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A contractor surveys a downed power line on Wednesday, May 9, 2024, in the Candler Knob area, as two days of on-and-off thunderstorms toppled countless trees and tangled wires across Western North Carolina.
Local
2 years ago
WEEKEND WEATHER: Clean-up to continue during a respite from storms

Weather watchers might get a breather this weekend, after several days of on-and-off rains and damaging thunderstorms across the region.

Health & Wellness
2 years ago
AdventHealth prepares to file application on Weaverville project

AdventHealth has set a date for filing its Certificate of Need application to the state, and scheduled ‘listening sessions’

Christian "Chris" Lachance, 76, is undeterred by the rain as he makes his daily walk picking up trash on Hazel Mill Road in West Asheville.
Health & Wellness
2 years ago
LOCAL HERO: Rain, lightning can’t slow man’s mission in West Asheville

Lightning flashes and pouring rain couldn’t slow Christian “Chris” Lachance’s mission combining exercise and city beautification.

Thunderstorms during the morning rush hour created slow, difficult driving conditions on the Patton Avenue bridge in Asheville and throughout the region on Thursday, May 9, 2024.
Local
2 years ago
WEATHER: Possible tornado causes damage in Black Mountain

Thunderstorms Thursday morning created problems for morning rush hour traffic and power outages across Western North Carolina.

Local
2 years ago
WEATHER ALERT: Asheville bracing for thunderstorm Thursday

It could be thunderstorm Thursday across the Asheville area and much of Western North Carolina and upstate South Carolina, the National Weather Service said.

Education
2 years ago
Surprised Teacher of the Year thinks fun and learning go together

Asheville Middle School’s Kelli Madkins is now in the running to be the North Carolina’s state Teacher of the Year.

Sudden thunderstorms on Wednesday, May 8, 2024, toppled a massive tree that grazed a house in the Starnes Cove area.
Local
2 years ago
Burst of rain and hail downs trees, jostles power lines

Storms pounded the Asheville area on Wednesday and were expected to continue overnight.

Local
2 years ago
Local responders face alligators … in flood-ravaged Texas

The 17-member Task Force 2 from Buncombe County has encountered alligators while doing searches and evacuations.

Lawsuit over Vance Monument filed May 6, 2024.
Local
2 years ago
Preservation group sues again over Vance Monument

The Society of Historical Preservation of the 26th North Carolina Troops is gearing up for another court fight.

Local
2 years ago
County’s early voting plan delayed by hunt for site in southwest

A search for a polling place in the southwest corner of Buncombe County has delayed the submission of the county’s early voting plan.