Asheville NC

Three Ingles stores have remained closed for more than 16 months due to damage sustained when Hurricane Helene swept through western North Carolina in September 2024. In an SEC filing Thursday, the Asheville-based grocer reported it plans to reopen the stores in the Buncombe County town of Swannanoa, the Mitchell...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — A 28-year-old man was charged with arson after police discovered a fire burning at the vacant Mountaineer Inn in Asheville. Shortly after midnight on Thursday, Feb. 5, officers with the Asheville Police Department observed a fire and a person inside a vacant room at the Tunnel Road motel,...

For the third time in less than two years, Mission Hospital faces sanctions that could result in it losing crucial federal funding, CEO Greg Lowe told employees in a Jan. 29 letter. The letter, obtained Friday by Asheville Watchdog, said the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services had notified the...

BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — On Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026, a woman pleaded guilty to second-degree murder following a 2024 shooting death, the Buncombe County District Attorney’s Office announced in a press release. The DA’s Office said Jessica Barnes Ferland, 41, was sentenced to an active term of...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WLOS) — As measles cases continue in the Upstate outbreak, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services introduced a new tool to help stop the spread. The NCDHHS has launched text notifications for potential measles exposure, according to a press release from the state health...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — A decision on the proposed Asheville Costco has been delayed once again as developers seek more time to iron out complex infrastructure and design hurdles. The Asheville Planning and Zoning Commission voted unanimously Wednesday to grant a second continuance for the project,...

BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued winter weather and wind alerts for parts of western North Carolina and Upstate South Carolina. A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect from 1 p.m. Friday through 1 a.m. Saturday for areas above 3,500 feet in Madison, Yancey, and Mitchell...

MCDOWELL COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — Baxter North Cove, one of the biggest manufacturing employers in western North Carolina, announced it has laid off 3% of its staff. One former employee, who asked to remain anonymous, says that nearly a week ago, they walked through the doors at Baxter, clocked in for their shift, and...

As several new Buc-ee's locations prepare to open in 2026 , progress on North Carolina's first Buc-ee's location is returning to headlines once again. Known for clean restrooms, a wide range of food offerings and the massive size of its stores, Buc-ee's was originally founded in 1982 in Texas. While most of the...

BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C. (FOX Carolina) - A joint investigation between the Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office and the Asheville Police Department ended in several statutory rape charges for a man. Deputies reported that on Nov. 19, 2025, 29-year-old Juan Ramon Juarez-Talamantes was charged with and arrested for two...