
Jennifer Emert
Investigative Reporter at WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)
Emmy-nominated Investigative Reporter-WLOS always on the hunt for a good investigative tip. Got a problem, tweet me.
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22 hours ago |
wlos.com | Jennifer Emert
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — More than seven months after Helene, thousands in Western North Carolina remain out of their homes. Completing the restoration may cost them more the longer they may be forced to wait for permanent repairs. News 13 looks at how construction costs have increased and explains why builders are uncomfortable with the outlook and the steps they’re taking to mitigate costly repairs.
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2 days ago |
wlos.com | Jennifer Emert
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — A special prosecutor from the North Carolina Attorney General's Office has been appointed to handle the outcome of a state investigation into Buncombe County's Pretrial Services program. The request came from District Attorney Todd Williams, who cited potential conflicts of interest in his April 23 request to the Attorney General's Office.
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6 days ago |
wpde.com | Jennifer Emert
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — An Asheville church is bringing attention to local missing and murdered Indigenous women with a visual art installation. St. Mark's Lutheran Church re-created the “Red Dress Project.” The red dresses stand empty, symbolizing the women who are no longer present. The display represents 35 missing and murdered women from the Qualla Boundary in Cherokee.
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6 days ago |
wlos.com | Jennifer Emert
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — An Asheville church is bringing attention to local missing and murdered Indigenous women with a visual art installation. St. Mark's Lutheran Church re-created the “Red Dress Project.” The red dresses stand empty, symbolizing the women who are no longer present. The display represents 35 missing and murdered women from the Qualla Boundary in Cherokee.
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1 week ago |
wlos.com | Jennifer Emert
WEAVERVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — An investigation is underway following the reported suicide of a 14-year-old at a therapeutic school in Weaverville. That school has ties to a former Transylvania County outdoor wilderness program Trails Carolina, which was shut down by North Carolina's Department of Health and Human Services (NC DHHS) after the death of a 12-year-old New York boy just 24 hours after his admission to the program in February 2024.
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