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Duke Energy crews were kept busy on May 8, 2024, after storms caused power outages throughout the region.
Local
12 months ago
Hundreds of Buncombe residents without electricity

As of 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, some 1,847 Duke Energy customers in Buncombe County were without electricity.

On The Town
12 months ago
How Asheville Herb Festival grew from tiny tent to weekend convention

The 35th Asheville Spring Herb Festival will sprout up this weekend at the WNC Ag Center. Read about how the festival grew from a farmer’s market afternoon into the weekend-long herb convention it is today.

Local
12 months ago
NCDOT meeting set to discuss Transylvania County roundabout

A meeting has been set for NCDOT officials to discuss plans for a roundabout at the intersection of U.S. 276 and Cascade Lake Road.

Local
12 months ago
Wildfire updates: Crews improve containment of WNC blazes

Rain this week could help firefighters battling blazes in Western North Carolina.

Local
12 months ago
Wet week ahead for Asheville area

Rain is expected on and off throughout the week

Health & Wellness
12 months ago
Build a strong financial foundation during Financial Literacy Month

Financial literacy can help people navigate challenges that periodically arise during the course of everyone’s life.

Local
12 months ago
Woman dies hours after meth arrest, Buncombe County officials say

Geneva Daniels, 57, was pronounced dead at Mission Hospital on Saturday, April 19.

Swannanoa Fire & Rescue
Local
12 months ago
Biltmore Avenue closed by new fire

A fire near downtown Asheville will be affecting traffic this morning.

Local
12 months ago
Wildfire burning north of Swannanoa

The North Carolina Wildfire Map shows the fire at 3 acres and 0 percent contained

Crime & Safety
12 months ago
Three men in early 20s arrested on fentanyl, marijuana, gun charges

Asheville Police Department officers arrested three men in their early twenties on gun and drug charges over the weekend in west Asheville.