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ASHEVILLE - On the eve of the grand opening, Feb. 19, diners were invited to sample the full menu of French dishes at Le Parisien, prepared under the leadership of owner and Executive Chef Gabriel Attala. It is Attala's second Western North Carolina restaurant, sister to The Bohemian Restaurant, which offers a...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Asheville Police Department's Basic Law Enforcement Training (BLET) academy held its graduation ceremony on Friday, Feb. 20. The ceremony at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College (A-B Tech) swore in new graduates, including a retired actor. As Asheville struggles with recruitment...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Tucked among thousands of pages of newly unsealed court records tied to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein are repeated references to Asheville, more than 100 mentions of the city scattered across investigative files, financial documents and FBI briefings. A keyword search for...

Situated just below the crown of a mountain top in the Beaverdam Valley neighborhood of Asheville, North Carolina, this net-zero home was designed for a couple of empty nesters by Wilson Two Architecture, along with Jade Mountain Builders. The Southcliff Residence was conceived from the outset to allow the owners and...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — The City of Asheville is preparing to start a $3 million sidewalk project along Johnston Boulevard in West Asheville. Crews will construct a mile-long stretch of sidewalk going from Patton Avenue and will end at Iona Circle in front of Johnston Elementary. According to the City of Asheville,...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WSPA) – A woman was charged in a deadly motorcycle collision in Asheville, according to police. On February 14, a 2024 Kawasaki ER650 motorcycle, operated by 27-year-old Tylor Russell Holzhauser, was traveling south on New Leicester Highway, and was approaching the Eliada Home Road intersection when...

ASHEVILLE, NC. (WLOS) — Nearly a year and a half after Helene, News 13 has learned that approximately 47 Buncombe properties and associated homeowners will be able to start the process of getting a buyout bid for their storm-ravaged homes in Buncombe County. Michael Outar, who owned multiple rental...

CANDLER, N.C. (WLOS) — A morning crash on Feb. 20 involving a Buncombe County school bus sent the driver of the car that hit the bus to the hospital with minor injuries. According to the North Carolina State Highway Patrol's Robbie Baker, the crash happened on U.S. 19 at the intersection of Wiggins Road. The North...

Local area residents participated in three events held in Asheville at the YMI. Hosted at the historic YMI Cultural Center, the series centers Black voters while welcoming the broader Asheville and Buncombe County community. The public forums were created to foster direct, accountable dialogue between candidates for...

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