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RUTHERFORDTON - Lake Lure business Lured Market and Grill got a reprieve from potential eviction at one of the two properties it rents on Memorial Highway. Lured sued one of its landlords, the Town of Lake Lure, in June, claiming that it was being denied part of what it was entitled to under the lease agreement. For it

The Western North Carolina Air Museum will open for a four-day Labor Day weekend program Friday, September 4, through Monday, September 7. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day at 1340 E. Gilbert Street in Hendersonville. Admission is free, and the museum will accept donations. Saturday’s program will...

Written by Ted Clifford, Asheville Watchdog. At 8:25 a.m. on Sept. 13, 2024, Noe Serrano Hernandez was put under anesthesia for a routine foot surgery at Mission Hospital. Over the next 51 minutes, the 64-year-old’s vital signs would steadily weaken while the nurse anesthetist supervising his care did not intervene unt

Since the beginning of its history, the city of Hendersonville has been a tourist attraction. However, getting to the area was a challenge pre-railroad time.

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Mission Health has submitted a certificate of need application to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services for the development of 10 new neonatal beds at Mission Hospital in Asheville. The project, filed by MH Mission Hospital LLLP, is projected to cost $25.9...

ASHEVILLE - Western North Carolina's Chef Taylor Montgomery showed up and showed out, earning the top award in the North Carolina Restaurant and Lodging Association's statewide cooking competition, the Chef Showdown. On Sept. 2, Montgomery, co-founder and executive chef at Montgomery Sky Farm in Leicester , was named t

MADISON COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — A late-night officer-involved shooting on Sept. 3 sent one person to the hospital, according to the Madison County Sheriff's Office. Sheriff Buddy Harwood told News 13 that the incident happened at 9:41 p.m. "Madison County Sheriff’s Office deputies attempted warrant service at 1934 Sandy.

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — The cost of rebuilding Interstate 40 through the Pigeon River Gorge has increased by about $800 million, with N.C. Department of Transportation officials now estimating the project will cost about $2.8 billion. NCDOT said Wednesday that new geotechnical information gathered as crews have

WNC News -- September 3, 2026: Buncombe County Government has released updated public health figures revealing significant declines in both fatal overdoses and emergency room encounters, marking a measurable turning point in Western North Carolina’s response to the opioid crisis. WNC News -- September 3, 2026: Buncombe

BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — The Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office said one of its detectives was bitten by a dog during an arrest in Leicester on Aug. 31. The detective was trying to take two people into custody. The first person, Amanda Marie Allen, 35, was arrested without...