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BLACK MOUNTAIN, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Katrina “Kat” Williams, a beloved community member and blues legend, passed away at age 58 on Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025. This weekend, a collective of local musicians will perform a tribute show to the artist in Black Mountain, N.C. The tribute show...

CANTON, N.C. (WLOS) — Canton-based brewery BearWaters Brewing Company is consolidating into a single location. The company will remain in Maggie Valley but is closing its Canton headquarters. The brewery made the announcement on the 15th anniversary of becoming an incorporated brewery in a lengthy Facebook post. In...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (FOX Carolina) - The Asheville Police Department announced that an officer has tendered his resignation following an internal investigation into his recent arrest. The department said that Beau Baley had been placed on administrative suspension while it conducted the internal investigation following...

MCDOWELL COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — An undercover sting operation targeting people accused of trying to solicit children online led to multiple arrests in McDowell County, authorities confirmed. The McDowell County Sheriff's Office said the charges stem from individuals inside and outside the county who intended to travel...

Sign up for free email updates from The Watchdog. You’ll be notified whenever we publish our latest award-winning investigative reporting, John Boyle’s Answer Man and Opinion columns, Tom Fiedler’s Democracy Watch, and more!. Asheville attorney Robert Perry Tucker II was found guilty Wednesday of conspiring with two...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Residents urged city leaders Tuesday night to rethink priorities and protect essential services as Asheville officials outlined a projected $30 million budget shortfall for the 2026-27 fiscal year. The comments came during the first public hearing in the city’s annual budget process,...

HENDERSONVILLE – Michael Absher, former Henderson County School Board member and founder of a nonprofit serving homeless youth, was denied a lower bond Feb. 26. He stands accused of more than 20 counts of sex crimes against children. Absher’s attorney John Pritchard filed a motion Feb. 2 for his $2.2 million bond to...

FAIRVIEW, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Quick action by an employee and firefighters helped prevent major damage after a fire broke out late Wednesday at the Hickory Nut Gap Farm Store in Fairview, according to the Fairview Volunteer Fire Department. Fire crews were dispatched to the store after an employee who...

BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — An attorney was sentenced to prison after he was convicted in a real estate fraud investigation in Buncombe County. Robert P. Tucker II, 63, was sentenced to between 48 and 70 months (approximately four to six years) in prison Wednesday, Feb. 25, according to the North Carolina...

George Vanderbilt’s wealth could build castles and purchase mountains, but it couldn’t secure one small family cabin and a 5-acre lot. Or so the story went. An 1895 article published in papers across the country described the lavish grand opening of the new Biltmore Estate, with its 200-room mansion situated on...