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ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — A developer has submitted plans for a large, multi-phase apartment complex along Swannanoa River Road that would add more than 500 housing units to east Asheville in an area of the corridor that experienced flooding during Tropical Storm Helene. The proposal, filed as a conditional...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Small but widespread power outages affected parts of Buncombe County on Friday morning, leaving more than 1,300 customers without electricity, according to outage data. As of about 4:45 p.m. June 26, utility outage reports showed 25 active outages impacting 1,348 customers out of 154,232

When Lark Elliott talks excitedly about lichens, reishi mushrooms and the cluster of pink lady’s slipper orchids she’s just discovered in the forest at Tuxedo Falls, it’s hard to imagine her background is in banking, not botany. Today, Lark, a former managing director at Bank of America,...

MILLS RIVER, N.C. (WLOS) — Community leaders celebrated the delivery of more than 4,000 gallons of milk in western North Carolina on Friday, June 26. All of that dairy is heading to food pantries across the region after a community-wide donation drive aimed at helping families facing food insecurity during the summer m

BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — Buncombe County has released a 911 call from a family member, alerting that multiple people living in a Fairview home were unaccounted for. "The sheriff’s office did make a drive-by to see if anyone was at home, but no one came to the door and there were two cars parked outside, but all o

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Asheville police are stepping up enforcement downtown after complaints from business owners, residents and visitors about quality-of-life concerns and the impacts on local businesses. Two months after the Asheville Police Department's "Downtown Plan" began, officials say they are seeing changes

Officials say police used necessary force in deadly shootout

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Former North Carolina Governor and U.S. Senate candidate Roy Cooper brought his “Make Stuff Cost Less” tour to Asheville on Friday, focusing on what he said are plans to make life more affordable for North Carolinians. The event was held at the Buncombe...

ARDEN, N.C. (WLOS) — A U.S. Postal Service (USPS) delivery vehicle caught fire in Arden Thursday, June 25, 2026, resulting in some undeliverable mail. A USPS representative said the mail carrier was delivering mail when the fire happened. USPS said the carrier followed safety procedures and that there were no injuries.

Pictured is the new Opportunity Quilt made by members of the Mountain Piecemakers Quilt Guild. This beautiful quilt is 89 inches square in the album quilt style. The pattern is called “Haberdashery Sampler” by Nancy Rink Designs.. The 2026 opportunity quilt drawing will be held at the December meeting of the Mountain P