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SWANNANOA, N.C. (828newsNOW) — A new neighborhood grocery store is on its way to historic downtown Beacon Village in Swannanoa, with a focus on providing fresh food to the local community. The Rite Buy Grocery, under construction at 106 Alexander Place, will occupy just under 1,200 square feet and...

McDowell County -- August 4, 2025: The McDowell County Sheriff's Office charged two people with felony possession of methamphetamine: Jermaine Tyrone Jackson, 49, and Carlton James Rutherford Jr., 39, both of Morganton. Jackson was given a $10,000 secured bond, but Rutherford did not get a bond because he was...

Fletcher -- Ground has been broken on Evado at Tap Root, a 270-unit, Class A multifamily community set to add new luxury residential. options to the Asheville area. Located on 20 acres just south of Asheville in Fletcher, the development will offer sweeping views of the mountains. This community is...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — A Buncombe County man is sending his family on a cruise after winning a $100,000 jackpot in the North Carolina Education Lottery’s Cash 5 game. Raymond Vail Jr., of Alexander, bought the winning ticket at the Fastrac Food Mart on Old Leicester Highway in...

TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY, N.C. (FOX Carolina) - Officials said a 2.0-magnitude earthquake occurred early Monday in Transylvania County. Reports said that the earthquake occurred roughly 6.1 miles west of Rosman at 1.9 kilometer depth around 3:29 a.m.

Hurricane Helene brought torrential rains, causing catastrophic flooding in North Carolina and Tennessee on September 27, 2024. Recovery efforts in North Carolina and Tennessee from Hurricane Helene have been a monumental challenge. The heavy rainfall, intensified by the wet weather that came before the storm, caused...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — It felt more like early October than August in the mountains Sunday, as Asheville broke a 116-year-old record for the lowest high temperature ever recorded on that date — just 65 degrees. The previous record for Aug. 3, set in 1909, was 71 degrees,...

Ask just about any regular cyclist out there about their close calls or abusive encounters with motorists, and you’ll get an earful. “Everybody I talk to — almost everybody — has been hit by a car,” cyclist Abby Walker told me last week. “You couldn’t find a cyclist in Asheville that doesn’t have at least five to 10...

HCA Healthcare’s Mission Hospital has been named one of the 2025-2026 Best Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report, a recognition of its continued commitment to high-quality, compassionate care in Western North Carolina. The annual rankings were released this week at US News & World Report. “This distinction measures,...

A Centuries-Old Enigma That Refuses To Be Solved A Centuries-Old Enigma That Refuses To Be Solved (image credits: unsplash) Deep in the heart of North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains, where ancient peaks pierce the sky, a bizarre phenomenon has been mystifying observers for more than a century. The Brown Mountain...