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  • Feb 26, 2025 | wlos.com | Madison Smith

    ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Since Helene, economic stability has been low; as Buncombe County heads into its tourism season, it is important to know where the county stands post-hurricane and what its next steps in recovery are. The Feb. 26 Tourism Development Authority (TDA) meeting primarily focused on how the county began 2025, and in short, those numbers were strong, with hotel demand and occupancy levels up from January 2024.

  • Feb 25, 2025 | wlos.com | Kelly Doty |Madison Smith

    ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — People gathered outside the Buncombe County Health and Human Services (HHS) building in Asheville to protest various issues on Tuesday morning, just feet away from representatives of Rep. Chuck Edwards. The congressman was not in attendance during his monthly office hours, an issue some protesters raised. Protesters held signs and chanted against the reach of DOGE, recent developments in Russia and Ukraine, and potential cuts to Medicaid.

  • Feb 24, 2025 | wlos.com | Madison Smith

    ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — As the current Trump administration continues gutting federal agencies, one that hits close to home is the hundreds of staff who have been cut from jobs with federal disaster aid after Hurricane Helene in Western North Carolina. Now, the potential for more terminations is on the horizon.

  • Feb 24, 2025 | wlos.com | Madison Smith |Kelly Doty

    ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Construction along Patton Avenue has one viewer wondering what's being built. "What are they building next to The Freeze on Patton Ave?" Wayna Metcalf wrote to Ask 13. The question led to an update on a story we've been following. Construction next to High Life Smoke Shop, Rent-A-Center, and Little Caesars will become the new location for the Jackson's Western Store and Saddle Shop.

  • Feb 17, 2025 | wlos.com | Madison Smith

    ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Across the state, over a dozen rallies are taking place in protest of the alleged attempt to overturn an election for a justice in the Supreme Court of North Carolina. The rallies are being called "The People vs Griffin" and are held in favor of winning Democratic candidate Justice Allison Riggs. Incumbent Allison Riggs was appointed to serve on the North Carolina Supreme Court in September 2023 and ran for a full term in 2024.

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