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ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — As the Interstate 26 Connector has progressed across the Asheville area, it has brought changes and complications to several Asheville communities, particularly in West Asheville. Clifford W. Cotton II, a lifelong resident of the Burton Street neighborhood, provided his perspective on the

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ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — A business owner who had to move because of the I-26 Connector Project has found a new home for her business. She says this is thanks to a collaboration with another local business. "I’m comfortable in change, because change excites me," said Veronica Carlson, the...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — This week, a couple was sentenced to prison on drug trafficking charges, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina Russ Ferguson announced. Jason Mills, 47, of Hendersonville, N.C., pled guilty to distribution of fentanyl and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine a

The Mountaineer, Waynesville, N.C. Aug. 14—The Canton Fire Department has finally settled on a new flood-proof home, but the Haywood Rescue Squad will lose its storage building on the east side of the county to make room. In May, the Rescue Squad received a notice to vacate the property...

On a warm Tuesday in late July, a blue van marked with a Transylvania County Schools logo pulled into a gravel driveway and let out a light honk. Seconds later, the door of a house swung open. Two children bounded down the steps and into the arms of the van’s passengers — school nutrition employees […]

Buncombe County -- August 15, 2026: Buncombe County voters will head to the polls this November to decide whether to authorize $70 million in new general obligation bonds aimed at expanding local affordable housing and preserving natural land. The two referendums, approved unanimously by the Board of Commissioners for

A North Carolina mom went to receive help from a food bank. Unfortunately, she was less than pleased with the service she received. Instead of actual help, the food bank gave her a pitiful array of food she wasn’t even able to use. Now, she’s being transparent about what is given to people in need and why it’s not okay

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — For Jonathan Cook, the Asheville bus system is more than a way to get around town. It is how he gets to GED classes at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College, meets with his job coach, attends therapy and an autism support group, takes part in a diabetes prevention program, shops

HAYWOOD COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — Two people were hospitalized after a house fire in Canton on Friday, the Haywood County Sheriff’s Office confirmed. The house fire was off Henson Cove Road, where two people were inside and then transported to the hospital. The responding agency, Center Pigeon Fire...