12+ hour, 7+ min ago   (165+ words) ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — On Sunday, Wine Walk Asheville, a fundraising event, gave people the chance to sip and shop local. Twenty-four downtown businesses took part this year to raise money for Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity, which is still working to…...

16+ hour, 35+ min ago   (138+ words) YANCEY COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — On Saturday, Sept. 12, North Carolina Republican Senate candidate Michael Whatley and a humanitarian disaster relief organization visited Yancey County to tour areas and speak with people impacted by Helene. Whatley’s office said the candidate and Operation HELO…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (499+ words) WLOS — North Carolina’s U.S. Senate race is getting a national spotlight at the Republican midterm convention in Dallas. Republican nominee Michael Whatley is using the event to highlight his relationship with President Donald Trump and draw a sharp contrast…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (305+ words) HENDERSON COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — The high cost of diesel fuel is impacting all kinds of local industries in the mountains, including trucking operators. Don Justus, who owns Justus Trucking in Henderson County, said he's had no choice but to pass rising…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (356+ words) ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — This month marks two years since Helene devastated western North Carolina. While communities across the mountains have made major progress, recovery does not look the same everywhere. "Some days it feels like two weeks. Some days it feels…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (318+ words) ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — The North Carolina Forest Service is receiving nearly $65 million in Helene recovery funds after signing an agreement with the United States Department of Agriculture. Forest Service receiving nearly $65M in Helene recovery funds to restore national forests. (WLOS) The…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (396+ words) RALEIGH, N.C. (WLOS) — North Carolina has just reached a $590 million agreement with DuPont and Chemours over PFAS contamination, a deal that state leaders called the largest total environmental damages recovery in state history. This agreement promises a $455 million settlement to the…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (161+ words) FLETCHER, N.C. (WLOS) — State and local officials will discuss safety and other operations as the N.C. Mountain State Fair gets underway. News conference scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. On Thursday, Sept. 10, Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler and N.C. Labor Commissioner Luke Farley…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (481+ words) ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — The number of people injured or killed in gun incidents in Asheville declined this summer compared with the same period last year. The number of specific shooting incidents resulting in death or injury also fell from 13 incidents in…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (388+ words) SALUDA, N.C. (WLOS) — Two people are accused of breaking into a Duke Energy facility in Saluda, damaging security equipment and carrying tools deputies say could be used to break into locked areas, according to Henderson County arrest warrants. The Henderson County…...