings and legacy of the Vanderbilt family, has...

HCA Healthcare’s Mission Hospital has been named one of the 2025-2026 Best Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report. “This distinction measures, among other things, our strong performance in patient safety, mortality rates and preventable complications, which reflects the exceptional skill and compassion of our staff,”...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — During the morning hours of Tuesday, Aug. 26, a vehicle veered off Lyman Street and went over an embankment and into the French Broad River, according to the Asheville Fire Department. Firefighters were called to the scene to perform a water rescue. By 8:50 a.m.,...

When Misti Chastain tells parents about her work with PBS, she is often greeted with surprise. “They’re like, ‘Oh, PBS is still around?’” says Chastain, lead infant room teacher at the YWCA of Asheville. It is, and Chastain wants more local families to know about the...

Four individuals were arrested for gambling and drugs in Murray Hill Park this month by Asheville police in response to community complaints of drug activity. While conducting a crime prevention investigation on the afternoon of Aug. 14, Asheville police officers and detectives witnessed drug sales and gambling in a...