Asheville NC

Though rockstar lore is filled with mudshark-sized stories about hotel hedonism, my experience working as a bellman for Warren Haynes and his Asheville Christmas Jam thankfully shattered the stereotype of the room-destroying rock n’ roll maniac (RIP Ozzy). The term “bellman” is a word rarely heard nowadays, outdated...

Madison County, tucked in the mountains of western North Carolina, has no hospital and just three ambulances serving its roughly 22,000 people. The ambulances frequently travel back and forth to Mission Hospital in Asheville, the largest and most central hospital in the region. Trips can take more than two hours,...

BLACK MOUNTAIN, N.C. (WLOS) — For more than a year, questions have swirled over how Black Mountain Brewing’s upper deck was reviewed and why enforcement actions came years after it opened. On Wednesday, Dec. 3, the Town of Black Mountain released a detailed timeline outlining permit and inspection...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — A man has been sentenced to more than six years in state prison after pleading guilty to drug trafficking and habitual felon charges, the Buncombe County District Attorney’s Office announced Monday. Kristopher James Newman, 41, entered the plea in Buncombe County Superior Court before...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Western North Carolina is under Code Purple, an alert system activated when temperatures are below freezing. Linda Vespereny volunteers at the front desk at Asheville Buncombe County Christian Ministry. She is putting up coats, one of the many resources the nonprofit provides for people to stay warm.

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — The owner of Asheville’s Best Gem Mine is recovering in the hospital nearly two weeks after a fire left her with severe burns. The fire broke out just before 10 a.m. on Nov. 28 at the business on Sardis Road. Investigators have ruled the cause accidental, News 13 previously reported.

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Two overnight crashes closed major stretches of interstate around Asheville early Tuesday, creating significant delays for westbound drivers, according to state transportation officials. A crash on I-40 near the Tennessee state line shut down the road about 3 miles past Exit 7 at Cold...

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ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Big Crafty returned to Asheville over the weekend for its 17th year. The event featuring local artists of all kinds kicked off Saturday, Dec. 6, and continued through Sunday, Dec. 7. This year, 180 vendors attended the Harrah's Cherokee Center in downtown Asheville. Local fabric...

BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — One lane of Interstate 26 West is back open in southern Buncombe County after a tractor-trailer went over an embankment early Tuesday morning. An NCDOT alert says the incident happened near mile marker 35, just past Exit 37 (Long Shoals Road), around 2 a.m.