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Silver Alert issued for missing Buncombe County man
1+ week, 1+ day ago (132+ words) BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — The N.C. Center for Missing Persons has issued a Silver Alert for a 68-year-old Buncombe County man believed to be suffering from dementia or Alzheimer’s disease. Edward Earl Malloy was last seen in the 300 block of Milksick…...
Woman dies after 2-vehicle crash in Polk County sends 5 to hospital
1+ week, 4+ day ago (177+ words) WLOS A 90-year-old South Carolina woman died following a two-vehicle crash that happened on Aug 30 in Polk County, according to the Spartanburg (South Carolina) Coroner Coroner Rusty Clevenger said in an Aug 31 news release that Maggie Hill of Gaffney, South…...
Ask 13: What's happening with the Stompin' Grounds in Maggie Valley after arson?
3+ week, 1+ day ago (244+ words) MAGGIE VALLEY, N.C. (WLOS) — Nearly two years after a fire destroyed the Stompin' Grounds dance hall in Maggie Valley, the iconic venue is moving forward with plans to rebuild – and a major rebrand is coming. Several viewers reached out through Ask…...
Canton man sentenced to 50+ years in prison for sexually assaulting child: DA
3+ week, 3+ day ago (147+ words) WLOS CANTON, N.C. (WLOS) — A Canton man will spend more than 50 years in prison after a jury found him guilty of sexually assaulting a child, officials announced. A Haywood County Superior Court jury found 43-year-old Phillip Leon Hewlett guilty of two…...
S.C. man falls off garbage truck, dies on 1st day on job with his dad driving: Coroner
3+ week, 4+ day ago (198+ words) GAFFNEY, S.C. (WLOS) — A garbage truck worker from Gaffney, South Carolina, has died after falling off the back of the garbage truck on his first day on the job with his father driving the truck. According to an Aug. 17 new release…...
I-26 Connector Project forces Asheville Kava X Coffee relocation to Patton Avenue
4+ week, 1+ hour ago (293+ words) Friday, Aug. 14, through Monday are Weather Warn Days for dangerous heat. ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — A business owner who had to move because of the I-26 Connector Project has found a new home for her business. She says this is thanks to…...
5 dead, 4 hospitalized in Louisiana from flesh-eating bacteria outbreak: health officials
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (253+ words) BATON ROUGE, La. (TNND) — A rare bacteria found in warm coastal waters has killed five people in Louisiana, with state health officials warning residents to take precautions. The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) on Thursday said nine cases of Vibrio…...
Black Mountain weighs permanent emergency operations center after building condemned
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (453+ words) BLACK MOUNTAIN, N.C. (WLOS) — The Town of Black Mountain could still be months away from deciding on a permanent emergency operations center after its former Public Safety Building was condemned earlier this year, leaving police and firefighters operating from temporary locations....
Three plead guilty in 2021 Asheville murder case
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (208+ words) RALEIGH, N.C. (WLOS) — Three people pleaded guilty in connection with a Sept. 2021 Asheville homicide case, N.C. Attorney General Jeff Jackson announced on July 30, 2026. As News 13 previously reported, on Sept. 27, 2021, deputies responded to a gunshot wound report at 49 Ben Lippen Road in…...
Mentor urges empathy in aftermath of deadly Asheville shooting that killed 2 young men
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (359+ words) ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Nearly two weeks after two men were killed in a downtown Asheville shooting, a mentor who knew both victims is asking the community to remember them for the lives they lived, not just the tragedy that took their…...