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Today: Chick-fil-A donates cookie sales to food banks in Asheville, Upstate SC

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Chick-fil-A locations in Asheville and Upstate South Carolina are offering guests a chance to help fundraise through a special promotion. On Tuesday, Sept. 29, Chick-fil-A said it will donate all of its Chocolate Chunk Cookie sales to Harvest Hope Food Bank and MANNA FoodBank to help fight food
Featured picture for FEMA says homes bought out after Helene would be demolished, 'returned to green space'

FEMA says homes bought out after Helene would be demolished, ‘returned to green space’

HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Last week, News 13 spoke with Hendersonville homeowners who said FEMA buyout offers arrived too late and did not go far enough after they had already spent thousands rebuilding from Helene. Residents in Clear Creek Landing said they initially thought the buyout program would be...
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A food pantry goes off-grid as solar power for disaster resiliency spreads through WNC

This coverage is made possible through a partnership between BPR and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization. On a sunny morning in Marshall, Steve Porvaznik and Ryan Callahan, both electricians with the solar company Rhino Renewables, put the final touches on a solar installation. They drilled white covers
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We Ranked The Top 12 Breakfast Restaurants In Western North Carolina And Here Is...

Breakfast loyalty gets serious in the mountains. People will forgive a long drive before they forgive a disappointing biscuit. Across Western North Carolina, beloved morning spots have built followings strong enough to turn ordinary Saturdays into breakfast missions. Ranking them is where things get dangerous. Everyone
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Buncombe challenges ‘extreme disparities’ of Helene-recovery housing funds

The millions of dollars in federal affordable housing funds up for grabs last spring brought high hopes that Buncombe County could replace hundreds of dwellings destroyed by Helene and, maybe, make a dent in its crushing need for subsidized housing. Spurred by what one housing advocate called an “unprecedented” funding
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Forged deeds unravel family real estate scheme

Seven Buncombe County properties valued at an estimated $529,500 have been returned to their rightful owner following criminal convictions in a real estate fraud case involving forged deeds and unauthorized notarizations. According to the case investigation, the victim’s adoptive nephew, Kevin West, forged the victim’s
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Deputies: Silver Alert issued for man last seen leaving western NC home

CANDLER, N.C. (FOX Carolina) - The Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office said it is searching after a Silver Alert was issued for a man who was last seen on Sept. 4. Deputies said the search for 68-year-old Edward Malloy is happening in the area of Milksick Cove Road in Candler. There will be a large law enforcement and eme
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North Carolina’s Fall Food Calendar Is Suddenly Packed, and Restaurants Aren’t the Whole Story

North Carolina’s food scene is having one of those weeks where a simple question like...
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I-26 Connector traffic: Ways around Asheville backups

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — There are ways around some of the worst traffic snarls near Bowen Bridge. But there may be no secret shortcut. As Interstate 26 Connector construction changes familiar traffic patterns around West Asheville, Westgate and Hill Street, motorists coming from West Asheville, Enka, Candler and
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Manufacturing facility creates 20 new jobs in western NC two years after Helene

HOT SPRINGS, N.C. (FOX Carolina) - State, county, and town officials joined with leaders of Advanced BioGas Systems (ABS) on Thursday for the opening of the Hot Springs ABS Facility two years after Hurricane Helene. Officials said that discussions about setting up a facility in Madison County began before Helene...

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