NC’s health secretary warns of Medicaid cuts affecting millions and local clinics
HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — North Carolina’s Health and Human Services Secretary Devdutta Sangvai sent an open letter to State Legislators, warning of possible Medicaid program cuts affecting millions of North Carolinians and reductions to providers due to funding gaps from the Federal government. Sangvai wrote...
Operation leads to arrest, drug seizure in Asheville
The Asheville Police Department (APD) said that two people were arrested during a joint operation with the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI).
Hñähñu Speakers In North Carolina Resist America’s ‘Language Graveyard’
Editor’s note: Interviews for this article were originally conducted in Spanish and translated to English by Anya Petrone Slepyan and Julia Tilton. On a Friday evening in Emma, North Carolina, an unincorporated community west of Asheville, noise echoes across the Porvenir Community Center. Young children play in one...
UPDATE: Missing Zirconia teen found safe
HENDERSON COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — UPDATE: Henderson County authorities say Emily Abigail Gray has been found safe. Henderson County authorities are asking for the public's help in finding a missing 15-year-old. In a Tuesday, Aug. 19, social media, deputies said Emily Abigail Gray left her home in Zirconia on...
Fire destroys Henderson County apple farm barn, equipment
HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — An early-morning fire on Aug. 19 destroyed a local apple farm's barn and the equipment inside, according to the Henderson County fire marshal. Kevin Waldrup told News 13 on Aug. 20 that the fire, which happened at a barn located off Carmack Drive in Hendersonville, is still under...
Police searching for missing man with mental health issues last seen in WNC woods
FOX Carolina's Alexa Erbach has the details. Officials said 22 homes will be destroyed. Officials said that as of Monday, the cemetery will resume its regular hours. People are preparing to preserve its legacy and make something new. Updated: 6 hours ago. |. Anyone with information related to the case...
Juvenile in custody after firing gun and damaging vehicle, police say
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Asheville police say a juvenile was taken into custody on Friday, Aug. 15, after he fired a gun and damaged a vehicle. Officers responded to a report of gunfire on Roberts Street at around 4:55 p.m. Friday. Police say the victim told officers they were...
Patient called for help from Mission bathroom 29 minutes before someone found him. By...
A patient who died in February after calling for help in a Mission Hospital emergency department bathroom went 29 minutes with no response as multiple staff members passed by the door with a call light flashing above, according to documents obtained by Asheville Watchdog. By the time an employee entered...
SNAP cuts may double already soaring demand for food from MANNA
Amanda Wimbish works full time as a special education teacher at A.C. Reynolds High School and part time delivering meals for Uber Eats. But she is also raising her 12-year-old daughter as a single mother. She has a mortgage to pay and, in pursuit of her master’s degree, she said, “I had to take out extra loans.”
Man charged after car flips on I-240, closing Charlotte Street for hours
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — A man received multiple charges after a car accident on Monday, Aug. 18, resulting in the closure of Charlotte Street westbound, the Asheville Police Department confirmed. The road was closed at Exit 5B, Charlotte Street, westbound, due to a vehicle crash for at least 3...
