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BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — Three people are facing charges in connection with a metal theft, according to a Buncombe County Sheriff's Office press release. In late October, detectives started investigating thefts at System Logistics in Arden, the press release said. The suspects were captured on video stealing...

Several tree service workers were clearing the right-of-way in a remote part of Yancey County on July 24, 2024, when they were attacked by gunfire. Now, a Yancey County man will spend at least 25 years in prison for opening fire on the workers and four deputies who responded on foot to the rugged area near...

A sharp-eyed deputy is being credited with finding a roadside “ weapon of mass destruction ” before anyone hit the tripwire, according to investigators in western North Carolina. The discovery was made Nov. 29 near Marion, when the deputy stopped to do a property check and “noticed several monofilament strands...

BLACK MOUNTAIN, N.C. (WLOS) — More business owners in Black Mountain say sudden enforcement changes by the town are threatening their livelihoods and they want to know why rules they previously followed are now being interpreted differently. This comes one day after Black Mountain Brewing said its permitted upper...

BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — Buncombe County is expected to have consecutive Code Purple nights during the first week of December 2025 amid cold temperatures. Asheville-Buncombe Continuum of Care (CoC) announced that Code Purple shelters will operate on Wednesday, Dec. 3, and Thursday, Dec. 4. There will also be...

William McAlpin Aycock IV was sentenced to two years of probation for placing hidden cameras in a South Asheville Starbucks. Aycock pleaded guilty last month to two counts of felony secret peeping and two counts of felony third-degree sexual exploitation of a minor. He had no prior criminal history. The...

ASHEVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - Several school districts are expected to announce class changes due to winter weather impacting the mountains. A First Alert Weather Day was issued as snow and freezing rain moves into the region Thursday night into Friday morning. Buncombe County School DistrictNo announcement made...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Buncombe County health officials are warning families about an increase in chickenpox cases, with infections reported in children from infancy through their teen years. Health officials said Tuesday the highly contagious virus is spreading more easily in areas with lower vaccination...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WLOS) — Five western North Carolina counties have moved to a more distressed tier in the North Carolina Department of Commerce's latest economic development rankings. This comes in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, which caused major job and business losses across the region. According to a news...

BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C. (WSPA) — A Buncombe County man has been sentenced to prison in relation to an assault & battery investigation. 35-year-old Phillip Billy Webb has been sentenced to eight to 10.6 years in prison after pleading guilty to a violent assault on a former partner in Leicester. Webb pled guilty in...