Asheville NC

Based on what he saw in 2025, Hayne Griffin has grave concerns for the Asheville Fire Department (AFD). Since 2009, Griffin has suited up with his fellow AFD members. In 2016, he was promoted to captain. More recently, in 2024, he became chair of the compensation committee for the Asheville Fire Fighters Association...

Corrosion Of Conformity will kick off their spring North American run on April 7 in Atlanta. Shows with Clutch and JD Pinkus stretch from April 9 through May 3, then Crobot joins for performances ending May 16 in New Orleans. Two opening nights hit Atlanta and Greensboro on April 7...

County officials and experts give an update. Expected winter weather in Buncombe County. Widespread power outages and dangerous road conditions will be the main concerns with an ice storm forecast for the coming weekend (Jan. 24-25, 2026).

The Town of Weaverville is operating under the Buncombe County State of Emergency and town offices will be closed on Monday due to inclement weather. Monday’s sanitation routes will be rescheduled for Thursday, pending road conditions. We will continue to keep the community informed regarding the resumption of...

WAKULLA COUNTY, Fla. (WCTV) - The Wakulla County Sheriff’s Office has identified the skeletal remains found almost three months ago near the Apalachicola National Forest as Andrew Mason Esquilin of Asheville, North Carolina. The remains were located on October 30 by a Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission...

HENDERSONVILLE – The National Weather Service is predicting up to 2 inches of ice to accumulate across much of Henderson County, with wind gusts of 35 mph and lows from the 20s down into single digits the night of Jan. 26. An ice storm warning, upgraded from a winter storm watch, comes into effect 1 p.m. Jan. 24...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Police are investigating after a pedestrian was struck and killed along Smokey Park Highway on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026, around 8:45 p.m. Asheville police said a preliminary investigation found that Eric Jonathan Cope was crossing the road at the 400 block, outside of a designated crosswalk,...

An Upstate man is expected to spend the next decade behind bars for his role in a deadly overdose in Western North Carolina.

The men and women who are on the other end of the line are known as the first first responders, but there are times when those 911 dispatchers have to act before crews can get to a scene.

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Shelters across western North Carolina will open their doors this weekend due to a major winter storm that is expected to bring widespread ice to the region. Buncombe County/Asheville:. Multiple "Code Purple" shelters will open their doors on Friday, Jan. 23, and Saturday, Jan. 24.