Man gets more than a decade in Weaverville armed robbery case
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — A Barnardsville man has been sentenced to 10 to 13 years in prison after pleading guilty to trafficking opium and heroin, armed robbery and being a habitual felon in connection with a 2025 pharmacy robbery in Weaverville. John Wesley Burleson, 37, was sentenced Friday, June...
Champion Hills Earns Place Among America’s Top 200 Modern Golf Courses
HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. — Champion Hills, an acclaimed Tom Fazio-designed private club nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains of western North Carolina, is No. 153 on Golfweek’s list of America’s Top 200 Modern Golf Courses, a ranking that evaluates the nation’s best public and private courses built since 1960.
Lake Lure flagged for failing water quality standards, Swim Guide reports
LAKE LURE, N.C. (WLOS) — As visitors head to lake lure this summer, recent water quality testing is raising questions about conditions at the town's swimming beach. Swim Guide is a water quality monitoring program that publishes testing results from MountainTrue's French Broad Riverkeeper. It currently lists Lake Lure.
After minor earthquake in the mountains, Cuba’s quake felt in Florida
(WLOS) — While western North Carolina experienced a very minor earthquake early Monday morning — only a 1.7 magnitude — there was a much stronger quake off the coast of Cuba later that afternoon. Cuba's earthquake happened at 2 p.m. and registered a magnitude of 6.1, making...
Police investigating 3 incidents of shots fired in Asheville
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (FOX Carolina) - Three shots fired incidents are under investigation, according to the Asheville Police Department. Officers report responding to Klondyke Avenue around 1:35 p.m. on Friday to investigate calls of a gun discharge. No shells or property damage was found. However, police later responded ne
Black Mountain firefighters and families gather to protest low wages, lack of funding
BLACK MOUNTAIN, N.C. (WLOS) — Black Mountain firefighters, their families and supporters gathered on Sunday, June 7, to protest what they say are low wages and a lack of funding for the department. The demonstration comes as town leaders consider a proposed budget that firefighters say could leave Black...
Deputies: Stolen property recovered, 3 arrested after Buncombe County home break-in
BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C. (FOX Carolina) - Three people were arrested in connection with a home break-in back in May. The Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office said that on May 24, a break-in was reported at a home in the Bent Creek area. On May 28, three people were arrested at...
Knife-wielding suspect injured in officer-involved shooting, Asheville police says
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (FOX Carolina) - Officers with the Asheville Police Department an investigation is underway following a shooting. The police department it they responded to the Westmont Commons apartment complex on Chamberlain Drive around 6:17 p.m. on Sunday for several reports of a man wielding a knife. Officers repo
Early morning earthquake reported in western NC
BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C. (FOX Carolina) - The United States Geological Survey reported an early morning earthquake in western North Carolina on Monday. Officials said the 1.7 magnitude quake hit five miles east northeast of Weaverville at 5:36 a.m. It had a depth of five kilometers. The earthquake was also 8.9...
Socializing and finally moving into my new temporary home!
This past week I went for a lovely walk with a new friend…. It’s a two bedroom, one and a half bath, but the second bedroom is quite small and I’m using it mainly for storage. The front porch is cute and there is a sitting area in the backyard. It was such a relief to unpack my car after having my possessions in it for
