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ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Buncombe County health officials have confirmed a chickenpox outbreak at Fairview Elementary School, one of several communicable disease concerns being monitored as students return from winter break. Buncombe County Schools officials said a third case of chickenpox, also known as...

Editor’s Note: Historic Churches of Western North Carolina is an ongoing 828newsNOW series exploring the sacred spaces that helped shape mountain communities. Many of these churches began as small mission chapels or neighborhood gathering places. Their histories reveal how faith, culture and daily life intertwined...

Village Wayside Bar & Grille, a longtime local favorite known for its warm atmosphere and scratch-made comfort food, is thrilled to announce plans to reopen in Grovewood Village in North Asheville’s historic Grove Park neighborhood. The restaurant will move into the former ELDR space, which closed following the...

HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — A local woman found out that a loud boom on New Year’s Eve wasn’t caused by fireworks. When Toni Constantino walked around her house to find out what the sound was, she didn’t notice the hole in her windshield at first. It...

The City of Hendersonville is excited to announce the. launch of its inaugural Core of the City Academy, an eight-week, no-cost program designed to give. community members a behind the scenes look at how their local government works. Applications open January 5, 2026, and the City invites anyone curious about...

BLACK MOUNTAIN, N.C. (WLOS) — The Town of Black Mountain unanimously voted to appoint Richard N. Hicks as interim town manager, the town announced in a Jan. 5 press release. According to the press release, Hicks starts on Jan. 20, which he requested to overlap with the outgoing town manager, Josh Harrold. As News 13...

I can’t enter 2026 without sharing the best food and travel finds that made 2025 one to remember. Besides discovering some true gems on supermarket shelves that I’ll use in ’26, The past year also filled with delicious restaurant meals and amazing travel adventures. Here are a few of my favorites from ’25;

OLD FORT, N.C. (828newsNOW) — A major water line break near Auria disrupted water service for Old Fort residents Monday afternoon, town officials said. The Town of Old Fort reported the break prompted officials to temporarily shut down all town wells so crews could safely begin repairs. As a result, residents across...

BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — On Monday, Jan. 5, a man was sentenced in Buncombe County Superior Court after pleading guilty to trafficking in opium/heroin and methamphetamine, the Buncombe County District Attorney’s Office announced. The DA’s office said Brandon Keith Morris, 30, was sentenced to a mandatory...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (FOX Carolina) - The Asheville Police Department is investigating after a gun was discharged in downtown Asheville. Police say officers patrolling the area heard several gunshots in the Banks Avenue area just after 2 a.m. on Sunday. A search of the area led to the discovery of seven...