Area animal shelters to offer free or low-cost adoptions during national holiday event

LINVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Grandfather Mountain will hold a job fair to prepare for its 2023 season. On Feb. 15, from 2-5 p.m., the Linville, N.C.-based nonprofit nature park and preserve will welcome job-seekers as it tries to fill roles across nine departments. "This is a fun place to...

BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — One Asheville woman calls a new option helping women and children escape homelessness "a miracle." Jennifer is a domestic violence survivor and she was homeless in Asheville for eight months. One cold, "Code Purple" night, she checked into ABCCM's Transformation Village looking for a warm, safe place to rest. During Code Purple nights, when temperatures are forecasted to drop below freezing, participating shelters in Asheville and Buncombe County will provide more beds with fewer requirements than their typical programming.

HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — The Sammy Williams Senior Center, operated by the Council on Aging of Henderson County and owned by the Hendersonville Housing Authority, has closed temporarily while testing is conducted due to a suspicion of possible mold. Staff and volunteers at the center notified its members Friday,...

TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — Search and rescue crews in the mountains have been keeping busy with numerous calls for service over the past week. The Transylvania County Rescue Squad took to social media to share their recent busy schedule, which included a total of four rescues in eight days.

FRANKLIN, N.C. (WLOS) — An Amazon delivery station is coming to Macon County this spring. Work on the station is underway in the Macon County Industrial Park just outside Franklin. County leaders said the facility will create 150 local jobs. They credit Amazon and the local Economic Development Commission...

BREVARD, N.C. (WLOS) — Work is set to begin Thursday to bring down a damaged railroad trestle that was to be part of the Ecusta Trail near Brevard. Conserving Carolina received a $120,000 grant from the state to tear down the bridge over the Davidson River after it was damaged by flooding from the remnants of Tropical Storm Fred in 2021 and then hit by a box truck.

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — The annual Point In Time (PIT) Count will take place in Asheville on Tuesday, Jan. 31. Every year, the Asheville-Buncombe Continuum of Care collaborates with many local organizations that focus on housing insecurity to collect data on those experiencing homelessness. The “snapshot” census provides a...

FAIRVIEW, N.C. (WLOS) — With prices of food continuing to rise, folks at Hickory Nut Gap Farm are hoping to ease that burden with their discounted meat truck sale. For the past five years, the farm has put on this event to support its wholesaler, along with the local community.

MCDOWELL COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — The final beam for the Mission Hospital McDowell's $20 million expansion project was raised earlier this week. On Wednesday, Jan. 25, the staff at the hospital signed the last beam before it was placed in position, marking a significant point in the construction process.

WLOS — The annual Point In Time (PIT) Count will take place in Asheville on Tuesday. Every year, the Asheville-Buncombe Continuum of Care collaborates with many local organizations that focus on housing insecurity to collect data on those experiencing homelessness. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development requires communities to perform the count if they seek funding to address homelessness.

FOREST CITY, N.C. (WLOS) — The Forest City Police Department, along with the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office, responded to Old Wagy Road on Saturday in reference to a person attempting suicide. Forest City Police Lt. Brandon Rothrock said the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office was first on the scene,...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Another overnight closure is set to take place on Interstate 26 in Western North Carolina. The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) says a contractor plans to close I-26 West from Airport Road to Interstate 40 on Tuesday night, Jan. 31 — weather permitting — "to shift traffic from its current pattern on the old bridge to a new pattern across a new section of bridge." Interstate striping will also be updated along the entire nine mile stretch.

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Major League Baseball's deadline for Asheville to have financing in place for a potential $30 million McCormick Field overhaul is now two months away. On Monday, Buncombe County commissioners revealed a financing plan that includes state legislators approving a bill that would create a stadium improvement grant fund.

HAYWOOD COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — A mother and son in Haywood County are facing additional charges in an ongoing homicide investigation. The Haywood County Sheriff's Office announced on Jan. 30 that a county Grandy Jury had returned indictments on Noah Journey McKinnley Bolden, 26, of Canton, North Carolina for First-Degree Murder and on Jeanie Bolden, 57, of Canton, North Carolina for Accessory After The Fact to First-Degree Murder.

SEVIER COUNTY, TENN. (WLOS) — Multiple cabins were destroyed overnight in the Upper Middle Creek area of Sevier County after a fire at one cabin quickly spread. The Sevier County Government said in a release on social media that the Sevier County Central Dispatch received a call reporting a structure fire around the 2100 block of Windy Lane at approximately 12:39 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023.

WLOS — Average gasoline prices in Asheville have risen 7.6 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.32 per gallon Monday, according to GasBuddy's survey of 259 stations in Asheville. Prices in Asheville are 29.8 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand 10.8 cents per gallon higher than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has risen 5.4 cents in the last week and stands at $4.65 per gallon.

MCDOWELL COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — Update, Jan. 28 at 8:19 p.m.: McDowell County Sheriff's Office, with Marion Police Department, said Saturday night that Walter Williamson was found and taken into custody. ------------------------------------- McDowell County Sheriff's office has issued a BOLO (Be On the Lookout) for a man wanted for...

BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — Democratic state lawmakers in Buncombe County have joined together with other local lawmakers throughout North Carolina in support of abortion access. The state Democratic Caucus has introduced a bill that would “in essence” protect abortion access by codifying Roe v. Wade into state law....

SPARTANBURG COUNTY, S.C. (WLOS) — A woman has been charged after being accused of trafficking drugs. The Rutherford County Sheriff's Office reports their Narcotics Unit (VICE) investigation into Rebecca Elizabeth Whitesides *AKA-LIBBY* for large-scale drug trafficking has been closed. Officials say detectives were conducting surveillance on Whitesides on Jan....

CLEMSON, S.C. — The Atlantic Coast Conference announced its 2023 football schedule on Monday, unveiling Clemson's 2023 slate on The Huddle: 2023 Football Schedule Reveal on ACC Network. For the second straight season, Clemson will open on Labor Day when the Tigers face the Duke Blue Devils at Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham, N.C., before returning to Memorial Stadium for Clemson's home opener against Charleston Southern on Saturday, Sept. 9.