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ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — A heroic act by Officer Robert Crume with the Asheville Police Department as he helped save a dog that was nearly drowning in an abandoned swimming pool behind a vacant home in East Asheville. According to Crume, it was a pool contaminated with bacteria. “I’m...

HAYWOOD COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — All lanes of Interstate 40 westbound near Newfound Road are open as of Friday, Aug. 8, after a fiery crash involving a dump truck the day before had left the road in need of repair. According to an alert from the North Carolina Department...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — A historic cemetery in Asheville is getting a helping hand this week from a veteran-led nonprofit. Team Rubicon is in town for a service project at the South Asheville Cemetery. The group's volunteers, known as “Greyshirts,” are cutting and clearing fallen trees. That...

Buncombe County -- August 7, 2025: District Attorney Todd Williams declared that 43-year-old Erron Thomas Wolicki was found guilty on two counts of trafficking heroin and opium. Judge Stetzer sentenced Wolicki to a minimum of 70 months and a maximum of 93 months in jail, as well as a $500,000...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (FOX Carolina) - The Asheville Police Department is asking for the community’s help in finding two suspects wanted for open warrants for shoplifting and other charges. The department said both Brannan Stephen Nitchman and Jesse Nathaniel Herila are suspects in open cases currently being investigated,...

Starting this week, residents across Western North Carolina are invited to learn more about AdventHealth’s proposed plan to apply for a Certificate of Need to expand its services in the region by adding more hospital beds. Residents will be able to preview the proposed Weaverville hospital design, share input...

This marks the fifth small earthquake in western North Carolina so far this year, with all being centered in Transylvania County.

GREENVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - Officials said three earthquakes occurred in the Carolinas over the weekend. Officials said a 1.9-magnitude earthquake occurred late Friday in Horry County. The earthquake occurred roughly 5.9 miles west of Bucksport at 4 kilometers around 11:32 p.m. Officials said the two...

RALEIGH, N.C. — Fire departments and first responders in western North Carolina are among those slated to receive the latest wave of Hurricane Helene recovery grants. Those funds will be sourced through the $700 million bipartisan relief bill Gov. Josh Stein signed into law. The Office of the North...

A Naples man was killed in his driveway on Thursday after being struck by a vehicle, officials said. Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office and Naples Fire Department received a call shortly before 4:15 p.m. regarding a crash at 227 Roosevelt Trail, according to a statement from the sheriff’s office.