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I-40 rockslide may take at least 2 weeks to repair, Tennessee officials say

1 week ago | news3lv.com | Kelly Doty |Marisa Sardonia |Ruby Annas |Rex Hodge

COCKE COUNTY, Tenn. (WLOS) — Tennessee transportation officials say a rockslide on Interstate 40 near the state line may take at least two weeks to clear and repair before the road can reopen. Both directions of Interstate 40 remain closed near the North Carolina–Tennessee state line after flooding and a rockslide covered the road with muddy water and debris Wednesday afternoon.
Chilly waters await visitors at lakes this Memorial Day weekend

1 month ago | wlos.com | Jason Boyer |Ruby Annas

MAY 21, 2025 - The lowest water temperature of the popular WNC lakes is 65 degrees for Lake Glenville and the highest water temperature is 72 degrees for Lake Hartwell and Lake James. (WLOS)
Hendersonville apartment shooting leads to suspect in custody, victim hospitalized

2 months ago | wlos.com | Ruby Annas |Justin Berger

HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — A police investigation into a shooting is underway. Hendersonville Police Department's communication director confirmed that police responded to a call about a shooting at Brittany Place Apartments around 8:15 p.m. on Monday, April 28. The police department said the shooter is in custody and the victim was taken to the hospital with "apparent" non-life-threatening injuries.
Crews contain Swain County wildfire to 85%, more evacuations lifted

2 months ago | abc45.com | Kelly Doty |Ruby Annas

SWAIN COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — Fire crews are working to slow the spread of a wildfire in Swain County that prompted several evacuation orders and forced one school to close Monday. According to a post on the county's Emergency Management Facebook page, crews are focusing on building containment lines to keep the Sam Davis Road Fire within Sam Davis Road to the east, Lower Alarka Road to the south, Mountain Side Drive to the west and Potato Ridge to the north.
Bee Rock Branch fire prompts evacuation on Wild Acres Road as blaze hits 175 acres

2 months ago | wlos.com | Ruby Annas |Neydja PetitHomme

McDowell County Emergency Management issued an evacuation order for all residences on Wild Acres Road due to a wildfire that's reached 175 acres and 0% containment. The fire, now being referred to as the Bee Rock Branch Fire, is currently burning south of Wild Acres Road and north of Armstrong Creek Road in northern McDowell County. The fire is near Little Switzerland. The evacuation order includes Wild Acres Retreat.
Local farm has beef with USDA cuts, loses funding to provide food to schools

Mar 19, 2025 | wpde.com | Ed DiOrio |Ruby Annas

FAIRVIEW, N.C. (WLOS) — CEO Jamie Ager of Hickory Nut Gap, a farm in Fairview, is passionate about providing local food to schools, but the USDA has changed that. Like many others, Ager also has to deal with Helene impacts. “It did set us back about ten months,” Ager said. “We’re still dealing with Hurricane Helene and all the headaches from that. I feel like I’ve been out here five to six times just picking up stuff.
Local farm has beef with USDA cuts, loses funding to provide food to schools

Mar 19, 2025 | wpde.com | Ed DiOrio |Ruby Annas
Local farm has beef with USDA cuts, loses funding to provide food to schools

Mar 19, 2025 | wlos.com | Ed DiOrio |Ruby Annas

CEO Jamie Ager of Hickory Nut Gap, a farm in Fairview, is passionate about providing local food to schools, but the USDA has changed that. Like many others, Ager also has to deal with Helene impacts. “It did set us back about ten months,” Ager said. “We’re still dealing with Hurricane Helene and all the headaches from that. I feel like I’ve been out here five to six times just picking up stuff. You walk through again and there it all is.”Although there were reasons to smile through it all.
Two children killed by falling tree; investigation ongoing

Mar 17, 2025 | krdo.com | Taylor Thompson |Ruby Annas |Justin Berger

By Taylor Thompson, Ruby Annas and Justin BergerClick here for updates on this story TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — Two juveniles are dead after a tree fell on their home on Saturday, March 15, Transylvania County Sheriff Chuck Owenby confirmed. Around 3:38 a.m. Connestee Fire Rescue and Transylvania County EMS got a call about a tree that fell on a structure with children trapped inside, a Connestee Fire Rescue press release said.
Two children killed by falling tree in Transylvania County; investigation ongoing

Mar 17, 2025 | newschannel9.com | Taylor Thompson |Ruby Annas |Justin Berger

TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY (WLOS) — Two juveniles are dead after a tree fell on their home on Saturday, March 15, Transylvania County Sheriff Chuck Owenby confirmed. Around 3:38 a.m. Connestee Fire Rescue and Transylvania County EMS got a call about a tree that fell on a structure with children trapped inside, a Connestee Fire Rescue press release said. The residence is located about a mile away from Slick Rock Falls.