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HENDERSON COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — More than a year after Hurricane Helene tore through western North Carolina, nonprofit leaders say recovery is still far from over — not because of broken buildings alone, but because of lasting trauma, staff burnout and sustained demand for services. A new regional...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — A proposal to develop a stump dump and mulch-processing site off New Leicester Highway is drawing mixed reactions from nearby residents. Riverside Stump Dump Inc. has applied for a special use permit to operate a facility at 7 Brookshire Road and 9999 New Leicester Highway that would...

During Hurricane Helene, the Asheville bookstore and co-op Firestorm Books served as a community hub where people dropped off and picked up supplies. But for almost a week after the storm, the shop could not provide the disaster relief work the staff really wanted to do. Although Firestorm had solar...

Meet the Mayors: Canton’s Zeb Smathers says Helene relief is taking too long, and shares his hopes for 2026. Efforts are still underway to rebuild roads, bridges, and parts of the Blue Ridge Parkway in western North Carolina. The mayor of Canton wants to make sure his town in the Southern Appalachian Mountains is not...

We are looking back exactly 100 years to see the local and national issues cartoonist Billy Borne parodied and satirized in The Asheville Citizen. Topics featured in Borne’s 1926 collection include concerns about inflated real-estate prices, tourism, the authorization of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, city...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Early this morning, just two weeks after the public installation was erected, University of North Carolina Asheville officials took down “Batland,” an outdoor art gallery and scavenger hunt featuring hand-painted bats by over 25 local artists. Batland was designed and implemented by...

BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C. (FOX Carolina) - A man has been convicted of statutory rape in Buncombe County, the district attorney’s office said. The district attorney’s office said that Wilver Estuardo Ramirez-Perez, 22, was convicted Monday by Buncombe County Superior Court. Officials said Ramirez-Perez was more than four...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Three days after Masieuh Dewayne Morgan, 19, was arrested on 25 felony counts, Asheville Police Department detective Aaron Buyanovsky spoke with 828newsNOW to shed light on the web of fraud that led to Morgan’s apprehension. Morgan was charged for crimes including obtaining property...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Save the Woods, a community-led effort to preserve 45 acres of urban forest around the University of North Carolina Asheville, have organized their latest fundraiser in partnership with Urban Orchard Cider Co. The event, which features an auction and free drinks, will be held later this...

HAYWOOD COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — The state of North Carolina has implemented a new law making it easier for adoptees to obtain a copy of their adoptive birth certificate. Previously, individuals had to go through a central office in Raleigh. As of Jan. 1, adoptees can now request a...