Asheville NC

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — A motion to amend a civil complaint accuses Buncombe County’s Pretrial Release Services Program and multiple county employees, ranging from the county manager to a case coordinator, of negligence in the supervision of Ryan Houston, who was charged with serious violent crimes. The complaint...

HENDERSONVILLE – As the mixed-use recreation Ecusta Trail reaches the six-month mark since its opening last summer , Henderson County and the nonprofit behind it are continuing to make tweaks amid sustained popularity. “We had a lot of people walking on it at the beginning, huge numbers, and those huge numbers are...

MACON COUNTY, N.C. (WSPA) – Two people were arrested earlier this month after a SWAT team was called to search their home. According to McDowell County Sheriff’s Office on January 9, McDowell County Drug Enforcement and the McDowell County Sheriff’s Office SWAT team executed a search warrant at a home in Marion. The...

Two individuals were sentenced to significant prison terms following guilty pleas related to large-scale narcotics trafficking, according to the Buncombe County District Attorney’s Office. A joint agency search involving the Buncombe County Sheriff’s Department assisted Federal Probation officers discovered 28 grams...

Confidence that a major winter storm will hit much of North Carolina this week is only increasing. The National Weather Service stated in an outlook that it is becoming more likely that the storm will bring wintry precipitation including snow, sleet and freezing rain, to parts of N.C., as well as to Upstate South...

ASHEVILLE - A new lawsuit claims Buncombe County has unlawfully operated its Pretrial Release Services Program without statutory authority and falsified a judge’s signature to receive grant funds. The suit is the latest and most expansive in a series of actions against the county after a pretrial defendant charged...

Western North Carolina is set to get hit with even more freezing temperatures and wintry weather starting on Jan. 21 and into the weekend. The National Weather Service's latest predictions for the Asheville area and Western North Carolina have temperatures down to single digits some nights between Wednesday, Jan. 21,...

Gudrun Casper-Leinenkugel, 52, allegedly put a clear, colorless solvent with a sweet-smelling odor into four people’s drinks, authorities allege

Asheville Restaurant Week is back in 2026 with two chances to plan a standout meal in the mountains: January 20–26 and February 17–23. Whether you are a first-time visitor or you have been eating your way through town for years, this is a great excuse to book a table, support the local food scene, and finally try...

A well-known fact about me is that I hate spending my money. What can I say? I already have so little of it as a college student. I feel a twinge of guilt just buying shampoo at Walgreens. And yet, I also believe in supporting the local scene— and keeping...