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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina native assigned to a guided missile destroyer was lost overboard and presumed dead in the Baltic Sea, according to the U.S. Navy. Seaman Recruit David L. Spearman went overboard on Monday from the USS Arleigh Burke, according to a news release. A search effort near Helsinki, Finland, was […]

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Three men were arrested by Asheville Police Department officers and detectives on probation violations -- two of which were felony violations. Officials worked together to make the three separate arrests on Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022. Dominique Maurice Aldridge-Brown (2/8/1991) was arrested on a warrant for...

The Navy said that he had reported to the ship in April after training in Illinois.

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — WLOS recently lost two long-time members of the News 13 family. Louise Palmer, who was a native of Buncombe County and worked in the News 13 sales department for 48 years, died Sunday, July 31. She will be laid to rest Saturday, Aug. 6. Richard...

Families in need of school supplies and other essentials ahead of the first day of school are invited to Amazing Grace Ministries’ back-to-school event on Saturday, Aug. 13 at 814-A Kanuga Rd. in Hendersonville. From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., backpacks full of school supplies will be available to...

6 Trailridge Road, $1,200,000, Stephenie A Ellrich to Ferruccio Larocca. 0.13 acres on Waynesville Avenue, $165,000, Debord Enterprises LLC to Archit Sanghvi. 389 School Rd E Unit D, $45,000, Michael David Penley to SBEC Property Investments LLC. 3205 Idle Hour Drive, $235,000, Barbara C Adams to Hattie F Redmon. 0.21...

I was scheduled for a follow up visit with a specialist due to a fall while in California recently. Let me tell you folks, slips, trips and falls are real. Fortunately, because I practice balance exercises and I am active, I did not experience any breaks nor fractures but the pain from the injury was real.

"I didn't know the cure for my bad day was seeing a fluffy pitbull, but here we are," said one delighted internet user.

This past week I made a trip to somewhere I hadn’t visited in years. The trip came at the suggestion of a photographer friend who had recently visited this spot on the famed Blue Ridge Parkway. This trip would take me well north of Asheville, nearly to the Virginia line in Alleghany County near the small town of Sparta.

Mills River — WLOS - Mongoose Bikes hosted the inaugural Dirtvana Jam at The Riveter Bike Park in Mills River, N.C., on Saturday. X Games medalists Kevin Peraza, Pat Casey, Mykel Larrin and Ben Wallace, along with Olympian Nikita Ducarroz were there to give local youth and bike enthusiasts the chance to meet and ride with the Mongoose team. It was the first time that Mongoose hosted a Jam at a dirt-only bike park.

Asheville — WLOS - The PBA filled the Skylanes bowling alley on Saturday for the Capstone Health Alliance Asheville Open. Full PBA members will earn points in this event towards the $100,000 2022 PBA RPI event in Las Vegas, Nevada. 88 bowlers entered into the tournament only the top 1/3 of the players advanced to the advancer's round.

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — There was more stress for travelers Friday with hundreds of flights canceled at airports across the United States. According to tracking service FlightAware, more than 1,000 flights were canceled. That came after about 1,200 flights were canceled Thursday. A spokesperson for Southwest Airlines said the...

Admittedly, summer is my least favorite season in the Upstate. It is likely due to having spent 18 years living in Florida, wishing for a break from the heat. While I love having the boys home with us more and the freedom to travel and explore our beautiful area, the heat can be deal breaker. Check out some of the best ways we’ve found to cool off in the summer months around Greenville, SC!

A few years ago, Jack Stevens began teaching local history at UNC Asheville's College for Seniors, drawing on talks delivered by D. Hiden Ramsey in 1962. Ramsey had been a legendary figure in state and local politics and influential in education and publishing. Stevens, just out of law school, attended every lecture.

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — The American Red Cross is "sounding the alarm" by working to protect families across the country through their ongoing Home Fire Campaign (HFC). The organization plans to hand out 50,000 free smoke detectors across the country in 2022. On Saturday, local Red Cross volunteers teamed up with the Edneyville Fire Department to distribute 90 smoke detectors.

Asheville – Cameron Maybin still grins on television — no longer after making a hit as a major league baseball player, but instead when analyzing games as a television announcer. Maybin, 35, graduated from T.C. Roberson in 2005. He was the 10th overall draft pick that summer. He...