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BAT CAVE – Driving on the roads around Bat Cave, it’s clear why they’re still closed to through-traffic, even 10 months after Tropical Storm Helene. Huge dump trucks carried loads of rock and gravel down steep, narrow hillside ramps to begin rebuilding creek banks, hillsides and retaining walls from the bottom up....

CHIMNEY ROCK, N.C. (WLOS) — Former North Carolina Governor and now Senate candidate Roy Cooper got an up-close look at the Helene recovery of one of the hardest-hit towns in Western North Carolina on Thursday, Aug. 21. Cooper toured part of Chimney Rock as the one-year milestone is now...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — An event in Asheville this weekend aims to bring families and neighbors together as school starts again. The group, Men Doing Good Together, is hosting a back-to-school family fun day on Saturday, Aug. 23, on the top level of the rear parking deck at the Asheville Mall.

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — The Asheville Chamber of Commerce is hosting a Back 2 School, Back 2 Work Job Fair at Harrah's Cherokee Center Asheville on Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025. From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., dozens of local employers from a variety of fields will be on-site to speak with potential workers.

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Two sequels are now playing in theaters: “Nobody 2,” an action film followup to the 2021 Bob Odenkirk vehicle, and “Freakier Friday,” a sequel to the Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis comedy made 22 years after the original. Read our reviews below.

BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — A repair shop of a different sort came to the rescue on Tuesday, August 19. At Pack Memorial Library, people dropped off things like clothing, backpacks and even stuffed animals that needed mending or small repairs. Volunteers were set up with their sewing machines...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — The city of Asheville will host a public presentation on regional housing needs next week. The free event, featuring Patrick Bowen of Bowen National Research, will showcase the 2025 Asheville Region Housing Needs Assessment. The presentation is scheduled for 10 a.m.-noon Tuesday, Aug....

The Asheville Police Department have charged one man with arson following a mobile home fire on Wednesday.

FOX Carolina's Grace Runkel has the details. Cold case: Family seeks answers 13 years after Upstate man shot during burglary. This November will mark 13 years since the tragic and unresolved murder of a Berea man. 2 arrested, large amount of narcotics seized, Asheville police say. Updated: 3 hours ago.

Most of the nation’s politicians and pundits are focused on the 2026 midterms. But 92 of North Carolina’s 100 counties are preparing for this year’s nonpartisan municipal elections — including Buncombe. Here is the first of our candidate reviews for Buncombe County, focusing on Weaverville’s mayoral...