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HAYWOOD COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — An old tradition is returning to the Cruso community nearly five years after the remnants of Tropical Storm Fred. Ken Galbreath, Cruso Community Center board member, explains the damage. "I mean, it was like 500-pound bombs had been dropped on the highway here, there...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — A new Asheville home is being designed to show that a house can do more than provide a place to live. Green Builder Media has selected Alair Asheville | Red Tree to build VISION House Asheville 2027: Harmony, a demonstration home focused on how thoughtful design can improve health, comfor

NORTH CAROLINA — While North Carolina has seen storms in several areas recently, meteorologists say completely wiping out the drought in one month would require most of the state to receive over 10 inches of rain, with some areas needing even more. Numbers climb higher when spread out over two or more months, and forec

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — A man accused of armed robbery and kidnapping at an Asheville downtown business was apprehended and arrested by police on July 9. The Asheville Police Department said in a July 10 news release that officers responded to a reported robbery in progress on Broadway Street around 5:03 p.m. on July

Fried fish has no business sounding like national news, but this Asheville counter has made that happen. After landing on The New York Times’ 2024 list of the 50 Best Restaurants in America, the tiny seafood spot became impossible to ignore. It was the only North Carolina restaurant on...

ARDEN, N.C. (828newsNOW) — The North Carolina Department of Transportation has installed signage alerting motorists to a new all-way stop at the intersection of Rockwood Road and McKenna Road in Arden. The traffic pattern update arrived after an NCDOT review of crash data at the intersection revealed 31 crashes...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — A man is facing multiple felony charges after Asheville police said he went on a violent crime spree that began with the robbery of a downtown clothing store, and escalated into the theft of a FedEx truck, and ended when officers surrounded a home and convinced him to surrender.

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — The Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after a woman was found dead near a roadway Thursday morning. Deputies responded to the 700 block of Old Mars Hill Highway after receiving a call for service around 7 a.m., according to the sheriff’s office.

MILLS RIVER – A new commercial development with space for 13 businesses is nearing completion on Boylston Highway at Old Haywood Road in Mills River. The Marketplace at Mills River development is set to include a Publix supermarket, Fifth Third Bank, dentist’s office and nail salon, realtor Melody Holley, a senior asso

A punchy line of fast-moving thunderstorms rolled across western North Carolina on Friday afternoon after a National Weather Service special weather statement lit up alerts across the region. Forecasters warned the storms could whip up pea-sized hail, wind gusts up to 40 mph and frequent lightning, with quick-hitting c