Asheville NC

WEAVERVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — The playground and swing set at Lake Louise Park in Weaverville will be shut down for maintenance and repairs next week. Public officials anticipate work lasting for three weeks. Maintenance will begin on Monday, Aug. 17, at the lakeside park, located about a mile from...

BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C. (FOX Carolina) - The Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office reports two men are wanted on active warrants for separate incidents. Brandon Thaddeus Bennett has warrants for possession of stolen goods, felony free text and felony conspiracy, deputies said. Michael Daniel Dockery has warrants for assault o

MARS HILL — Madison County's historic theater-turned-brewery, Mars Theatre Brewing, will close, its owner announced Aug. 8. In the Facebook post, owner Scott Spruill said Mars Theatre Brewing Co. would close after the family's other brewery run by Spruill's brother, Chimney Rock Brewing, was destroyed in Tropical Storm

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (FOX Carolina) - The Buncombe County District Attorney said a repeat offender has been convicted on drug trafficking and habitual felon charges. The district attorney said 56-year-old Henry Christopher Aiken pleaded guilty to two counts of trafficking in cocaine and to attaining habitual felon status on

Are you a hot pepper lover? Find out how much heat you can stand at Mills River Brewing Company’s Hot Pepper Fest from noon-5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 15. Drinks will be created especially for this event with the unique combinations of pineapple jalapeño martini, pepper pils, stingin' bees knees, hot honey bourbon and cucum

Blue Ridge Pride is turning its 2026 Asheville festival into a two-day gathering at Pack Square Park on Friday, Sept. 25, and Saturday, Sept. 26. The split schedule gives adults a Friday evening program before the festival opens to all ages on Saturday afternoon. Friday’s program runs from 6 to...

Boomtown Arts & Heritage FestAVL will return to downtown Asheville for three free days from Friday, September 4, through Sunday, September 6. The 2026 festival will fill Pack Square Park with music, arts and programs focused on Asheville history and culture. Organizers are planning more than 30 artists across three...

The inaugural Railway Races will bring runners and walkers to Hendersonville’s Ecusta Trail on Saturday, September 12. The event offers a timed 5K and an untimed one-mile fun run, with both distances beginning and ending near the Hendersonville Welcome Center. The 5K is scheduled to start at 7:30 a.m.,...

If you retired to Charlotte or Raleigh, North Carolina’s Medicare Advantage market probably looks like what you expected. Multiple carriers competing for your enrollment. Plan options with $0 premiums. Dental, vision, and hearing benefits bundled in. A selection that mirrors what the national headlines describe when th

A million times a year, a U.S. surgeon slices open a knee, strips out worn cartilage, caps the leg bones with metal, and drops in a plastic spacer to allow the new joint to glide. While knee replacement procedures have become standard, however, the prices charged have not. At Catawba...