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Hendersonville -- June 28, 2026: Survivors of domestic violence, abuse, and exploitation in Henderson County will soon have greater access to emergency shelter as Safelight moves forward with an expansion that will significantly increase its capacity. Hendersonville -- June 28, 2026: Survivors of domestic violence, abu

Written by John Boyle, Asheville Watchdog. A new round of questions, smart-aleck replies, and the real answers. Question: At one time years ago, the North Carolina Department of Transportation was reportedly going to build a roundabout at the intersection of Mills Gap Road and Cane Creek Road in southern Buncombe Count

ASHEVILLE - On June 23, Asheville City Council authorized three contracts for design and engineering services tied to Tropical Storm Helene landslide repairs across the city, a package aimed at restoring damaged roads, stormwater systems, guardrails and other public infrastructure after one of the most destructive stor

HENDERSONVILLE – Residents pored over blown-up maps of Hendersonville laid out on a high table, marking them with pens and highlighters on a recent sunny afternoon at Trailside Brewing. At an event June 25, the city asked residents for input on what to include in its new Bike Hendo plan. By the end of the first hour, a

CHEROKEE COUNTY, S.C. (WSPA) – A man has died days after being critically injured in a crash involving three vehicles on I-85, according to the Cherokee County Coroner’s Office. The victim was identified as Charles Scott Glatzer of Hendersonville, North Carolina. Officials said on June 25, Glatzer was driving south on

ARDEN, N.C. (WLOS) — Nearly two years after Helene swept away their Fairview home, two sisters whose remarkable survival story captured the attention of western North Carolina are still working to rebuild their lives. On Sunday, community members gathered at Sleep On It Mattress Outlet & Gallery in Arden...

For Trisha Townsend, the thing she decided she didn’t want to do led her in a roundabout way to the thing she did. She had gone back to Blue Ridge Community College to take accounting classes, but it was a welding class she signed up for on a whim that captivated her. “I’d go early and stay late,” she says. “I couldn’t

One of four beautiful falls in this forest, the .8 mile up and back trail ascends through thick forest. There are 2 views of the falls, one at the base, where you can only see the bottom falls, and a second upper overlook that lets you view the entire falls. Triple Falls is a 125-foot waterfall and flows on the Little

McDowell County -- June 28, 2026: McDowell County Sheriff's Office social media post Saturday. The McDowell County Sheriff’s Office was proud to take part in EMS Safety Camp earlier this week!. McDowell County -- June 28, 2026: McDowell County Sheriff's Office social media post Saturday. The McDowell County Sheriff’s..

RALEIGH — The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has opened an Title IX investigation into Buncombe County Schools. The investigation by the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) was opened to find out whether Buncombe County Schools violated Title IX by “allowing biological men to access girls’ restrooms.”