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Lake Travis set to fill for first time in 7 years due to Hill Country floods
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- Lake Travis set to fill for first time in 7 years due to Hill Country floods
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- 4:48
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- 3 months ago
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- Lake Travis is rising rapidly Friday morning as heavy releases from Hill Country dams and continued inflow from the Llano and Pedernales rivers push water levels higher, according to the Lower Colorado River Authority.
"This is a very dynamic situation and conditions can change very rapidly. As of mid-afternoon Thursday, we project that Lake Travis will rise five to seven feet by Friday," said Clara Tuma, a public information officer for the LCRA.
Those projections were quickly overtaken by conditions on the ground.
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- Painting in the Park: A new opportunity for beginning artists
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- 1:57
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- 3 months ago
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- Buncombe County Parks and Recreation is offering a colorful new opportunity this summer for beginning artists - a guided painting session called Painting in the Park.
For Buncombe County Parks and Recreation Program Assistant and session teacher Caitlyn Fogarty, it's all about giving people a way to express themselves.
"Sometimes it's hard to just sit down and paint in your house," Fogarty said.
The Painting in the Park series guides beginners on painting basics and how to use colors together.
"We'll kind of all paint the same thing, but I definitely encourage people to kind of make it their own" Fogarty said.
Fogarty says all are welcome, regardless of skill level.
For some, this is the artistic outlet they didn't know they needed.
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- Asheville reports progress on affordable housing units
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- 2:24
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- 3 months ago
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- Asheville leaders said they're making progress on one of the city's biggest challenges, affordable housing.
Asheville Affordable Housing Officer Sasha Vrtunski said hundreds of affordable homes are now complete, under construction or in the pipeline as they work to address a growing housing shortage.
"Really, this is housing for our neighbors, the people we see at the grocery store, our teachers and our service workers in restaurants," said Vrtunski. "We definitely know that a lot of people are struggling."
Vrtunski said the city's investment is aimed at helping working families stay in the community. According to Asheville's 2024 Housing Needs Assessment, the city needs significantly more rental housing and homeownership options to keep up with demand.
Over the past four years, the Asheville City Council has approved nearly $30 million for affordable housing initiatives. Those investments include rental apartments, homes for first-ti...
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- Texas expands flood response as Abbott warns of more life threatening rain
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- 3:26
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- 3 months ago
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- Texas is expanding its response to severe flooding as state leaders warn another round of heavy rain could bring more dangerous conditions to parts of Central and South Texas.
During a Thursday briefing at the State Operations Center, Gov. Greg Abbott said protecting lives remains the state’s top priority as life-threatening flooding continues.
“Once again, life-threatening catastrophic flooding remains our main risk tonight and overnight through the early morning hours,” Abbott said.
Abbott said 59 counties remain under a flood watch, with Uvalde and Johnson City among the communities facing the greatest risk over the next 24 hours. He also warned that record river levels are expected in several locations, including along the Nueces River near Uvalde.
The state has expanded its emergency response since Wednesday, with about 2,350 emergency responders now deployed along with more than 1,400 vehicles and pieces of equipment, including more than 85 boats, 21...
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- Bear family fruit picking
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- 0:24
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- 3 months ago
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- Take a look at this bear family fruit picking in Black Mountain!
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- Morning Minute: July 17, 2026.
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- 1:11
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- 3 months ago
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- Several cases of the intestinal illness that can cause "explosive" diarrhea have been confirmed in western North Carolina. This is your Morning Minute for July 17, 2026. #news #avlnews
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- State reappraisal delay impacts WNC county's property taxes
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- 2:05
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- 3 months ago
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- Buncombe County homeowners will see a different approach to their property taxes this year after county commissioners approved a change tied to a new state law.
Commissioners voted to use 2025 property values for this year’s tax bills after the state delayed the county’s scheduled 2026 property reappraisal until next year.
The delay left county leaders with two options: cut nearly $25 million from the county budget or use last year’s property values while adjusting the tax rate.
"The state legislation that came out was around the real estate values that the county would use in your tax bills... the value that you had last year, 2025, is the property tax value that you will have this year. It's simply delayed the use of the revaluation for a year," Buncombe County Manager Avril Pinder said.
Under the approved plan, the county will use 2025 property values and increase the county tax rate to 61.54 cents per $100 of assessed value....
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- Trump makes latest address to the nation
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- 25:00
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- 3 months ago
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- Trump makes his latest address to the nation from the White House.
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- Nina Simone's legacy celebrated in hometown of Tryon, NC
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- 4:12
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- 3 months ago
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- The iconic singer, pianist, lyricist and civil rights activist Nina Simone is being celebrated in Tryon with a groundbreaking project focused on her childhood home, now designated as a historic site.
The home is not yet open, but the renovation is complete, and staff with the National Trust for Historic Preservation are working on programming, hoping to open the site in the next 12 months. It's the first preservation of a historic African American landmark as part of the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund.
In a town where residents know her history, Nina Simone's first name is the only one needed on a huge exterior building wall mural to celebrate her.
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- Kerr County officials are providing an update on the flash flooding response efforts
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- 12:43
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- 3 months ago
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- Two deaths confirmed in Texas due to extreme flooding
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- 0:55
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- 3 months ago
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- With severe storms and flash flooding affecting parts of Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott held a severe weather briefing and press conference in Austin on Thursday, July 16, focusing on the state’s ongoing response alongside emergency management and public safety officials.
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- Kerr County officials are providing an update on the flash flooding response efforts
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- 1:04
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- 3 months ago
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- UVALDE, Texas - Uvalde County reported its first flood-related fatality Thursday after authorities found a vehicle in floodwaters north of Uvalde.
At about 10:30 a.m. Thursday, July 16, 2026, Incident Command received a radio notification from Texas Department of Public Safety Air Unit 108 reporting it saw the taillights and reverse lights of a vehicle bobbing in floodwater about four miles north of Uvalde at the intersection of U.S. Highway 83 North and County Road 400, according to the Uvalde Police Department.
A Texas DPS boat team approached the vehicle and confirmed a male occupant was dead, the release said.
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- 'Please stay home and off the roadways for us', Kerr Co officials plead to community to stay safe
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- 1:02
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- 3 months ago
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- UVALDE, Texas - Uvalde County reported its first flood-related fatality Thursday after authorities found a vehicle in floodwaters north of Uvalde.
At about 10:30 a.m. Thursday, July 16, 2026, Incident Command received a radio notification from Texas Department of Public Safety Air Unit 108 reporting it saw the taillights and reverse lights of a vehicle bobbing in floodwater about four miles north of Uvalde at the intersection of U.S. Highway 83 North and County Road 400, according to the Uvalde Police Department.
A Texas DPS boat team approached the vehicle and confirmed a male occupant was dead, the release said.
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- Compared to last year, the communication in South Texas has improved significantly
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- 0:59
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- 3 months ago
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- KERR COUNTY, Texas - A dangerous flood emergency turned deadly early this morning as rapidly rising water along the Guadalupe River prompted evacuations, water rescues and widespread road closures across Kerr County.
The Mayor Pro Tem of Kerrville confirmed one person has died as catastrophic flooding swept through the area. Officials have not released any information about the victim.
The confirmation came as emergency crews continued responding to numerous rescue calls and warned residents that life-threatening flooding was ongoing throughout the county.
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- TX Rep Wes Virdell says few have been rescued and some are missing in South Texas
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- 0:36
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- 3 months ago
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- KERR COUNTY, Texas - A dangerous flood emergency turned deadly early this morning as rapidly rising water along the Guadalupe River prompted evacuations, water rescues and widespread road closures across Kerr County.
The Mayor Pro Tem of Kerrville confirmed one person has died as catastrophic flooding swept through the area. Officials have not released any information about the victim.
The confirmation came as emergency crews continued responding to numerous rescue calls and warned residents that life-threatening flooding was ongoing throughout the county.
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- Floodwaters blocking road in Kerrville, TX
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- 0:45
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- 3 months ago
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- KERR COUNTY, Texas - A dangerous flood emergency turned deadly early this morning as rapidly rising water along the Guadalupe River prompted evacuations, water rescues and widespread road closures across Kerr County.
The Mayor Pro Tem of Kerrville confirmed one person has died as catastrophic flooding swept through the area. Officials have not released any information about the victim.
The confirmation came as emergency crews continued responding to numerous rescue calls and warned residents that life-threatening flooding was ongoing throughout the county._______________
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- Texas Gov Abbott will be visiting the towns with massive flooding
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- 8:01
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- 3 months ago
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- KERR COUNTY, Texas - A dangerous flood emergency turned deadly early this morning as rapidly rising water along the Guadalupe River prompted evacuations, water rescues and widespread road closures across Kerr County.
The Mayor Pro Tem of Kerrville confirmed one person has died as catastrophic flooding swept through the area. Officials have not released any information about the victim.
The confirmation came as emergency crews continued responding to numerous rescue calls and warned residents that life-threatening flooding was ongoing throughout the county.
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- TX Rep Wesley Virdell responds to record breaking Texas flooding
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- 2:34
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- 3 months ago
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- KERR COUNTY, Texas - A dangerous flood emergency turned deadly early this morning as rapidly rising water along the Guadalupe River prompted evacuations, water rescues and widespread road closures across Kerr County.
The Mayor Pro Tem of Kerrville confirmed one person has died as catastrophic flooding swept through the area. Officials have not released any information about the victim.
The confirmation came as emergency crews continued responding to numerous rescue calls and warned residents that life-threatening flooding was ongoing throughout the county._______________
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- Life threatening and catastrophic floods in Texas with record rainfall
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- 1:16
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- 3 months ago
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- KERR COUNTY, Texas - A dangerous flood emergency turned deadly early this morning as rapidly rising water along the Guadalupe River prompted evacuations, water rescues and widespread road closures across Kerr County.
The Mayor Pro Tem of Kerrville confirmed one person has died as catastrophic flooding swept through the area. Officials have not released any information about the victim.
The confirmation came as emergency crews continued responding to numerous rescue calls and warned residents that life-threatening flooding was ongoing throughout the county.
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- South Texas experiences a tornado, relentless rain, and flash flooding
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- 2:34
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- 3 months ago
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- KERR COUNTY, Texas - A dangerous flood emergency turned deadly early this morning as rapidly rising water along the Guadalupe River prompted evacuations, water rescues and widespread road closures across Kerr County.
The Mayor Pro Tem of Kerrville confirmed one person has died as catastrophic flooding swept through the area. Officials have not released any information about the victim.
The confirmation came as emergency crews continued responding to numerous rescue calls and warned residents that life-threatening flooding was ongoing throughout the county.
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- One year after catastrophic flooding in Texas, the rain is back with record breaking rates
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- 1:52
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- KERR COUNTY, Texas - A dangerous flood emergency turned deadly early this morning as rapidly rising water along the Guadalupe River prompted evacuations, water rescues and widespread road closures across Kerr County.
The Mayor Pro Tem of Kerrville confirmed one person has died as catastrophic flooding swept through the area. Officials have not released any information about the victim.
The confirmation came as emergency crews continued responding to numerous rescue calls and warned residents that life-threatening flooding was ongoing throughout the county.
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- Morning Minute: July 16, 2026
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- 0:48
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- 3 months ago
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- Buncombe County will use 2025 property values and increase the county tax rate under a new state law. This is your Morning Minute for July 16, 2026.
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- 3 officer-involved shootings reported in Buncombe County, N.C.
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- 2:30
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- 3 months ago
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- Buncombe County is tied for the highest number of officer-involved shootings in North Carolina this year, according to the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation.
The latest shooting in the area happened on Wednesday, July 15, outside Shakey's bar in downtown Asheville, marking the county's third officer-involved shooting in the past four months.
According to the NCSBI, Buncombe County and Guilford County have each recorded three officer-involved shootings in 2026, the most of any county in the state. Statewide, the NCSBI has investigated 28 officer-involved shootings so far this year.
By comparison, Mecklenburg and Wake counties have recorded no officer-involved shootings in 2026, according to NCSBI data.
The three shootings in Buncombe County occurred during separate incidents involving armed suspects.
On April 21, Asheville police responded to reports of a man with a gun at a south Asheville shopping center. On J...
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- Most officer-involved NC shootings in 2026: SBI
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- 1:07
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- 3 months ago
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- Buncombe County is tied for the highest number of officer-involved shootings in North Carolina this year, according to the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation.
The latest shooting in the area happened on Wednesday, July 15, outside Shakey's bar in downtown Asheville, marking the county's third officer-involved shooting in the past four months.
According to the NCSBI, Buncombe County and Guilford County have each recorded three officer-involved shootings in 2026, the most of any county in the state. Statewide, the NCSBI has investigated 28 officer-involved shootings so far this year.
By comparison, Mecklenburg and Wake counties have recorded no officer-involved shootings in 2026, according to NCSBI data.
The three shootings in Buncombe County occurred during separate incidents involving armed suspects.
On April 21, Asheville police responded to reports of a man with a gun at a south Asheville shopping center. On J...
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- Stein in Asheville for Helene survivor's new home
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- 24:36
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- 3 months ago
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- N.C. Gov. Josh Stein is in Asheville today to present a home to a Helene survivor whose home was lost.
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- Witnesses describe officer-involved Asheville shooting
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- 2:35
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- 3 months ago
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- Witnesses are describing the frightening moments that unfolded outside Shakey's early Wednesday morning after an officer-involved shooting left one man dead.
According to the Asheville Police Department, officers responded around 2 a.m. to reports of a person firing a gun in the parking lot outside Shakey's, a bar on North French Broad Avenue in the downtown area.
Police said that when officers arrived, they heard gunfire and saw a man actively firing a weapon. Officers returned fire, killing the man.
Taylor Pace and Lando Brooks were inside Shakey's when the shooting began.
"It sounded like something between a car backfiring and fireworks," Brooks said.
Pace said he initially watched the situation unfold from inside the bar before realizing the shooter was firing toward the building.
"I was in the window watching, and then he started firing at the building where the window was," Pace said.
The pair sai...
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- New York becomes FIRST STATE to temporarily suspend data centers
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- 5:46
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- 3 months ago
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- As tensions rise in the Middle East and demand for electricity continues to grow with the expansion of artificial intelligence, Energy Secretary Chris Wright says the Trump administration is focused on strengthening U.S. energy production while keeping consumer electricity costs under control.
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- Doctor explains Lindsey Graham's cause of death and the cyclospora outbreak
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- 5:49
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- 3 months ago
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- The sudden death of Sen. Lindsey Graham has drawn national attention to a rare but life-threatening medical emergency that physicians say requires immediate treatment to improve a patient's chances of survival.
Preliminary findings indicate the 71-year-old South Carolina senator died from an aortic dissection, a condition many Americans were unfamiliar with before Graham's passing.
Speaking with The National News Desk, Dr. Kat Lindley, senior fellow of family medicine with the Independent Medical Alliance, explained why the condition is considered one of the most dangerous cardiovascular emergencies.
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- Tornado, floods, and extreme damage in Central Texas
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- 12:30
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- SAN ANTONIO - A tornado touched down near The Rim on Wednesday morning, damaging businesses, apartment complexes and leaving thousands without power as heavy rain and flash flooding continued across the San Antonio area.
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- Drive through the RIM and watch footage of the San Antonio tornado damage
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- 3:11
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- 3 months ago
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- SAN ANTONIO - A tornado touched down near The Rim on Wednesday morning, damaging businesses, apartment complexes and leaving thousands without power as heavy rain and flash flooding continued across the San Antonio area.
The National Weather Service confirmed the tornado crossed Interstate 10 between The Dominion and Shavano Park. It was first reported around 7:50 a.m. in Shavano Park.
The tornado caused significant damage to the Palladium IMAX theater, the Oasis San Antonio apartments, and other nearby commercial properties.
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- Tornado damages local San Antonio shopping center and nearby apartments
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- 1:39
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- 3 months ago
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- A tornado touched down in San Antonio this morning, carving a path through a local shopping center, the RIM. Multiple businesses and apartment complexes sustained damage, including a fairly new Marshalls, and a movie theater. Roads and rubble are being actively cleared as recovery and clean-up efforts begin.
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- WNC county's budget amendment amid state law changes
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- 2:16
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- 3 months ago
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- After spending several months developing next year's budget, Buncombe County commissioners have now voted on an amendment.
"Having to meet this evening and make budget amendments really undoes all of the work that we have put in as commissioners and county staff have put in over the last seven months," said Amanda Edwards, chair of the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners.
The vote comes amid recent legislation. Senate Bill 889 places a moratorium or a one-year delay on applying updated property values for tax purposes. But the county used those values when setting the tax rate when it passed its budget.
On July 1, Senate Bill 474 passed. It offers Buncombe County a potential exemption from the moratorium, but only if the county adopts a revenue-neutral tax rate rounded to the nearest penny.
"If we stay at 26 values and revenue neutral, we will be looking at approximately a 25-million-dollar reduction in the budget that we approved,...
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- Western NC domestic violence shelter sees more visitors post-Helene
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- 3 months ago
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- Staff at one of the largest domestic violence shelters in western North Carolina said that ever since Helene, there has been an increased demand in people seeking emergency shelter with people staying there three times longer than they used to over the past two years.
Now, after recently expanding, the shelter is adding more staff to the team to keep up with the uptick of those urgently seeking a safe place to stay.
“It feels like a lot – we have a lot of need,” Safelight CEO Lauren Wilkie told News 13. “Folks are having more mental health, more medical needs and getting treatment is hard to access and it’s expensive. So we have a lot of acute needs that we work through.”
Safelight, a nonprofit agency supporting survivors of violence, abuse and exploitation, has been working to fill gaps across the community. Wilkie said growing the team was the only way to support how it converted a floor, previously used for staff offices, into nearl...
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- News 13 Morning Minute for Wednesday, July 15, 2026
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- 1:11
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- 3 months ago
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- Buncombe County commissioners move forward with the budget on Tuesday night, and Taco Bell is pulling some ingredients due to parasite concerns. This is your News 13 Morning Minute for Wednesday, July 15, 2026.
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- Asheville wellness business owner accused of illegally prescribing GLP-1s
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- 1:01
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- More patients are coming forward, claiming they lost thousands of dollars after purchasing what they believed were GLP-1 weight-loss drugs from an Asheville wellness business.
This comes after it was revealed that Priscilla Hendrix, owner of Blackford Wellness, faces 10 felony charges after investigators accused her of diagnosing clients and distributing prescription weight-loss medication without a North Carolina medical license.
Hendrix operated her wellness business out of a medical office she rented on Mt. Carmel Drive in Asheville, but near her home in Leicester. On Tuesday, July 14, News 13 visited both locations in an attempt to speak with Hendrix, but no one answered.
Charity Ogle, a former client of Hendrix's, spoke Tuesday, saying she was angry and frustrated by what she now believes was a con by Hendrix for her and other clients. Ogle said a friend referred her to Hendrix, whom she initially felt was legitimate.
News 13 con...
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- Gov. Stein in Asheville to promote new crafts partnership
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- 3 months ago
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- North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein is in Asheville today to celebrate the launch of a new partnership to invest in American craft communities
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- Former US Ambassador to Denmark talks US Iran stand off as Trump shifts strategy
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- 5:55
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- 3 months ago
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- The United States is in a standoff with Iran over the Strait of Hormuz as President Donald Trump shifts strategy in what was described as a major pivot.
Trump scrapped an earlier plan for a 20% fee on cargo transiting the strait and instead announced he is pursuing major trade and investment deals with Gulf states. He also declared a full blockade on Iranian ports and shipping while keeping the waterway open to everyone else.
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- House GOP warn against the dangers of communism
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- House GOP leadership hold a press conference following their closed-door conference meeting.
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- Democrats ask Trump, GOP to focus on what American' want
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- House GOP leadership hold a press conference following their closed-door conference meeting.
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- Wrongful death lawsuit filed against Asheville bar after fatal wrong-way crash
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- 3 months ago
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- Nearly two years after a wrong-way crash claimed the life of a 21-year-old Durham man, his parents have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against a downtown Asheville bar, alleging it illegally served alcohol to a woman who was already intoxicated before the deadly collision.
Lori Hudson and Anthony Henshaw, the parents of Caleb Hudson Henshaw, who died in the crash, filed the lawsuit against The Bier Garden and Eden Alexis Jo Russo.
According to the complaint, Russo was served alcohol at The Bier Garden on Sept. 8, 2024, despite allegedly already being impaired. The lawsuit claims she then left the bar, drove the wrong way on Interstate 40, sideswiped two vehicles near mile marker 43, before colliding head-on with Henshaw's vehicle, killing him. The complaint alleges Russo was traveling about 75 miles per hour at the time of the crash.
The lawsuit also alleges Russo refused a breathalyzer test at the scene. Officers later determined that her blood a...
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- Centcom: US blockade on Iran resumes Tuesday afternoon
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- 2:18
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- 3 months ago
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- At the direction of President Donald Trump, American military forces will restart operations to block vessels from using Iranian ports and coasts, U.S. Central Command confirmed Monday.
Operations will officially resume at 4 p.m. EDT, following a formal notice period for commercial mariners.
In addition to restarting the blockade, Trump announced on live television that the United States will become the "guardian" of the Strait of Hormuz, a key oil trade route obstructed by Iran during the war.
“We’re going to keep the strait and we’ll probably run it. We’ll become the guardian of the strait. Maybe you’ll call it the guardian angel of the strait. And we should be reimbursed for that. When we do that, we’re going to be reimbursed because the other nations are very wealthy. They're on our side and we can't be expected to do that for nothing," Trump told Fox News on Monday morning.
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- Increased patrols in downtown Asheville lead to more arrests
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- 3 months ago
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- The Asheville Police Department says its increased presence in the downtown business district over the past three months led to more police-initiated crime prevention and citations, as well as more arrests of repeat offenders.
The increase in enforcement is part of APD's "Downtown Plan," which is the result of concerns made by business owners regarding the city's reputation.
From April through June, officers conducted 389 officer-initiated actions, including citations or arrests for trespassing and public intoxication. That's about 100 more actions than during the same period last year.
"I think it's a positive result," said Captain Evan Coward, who oversees patrols. "We're able to see numbers that confirm what people in the streets are telling us, and deploying our resources has had an actual effect."
Between April and June, the Asheville Police Department made 193 arrests. Of those, nearly 100 were repeat offenders. Coward said re-a...
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- What's the latest on the U.S. 64 bridge over I-26?
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- 3 months ago
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- For more than two years, Henderson County drivers have heard different timelines for a new U.S. 64 bridge over Interstate 26 as part of the ongoing I-26 widening project.
This week for Ask 13, a viewer named Donna asked:
"We have heard differing dates for the construction of a new U.S. 64 bridge for the I-26 widening in Henderson County for over two years. So many other bridges have been completed. Has the actual date been set yet?"
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- Mamma bear looking for the birdfeeder
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- 3 months ago
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- Kathleen Day sent in this video to our Chime In of a mamma bear looking for the birdfeeder at her home near Lake Julian in Arden.
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- News 13 Morning Minute for Tuesday, July 14, 2026
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- 1:02
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Gov. Stein visits Asheville today to promote craft partnership, and flags in N.C. will be at half-staff until Saturday to honor the late S.C. Sen. Lindsey Graham. This is your News 13 Morning Minute for Tuesday, July 14, 2026.
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- South Carolina reflects on Lindsey Graham's life beyond the Senate
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- 3:19
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- 3 months ago
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- People across the Upstate are remembering Sen. Lindsey Graham after his death, with friends and community leaders in Seneca reflecting on the person they knew beyond his time in Washington.
Graham lived in Seneca for many years and maintained close ties to the community throughout his career. Those who knew him say he remained connected to the town that helped shape him. Seneca Mayor Ronnie O'Kelley said news of Graham's death was difficult for many in the community to believe.
"I didn't believe it, kind of thought it was just something coming over the web. And then when we heard about it, it was actually true, it was shocking," O'Kelley said.
For many in Seneca, Graham was more than a U.S. senator. Residents say he was a neighbor and friend who continued returning home even after rising to national prominence.
Ted Durham, a longtime barber in Seneca, said he knew Graham from childhood.
"His father had a business next door to my...
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- American Red Cross declares emergency blood shortage
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- 2:14
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- 3 months ago
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- The American Red Cross is facing an emergency blood shortage and is urging people to donate blood as soon as possible to help protect patient care. The organization says a steep decline in blood donations since the end of May has created a growing gap between the nation's blood supply and patient need. In June alone, the blood supply fell nearly 25%.
"We are definitely in need of blood," said Adrian Mines, executive director of the American Red Cross Western North Carolina Chapter.
Mines says the summer months are traditionally one of the most difficult times of the year for blood donations. With schools out of session and many people traveling or on vacation, donations typically decline while hospitals continue to treat trauma patients and others who rely on blood transfusions.
"Usually, during this time with school ending, people are going on vacations and really don't have the time to donate blood, so we're seeing an influx of about 3,500 units...
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- Asheville wellness business owner accused of illegally prescribing GLP-1 drug
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- 1:12
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- The owner of an Asheville wellness business is facing 10 felony charges after investigators accused her of diagnosing clients and distributing a prescription weight-loss medication without a North Carolina medical license.
Priscilla Ann Hendrix, owner of Blackford Wellness, is charged with five counts of practicing medicine without a North Carolina license and five counts of obtaining property by false pretenses.
Arrest warrants allege Hendrix diagnosed, prescribed and distributed tirzepatide to two clients during five transactions between July and September 2025. Tirzepatide is a GLP-1-based medication used for diabetes and weight loss.
According to the warrants, Hendrix used forged prescription information that either listed her as a certified nurse practitioner or used the name of another nurse practitioner as the medical provider.
Investigators allege Hendrix collected five payments from the two clients, ranging from $195 to $255....
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- TX Officials push ahead with fatal ICE shooting investigation without federal assistance
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- 0:56
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- 3 months ago
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- Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis is joined by Harris County District Attorney Sean Teare for a news conference on the independent investigation into the fatal shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo.
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- Fatal ICE shooting now under independent investigation
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- Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis is joined by Harris County District Attorney Sean Teare for a news conference on the independent investigation into the fatal shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo.
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