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3 weeks ago | 
wcyb.com | Dean Hensley |Marisa Sardonia
AVERY COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — A body found on March 28 in Avery County has been identified as a camper who had been missing since Helene hit Western North Carolina on Sept. 27, 2024. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Raleigh positively identified the individual as Russell Wilbur, 66, of Telford, Tennessee.
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3 weeks ago | 
wlos.com | Marisa Sardonia |Ed DiOrio
MARCH 31, 2025 - Footage of the Table Rock Fire in Transylvania County, N.C. (Photo credit: WLOS Staff)
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4 weeks ago | 
wlos.com | Marisa Sardonia |Gracee Mattiace
BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — Crews continue working to control the Freedom Farm Fire, which has burned at least 120 acres in Leicester. The fire initially erupted Wednesday afternoon in the Leicester and Dix Creek communities. The fire has scorched a significant portion of land, with smoke still lingering in the area. The North Carolina Wildfire Public Viewer says that as of noon Thursday, the fire has burned approximately 127 acres and is 20% contained.
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1 month ago | 
krdo.com | Kelly Doty |Marisa Sardonia
WLOS via CNN NewsourceA sinkhole caused by weather events preceding Hurricane Helene formed outside of the Waffle House in Mars Hill Published March 6, 2025 7:32 AM By Kelly Doty & Marisa SardoniaClick here for updates on this story MARS HILL, North Carolina (WLOS) — The Waffle House in Mars Hill has closed after 21 years of operation after a sinkhole caused structural damage to the restaurant. A note posted on the building’s door at 695 Carl Eller Rd as of Feb.
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1 month ago | 
abc45.com | Ed DiOrio |Marisa Sardonia |Kelly Doty
HAYWOOD COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — North Carolina Department of Transportation officials prepared for the reopening of Interstate 40 in Haywood County with a preview and speaking event on Thursday, Feb. 27. The section of I-40 is set to officially reopen with traffic reduced to one lane in each direction through the Pigeon River Gorge on Saturday, March 1. "The travel lanes are severely reduced,” NCDOT Division 14 Staff Construction Engineer Nathan Tanner said Thursday.
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1 month ago | 
wcyb.com | Ed DiOrio |Marisa Sardonia |Kelly Doty
HAYWOOD COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — North Carolina Department of Transportation officials prepared for the reopening of Interstate 40 in Haywood County with a preview and speaking event on Thursday, Feb. 27. The section of I-40 is set to officially reopen with traffic reduced to one lane in each direction through the Pigeon River Gorge on Saturday, March 1. "The travel lanes are severely reduced,” NCDOT Division 14 Staff Construction Engineer Nathan Tanner said Thursday.
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1 month ago | 
wpde.com | Ed DiOrio |Marisa Sardonia |Kelly Doty
HAYWOOD COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — North Carolina Department of Transportation officials prepared for the reopening of Interstate 40 in Haywood County with a preview and speaking event on Thursday, Feb. 27. The section of I-40 is set to officially reopen with traffic reduced to one lane in each direction through the Pigeon River Gorge on Saturday, March 1. "The travel lanes are severely reduced,” NCDOT Division 14 Staff Construction Engineer Nathan Tanner said Thursday.
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1 month ago | 
wlos.com | Ed DiOrio |Marisa Sardonia
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — The Asheville Police Department is searching for a suspect involved in a shooting that left two people hospitalized Monday night near Tunnel Road. Asheville police say they received a call about shots fired at the Econo Lodge motel off Tunnel Road shortly after 11 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 24. When they arrived, they discovered two victims suffering from gunshot wounds.
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1 month ago | 
ktvz.com | Karen Zatkulak |Marisa Sardonia
WLOS via CNN NewsourceThe campus of St. Joseph's Published February 26, 2025 6:48 am By Karen Zatkulak & Marisa SardoniaClick here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — Mission Health has terminated one employee and launched an investigation following the discovery of a deceased patient in a hospital bathroom, a Mission spokesperson confirmed. A Mission Hospital employee initially reported the incident to News 13.
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1 month ago | 
krdo.com | Karen Zatkulak |Marisa Sardonia
Arif, MeriemeWLOS via CNN NewsourceThe campus of St. Joseph's Published February 26, 2025 7:48 AM By Karen Zatkulak & Marisa SardoniaClick here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — Mission Health has terminated one employee and launched an investigation following the discovery of a deceased patient in a hospital bathroom, a Mission spokesperson confirmed. A Mission Hospital employee initially reported the incident to News 13.
