NCHHS Secretary Dev Sangvai toured WNC, learning about two key recovery programs supporting communities impacted by Tropical Storm Helene.
The shark, named Contender, measures nearly 14 feet long and weighs an estimated 1,653 pounds.
Most detours will direct passenger and commercial vehicles to U.S. 25 as an alternate route during the closures.
Work is underway on a plan to restore a 6.6-mile stretch of the Middle Swannanoa River, from the outskirts of Black Mountain west to Warren Wilson College.
The Asheville Tourists’ bats were quiet on Wednesday night as the club fell 4-2 to the Brooklyn Cyclones at Maimonides Park.
Asheville City scored early and often in a 7-0 rout of Birmingham Legion II in Alabama on Wednesday night.
From an alien festival to board games and tattoos to concerts and Father’s Day events, there are plenty of options for fun this weekend in the Asheville area.
Asheville Police investigators are seeking the public’s help in identifying an armed robber who held up a convenience store at gunpoint late Monday night.
Hurricane Helene felled countless trees in its destructive sweep through Western North Carolina. Local nonprofit Echoes of the Forest is transforming as many as they can into works of art.
A subtropical air mass is expected to return Thursday, bringing scattered showers and thunderstorms to the area.