Asheville NC

State officials are reminding folks that the open burning of trash, metal, plastic and all other human-made materials not only harms the environment and poses a public health risk, it’s against the law. Careless debris burning is the leading cause of wildfires in North Carolina, and the North Carolina...

More "smishing" scams surrounding North Carolina's toll payment program, NC Quick Pass, are apparently circulating throughout the state. Google searches for queries like "NC Quick Pass scams" skyrocketed as of the morning of Tuesday, March 11. A message is also currently active on the NC Quick Pass website reminding...

South Carolina – TS Conductor, a leading manufacturer of advanced electrical conductors, has announced plans to establish a new production facility in South Carolina, marking the company’s first manufacturing operation in the Palmetto State and its second in the United States. The $134 million investment is set to...

A Myrtle Beach Police report of the shooting determined the incident as “justifiable homicide.” The man’s family has many questions about the investigation.

Chief Legal Analyst Khalif Rhodes discusses the decision.

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — The lead designer for the Interstate 26 Connector project plans to begin geotechnical drilling operations in the French Broad River next week. This work was originally intended to happen in September. However, it was put on hold because of Tropical Storm Helene. Engineers said it is now...

ASHEVILLE – Marsha Lynn Ball loved to color roses, her mother Patricia’s favorite flower, on her iPad’s coloring app. Named after Marsha Brady, the eldest daughter in the 1970s television show, the Brady Bunch, and the country singer Loretta Lynn, Marsha also loved going to school. Marsha, who had difficulty with...

MARSHALL, N.C. — Downtown Marshall was especially hard hit by Helene, but the destruction from the storm didn’t destroy the resilience of its people. One small business owner even adapted his work to continue serving the community. Spectrum News 1 interviewed Zuma Coffee owner Joel Friedman in February...

COLUMBIA — As the college “enrollment cliff” arrives, applications to South Carolina’s four largest universities continue to rise, with heavy interest from students living outside the state. The University of South Carolina, Clemson University, the College of Charleston and Coastal Carolina University all received a...

The location is part of a "first wave" of stores reopening around the country.