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A North Carolina man will spend 11 years in prison for defrauding customers who spent more than $2.5 million on dream log cabins that never left their dreams. Jason Nathaniel Speier never "successfully completed a single project,” U.S. Attorney Russ Ferguson said in a news release announcing the Thursday sentencing. Th

HENDERSON COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — A man is facing animal cruelty charges after 26 dogs were found in "inhumane conditions," the Henderson County Sheriff's Office announced on Facebook. On Monday, July 20, the Henderson County Sheriff's Office Animal Enforcement responded to a welfare check for animals in the Dana...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Asheville set a 118-year daily rainfall record Thursday as rounds of heavy rain flooded roads, stranded several vehicles and prompted warnings that more flooding is possible through Friday and into Saturday. The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg said 1.73 inches of rain f

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (FOX Carolina) - The Asheville Police Department is investigating after a man died over a week after a motorcycle crash. Officers said they responded to a crash with serious injuries on I-40 West near the 49-mile marker around 3:28 p.m. on July 6. The preliminary investigation indicates that 49-year-old

The City of Asheville is weighing how to rebuild pedestrian infrastructure in Biltmore Village and is seeking public input on the fate of more than five-dozen trees in the historic district, which was heavily damaged by Hurricane Helene. The project, which is being funded by a $2.5 million dollar grant...

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WOODFIN, N.C. (WLOS) — UPDATE: As of 7:09 p.m., Weaverville Road has reopened, according to the Woodfin Police Department. A portion of Weaverville Road in Woodfin is closed due to flooding amid heavy rain, local officials confirmed. In a social media post, the Woodfin Police Department said there is...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Authorities say a woman reported missing from Cleveland County was last seen in Asheville. A post shared on the Cleveland County Sheriff's Office Facebook page about Hannah Toppins-Turner said she was initially last seen June 8 in Polkville. However, the post was updated June 22 to say she was

Michael Stonehocker spends a lot of time downtown. The 28-year-old works at a restaurant on the South Slope and, when he’s off the clock, he sometimes likes to hit the bar scene as a way to “cut loose” and meet new people. On July 15, Stonehocker was...

Annual fire inspections have been a regular occurrence at Oak and Grist Distilling Co. since the business opened its doors to the public in 2017. “Oak and Grist has been operating in the same location for the last 10 years,” said cofounder and head distiller William Goldberg. “For the last 10 years, annually, an inspec