Dean Hensley

1 day ago | wlos.com | Kimberly King |Dean Hensley

POLK COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — A Polk County man says Polk County Sheriff Tim Wright assaulted him after the sheriff came uninvited to his home, a home he now shares with Wright's former wife. The sheriff’s department is disputing the allegations as the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation, along with the District Attorney's Office, is now reviewing the case. The man claiming Wright assaulted him is Eric Volmrich, who is married to Brandy Volmrich, who is the sheriff’s former longtime partner.

2 days ago | wlos.com | Dean Hensley

Tue, May 13th 2025 at 12:24 PMThis was what Patton Park in Hendersonville looked like on Sept. 27, 2024, after Helene hit the area. (Photo: City of Hendersonville)Save StoryShareHENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — The City of Hendersonville is seeking the public's help in determining what Patton Pool and Whitmire Activity Center will look like in the future. Both facilities were heavily damaged by floodwaters when Helene hit the area on Sept. 27.

4 days ago | newschannel9.com | Dean Hensley

Thomas Pratt is a research geophysicist with the U.S. Geological Survey. He told News 13 on May 10 that an earthquake in the Eastern part of the U.S. will be felt in a larger area due to the older, harder rocks in the region. (Photo: WLOS)

4 days ago | wlos.com | Dean Hensley

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Thomas Pratt has been with the United States Geological Survey for over 30 years, and he has seen and studied thousands of earthquakes. The latest one with a magnitude of 4.1 that happened 20 kilometers southeast of Greenback, Tennessee, was one of the largest that affected Western North Carolina since the quake in 2020 that was a 5.1 magnitude, Pratt said in a May 10 Zoom interview with News 13.

4 days ago | foxchattanooga.com | Dean Hensley

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Thomas Pratt has been with the United States Geological Survey for over 30 years, and he has seen and studied thousands of earthquakes. The latest one with a magnitude of 4.1 that happened 20 kilometers southeast of Greenback, Tennessee, was one of the largest that affected Western North Carolina since the quake in 2020 that was a 5.1 magnitude, Pratt said in a May 10 Zoom interview with News 13.