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Captain Chris Taylor with the McDowell County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying the individual pictured below at a local business on U.S. 221 North. If you recognize this person or have any information about this incident, please contact Capt. Taylor at (828) 652-2235,...

There was a death Feb. 10 at the Transylvania County Landfill expansion, the county announced in a Facebook post just before 5 p.m. that day. The Sheriff’s Office was on site investigating the incident at the time, it said. The landfill and other solid waste facilities are closed Feb. 11 “out of respect for all...

NORTH CAROLINA (WATE) — As repairs continue on I-40 after Hurricane Helene washed out part of the interstate at the Tennessee-North Carolina state line, the North Carolina Department of Transportation found a creative solution to protect endangered bats that called the old Pigeon River bridge near Exit 15 home. The...

BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — The Asheville-Buncombe Continuum of Care (CoC) is conducting its annual point-in-time count this week. From Tuesday, Feb. 10, through Wednesday, Feb. 11, community volunteers will canvas areas across Buncombe County to identify people experiencing homelessness. Point-in-time counts are...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — After more than 30 days of delinquency on a $29,079 property tax bill, outside attorneys hired by Buncombe County will attempt for the next 30 days to contact the Mountaineer Inn’s owners and get them to pay up. Buncombe County's director of communications and...

BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C. (FOX Carolina) - The Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office reports a man arrested in North Carolina on statutory rape against a child charges has been placed on an U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainer. The Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office said Juan Ramon Juarez-Talamantes was...

ASHEVILLE - A retired Asheville doctor will pay back a half-million dollars after facing allegations of Medicare fraud, according to a settlement agreement obtained by the Citizen Times. For 17 years, Steven Mendelsohn, 76, was the sole director and shareholder of Mountain Regional Arthritis Center, a rheumatology...

Following a robust and productive first wave of community engagement, the City of Asheville is moving into the next phase of the French Broad Riverfront Parks Project and the Azalea Parks and Infrastructure Project. Residents are invited to a drop-in design workshop to view multiple design concepts and visualizations...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Reports of alleged Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity circulated across Asheville on Tuesday after armed men wearing masks and bulletproof vests were seen at an apartment complex near Merrimon Avenue. Witnesses said several sport utility vehicles arrived at a parking lot near...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Traffic was snarled across parts of Asheville during the Tuesday morning commute, with heavy congestion reported along Patton Avenue and a crash closing a lane on Interstate 26. The N.C. Department of Transportation’s DriveNC traffic map showed widespread slowdowns on Patton Avenue,...