Asheville, NC Weather Alert: 65 MPH Winds Impact I-26, I-40 Tonight
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Asheville, NC – Residents across the Asheville area should prepare for dangerous weather conditions beginning Friday night, as high winds and snow are expected to impact travel, power service, and outdoor...
UNC Health Pardee expands outpatient infusion services in Hendersonville
HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Patients who once had to travel as far as Chapel Hill for infusion treatments can now receive care closer to home after UNC Health Pardee expanded its outpatient infusion services in Hendersonville. The hospital expanded services at its cancer center inside the Henderson County Health...
Mission Required To Hire Independent Consultant
Mission Hospital in Asheville has received its third “immediate jeopardy” designation from CMS, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, in two years, following reports of patient deaths, a nurse assault, and a measles exposure. This time, CMS is requiring HCA Healthcare to hire an independent, CMS-approved safety...
Citing “Systemic and Recurring Patterns” of Harm at Mission, CMS Rejects Hospital’s Latest Plan...
Written by Peter H. Lewis, Asheville Watchdog. Citing “systemic and recurring patterns of noncompliance found during previous surveys,” the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently informed Mission Hospital CEO Greg Lowe that its latest Immediate Jeopardy citation — the third in less than two years —...
Ribbon-cutting marks Hope Women’s Cancer Center renovations on World Cancer Day
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Feb. 4 is World Cancer Day, an international day to raise awareness and encourage prevention, detection and treatment. A local women's cancer center celebrated the completion of its renovations with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Hope Women's Cancer Center in Asheville is celebrating its new...
Rail service to Asheville could have $1B economic impact, study says
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Restoring passenger rail service to Asheville could deliver more than $1 billion in economic benefits to Western North Carolina and support thousands of jobs, according to a new study released by the N.C. Department of Transportation. The Western North Carolina Rail Corridor Economic...
Judge orders Mountaineer Inn owners clean up properties, owner owes nearly $30K in taxes
ASHEVILLE, NC. (WLOS) — Buncombe County Superior Court Judge Alan Thornburg has ordered Radify Asheville LLC, a now-defunct business entity, to clean up the Mountaineer Inn or face a potential lien to cover the bill for city staff to do it. The ruling comes with an injunction order for...
Man charged with shooting into Marion business
MCDOWELL COUNTY, N.C. (WSPA) – The McDowell County Sheriff’s Office said a man was arrested for shooting into a business in Marion. On Monday February 2, deputies responded to a call from a local business employee about someone shooting into their building. Upon arrival, deputies said they noticed a bullet hole about...
Three arrested in WNC theft investigation
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WSPA) — Detectives with the Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office arrested three people following a larceny investigation and the execution of two search warrants in the Leicester Community. The arrests occurred at a property located at Gillespie Drive, where authorities filed a variety of felony charges...
Multiple homes and businesses without power in North Carolina
NORTH CAROLINA — Scattered power outages have been reported across North Carolina Friday evening, leaving more than 1,600 homes and businesses without electricity statewide. As of Friday evening, 1,669 customers are without power, accounting for approximately 0.03% of the 5,868,758 electric customers tracked across...
