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Data shows gun violence declined in Asheville this summer
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- Data shows gun violence declined in Asheville this summer
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- 2:29
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- 24 days ago
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- The number of people injured or killed in gun incidents in Asheville declined this summer compared with the same period last year.
From June 1 through Aug. 31, Asheville Police Department (APD) data show 16 victims were injured or killed in shooting incidents in 2026, compared to 22 victims during the same summertime months in 2025.
The number of specific shooting incidents resulting in death or injury also fell from 13 incidents in 2025 to eight incidents this summer. In July, APD recorded 46 reports of shots fired, down from 53 in July 2025, according to online data published by APD.
This decline comes as communities across the country continue to see a broader downward trend in gun violence, per national reporting and data.
Summer is often a time when cities, including Asheville, see shootings increase. While Asheville experienced the deadly Biltmore Avenue shooting in July, overall gun violence numbers were down this summer. T...
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- Drivers face higher pump prices, ripple effects on costs
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- 2:31
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- 24 days ago
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- Oil prices are climbing again, and drivers across western North Carolina say they're already feeling the impact at the pump.
For the first time since July, international Brent crude is trading above the $100-a-barrel threshold, with oil prices jumping more than 3% on Wednesday.
The increase comes as the U.S. war with Iran has dramatically slowed the movement of oil through the Strait of Hormuz, a critical route for global energy supplies. President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the higher prices could continue for at least the next two months.
For drivers, that means another round of difficult decisions when it comes time to fill up.
“I gotta pay my own gas, but with all these prices going up, I can only fill me up half a tank, you know what I mean?” said WNC driver Victoria Sorto.
Sorto isn't alone. People who depend on their vehicles for work say higher fuel costs can quickly eat into their income.
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- News 13 Morning Minute for Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026
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- 0:59
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- 24 days ago
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- Brevard police are backtracking on a plan to install Axon cameras. Plus, Asheville City Council approves funding to redevelop Deaverview Apartments. This is your News 13 Morning Minute for Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026.
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- Omni Grove Park Inn employee arrested, extradited to Nevada
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- 1:56
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- 25 days ago
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- An Omni Grove Park Inn employee was arrested by U.S. Marshals in Asheville and extradited to Nevada in connection with an alleged probation violation, authorities say, that dates back more than a decade.
Court records show 54-year-old William Fredrick Bierlein was arrested in Asheville on June 30 before being extradited to the Clark County Detention Center in Nevada on Sept. 3.
Bierlein is connected to a crash that killed a Nevada newspaper carrier in 2008. An investigation into the deadly crash determined alcohol was a factor, according to Nevada authorities.
In 2012, Bierlein was convicted of felony reckless driving and received a suspended prison sentence of 28 to 72 months and up to four years of probation. His probation included no alcohol, a substance evaluation and DNA testing.
According to his arrest warrant, Bierlein moved from Las Vegas to Asheville without permission, failed to stay in contact with his probation officer, an...
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- Asheville employee linked to 2008 crash
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- 0:59
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- 25 days ago
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- An Omni Grove Park Inn employee was arrested by U.S. Marshals in Asheville and extradited to Nevada in connection with an alleged probation violation, authorities say, that dates back more than a decade.
Court records show 54-year-old William Fredrick Bierlein was arrested in Asheville on June 30 before being extradited to the Clark County Detention Center in Nevada on Sept. 3.
Bierlein is connected to a crash that killed a Nevada newspaper carrier in 2008. An investigation into the deadly crash determined alcohol was a factor, according to Nevada authorities.
In 2012, Bierlein was convicted of felony reckless driving and received a suspended prison sentence of 28 to 72 months and up to four years of probation. His probation included no alcohol, a substance evaluation and DNA testing.
According to his arrest warrant, Bierlein moved from Las Vegas to Asheville without permission, failed to stay in contact with his probation officer, an...
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- Brevard drops proposed police camera plan
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- 2:36
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- 25 days ago
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- The Brevard Police Department has withdrawn a proposal to install three automatic license plate reader cameras within city limits after community feedback raised concerns about privacy, safeguards and trust in the department.
Police Chief Christy Wentzell said the department initially considered the Axon ALPR cameras to give its limited staff additional tools to investigate crimes.
"We are a smaller department. We have limited staff, so the cameras would have been what I call a force multiplier, additional eyes in the city per se," Wentzell said.
The cameras were also offered as part of a larger technology package as the department upgrades other equipment.
The proposal was discussed during a series of Public Safety Committee meetings over the summer. In August, the committee recommended the city hold a public information and listening session before the proposal moved to the full council.
Wentzell said feedback Tuesday n...
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- US, Canada trade escalations could become midterm issue in battleground states
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- 2:11
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- 25 days ago
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- The United States hit Canada with new tariffs, and Canada hit back — and now businesses and consumers on both sides of the border are sorting out the fallout. In some battleground states, the trade dispute is turning into a midterm campaign issue in its own right.
"We might see this price go up from $24.99 to $26 or $29.99," said Kristin Roehmer, owner of Kidsop Toys and Books in Scottsdale, AZ. She said she's preparing now with inventory before prices potentially go up and get passed on to customers.
The impact is being felt north of the border as well.
"Retaliatory tariffs are not something I'm gonna be celebrating as... I don't want to see American beekeepers hurt. I don't want to see any other farmers hurt," said Richard Ozero, owner of Good Morning Honey in Canada. "We're in a trade war that determines which farmer gets hurt. That's all we want is a functioning market back."
The tariffs from both countries are hitting sectors including dairy, alcohol, wo...
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- 100+ positions with Buncombe County Schools could be eliminated
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- 2:46
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- 25 days ago
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- Buncombe County Schools says it may need to eliminate about 118 positions for the 2027-2028 school year to balance its budget.
Interim Superintendent Dr. Jennifer Reed discussed the potential staffing reductions during the Sept. 3 Board of Education meeting.
The district hopes to eliminate positions as employees retire, resign or leave for other jobs, rather than through layoffs. Officials have not yet said which jobs could be affected. Reed said the district is facing several financial pressures, including declining enrollment.
“We're still off around 300 students from what we had last year,” Reed said. “It indicates that our state funding will be less, most likely going into the '27-'28 school year.”
Chief Financial Officer Tina Thorpe said federal cuts are adding to the district’s financial pressure.
“The federal government just keeps cutting things, and it’s really impacting us, and it’s going to catch...
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- Looking back one year after Charlie Kirk's assassination from the day of to the trials that followed
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- 1:00:17
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- 25 days ago
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- WASHINGTON, D.C. (TNND) — Political activist Charlie Kirk was killed nearly a year ago, and as the anniversary approaches, so do the eulogies.
His divisive debates delighted conservatives but angered liberals, making him a sweetheart among Washington’s most MAGA politicians. Senator Mike Lee, the right-wing Utah Republican, said Tuesday that Kirk would’ve become president.
“He’d have been the most effective and successful conservative politician in more than a century,” Lee wrote on X. “So they killed him.”
Only one suspect, 23-year-old Tyler Robinson, has been charged with Kirk’s killing, and authorities believe he acted alone. His alleged motives haven’t yet been discussed in court—his case was just allowed Tuesday to proceed to trial—but officials say Kirk’s rhetoric was a factor. The activist used his large audience to promote controversial opinions, including that the Second Amendment is worth the gun deaths its critics say it cause...
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- Asheville approves new protections for tenants living in unsafe rentals
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- 2:36
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- 25 days ago
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- Asheville City Council unanimously approved an amendment to the city's housing code Tuesday night that could allow tenants to receive refunds for their rent when serious safety issues in their homes go unresolved. The vote followed public comments from tenants who described unlivable conditions.
"I feel like my neighbors and I are under attack – broken elevators, no heat or air conditioning, unsafe living conditions," one woman told councilmembers.
"Many of us also had no air conditioning in the summer," said Priya Ray, a volunteer with the Asheville Area Tenants' Union.
The Asheville Area Tenants Union pushed for the amendment, arguing that renters should not be required to continue paying for housing deemed unsafe.
Under the amendment, a city inspector would first have to determine that a rental property has conditions that make it unsafe. Those conditions could include a lack of hot water, the presence of raw sewage or missing sm...
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- Legacy of American heroism 25 years after 9/11 terrorist attacks lives on in new documentary
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- 6:13
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- 25 days ago
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- Twenty-five years after 9/11, the memories and the legacy remain. Producer Deborah Flora and director Jonathan Flora join The National News Desk to discuss “9/11 Remembered: 25 Years Later,” featuring the stories of survivors, first responders and families who lost loved ones, honoring the heroes and a nation forever changed.
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- 50 affordable homes to be rebuilt after Helene
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- 1:50
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- 26 days ago
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- Nearly two years after Helene wiped out dozens of affordable homes in Hendersonville, $16.8 million in federal funding is expected to help rebuild them as the city faces an ongoing shortage of housing residents can afford.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced the award to the Hendersonville Affordable Housing Corporation for Lincoln Circle and Robinson Terrace as part of $137 million recently approved for 114 recovery and mitigation projects across North Carolina.
The money comes as housing remains a growing challenge locally. Hendersonville’s 2026 Strategic Housing Plan estimates Henderson County will need about 10,000 additional housing units over the next five years.
The Housing Authority currently offers 375 affordable dwelling units for low and moderate income families, the elderly and those with disabilities. Still, housing officials said demand remains high and the storm exacerbated it.
Along both Lincoln ...
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- Why can't all 4 health systems build new hospital beds in western North Carolina?
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- 1:58
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- 26 days ago
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- Four health care systems are competing for approval to add 92 hospital beds in western North Carolina. But why does the state have to choose just one? That's the question from a viewer named David, who wrote to Ask 13 after learning about the competition involving Mission Health, Novant Health, UNC Health and AdventHealth.
"We can use all four in this area. It makes no sense to restrict the applicants. Let them all build. Great for competition and a choice of better care," he wrote.
The answer comes down to a decades-old North Carolina law: the Certificate of Need process.
North Carolina requires healthcare providers to receive state approval before adding certain hospital beds, facilities, or services. The state first began requiring approval for hospitals to add beds in 1971. After that law was struck down by the North Carolina Supreme Court, lawmakers reinstated a broader Certificate of Need system in 1978.
The purpose is to preven...
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- Third-party election mail reaches North Carolina voters
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- 2:44
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- 26 days ago
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- Election-related mail showing up in some North Carolina mailboxes may appear to come from election officials, but state leaders say some of that mail is being sent by third-party organizations.
The North Carolina State Board of Elections says third-party election mailings are not uncommon, particularly as an election approaches, and officials have received reports about them from voters across the state.
The State Board of Elections says voters who receive a mailing they are unsure about can contact their county board of elections or check their registration through the state's online voter search tool.
Read more: https://wlos.com/news/local/3rd-party-elections-mail-reaches-north-carolina-voters-november-general-midterm-election-wnc-voting-politics-democrat-republican
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- What's next for Lindsay Clancy after mistrial Former FBI agent breaks down the case
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- 4:46
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- 26 days ago
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- Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial has ended in a mistrial after jurors could not reach a unanimous verdict following nearly 40 hours of deliberations. Former Chicago Police Superintendent and FBI veteran Jody Weis joins us to break down what comes next in the closely watched case.
Read more: https://thenationaldesk.com/news/americas-news-now/lindsay-clancys-attorney-asks-president-trump-for-a-pardon-during-interview-sept-8-2026#
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- Hawaii prepares for Hurricane Lowell
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- 3:08
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- 26 days ago
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- Officials in Hawaii urged residents and visitors to prepare for heavy rains, flooding and possibly mudslides as Hurricane Lowell, a major Category 3 storm, prompted the National Hurricane Center to issue a tropical storm warning for two islands on Sunday.
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- Canada tariffs take effect and trade fight sparks economic concerns
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- 5:19
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- 26 days ago
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- President Donald Trump on Monday threatened to ban the sale of Canada’s Bombardier jets in the United States unless the company begins manufacturing there, escalating a trade war that followed the collapse of talks on Aug. 21.
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- Ask 13: Why can't all WNC hospitals build more beds?
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- 0:53
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- 26 days ago
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- Four health care systems in western North Carolina are vying to build 92 hospital beds. But why can’t they all move forward? Learn more about North Carolina’s Certificate of Need process. #news #healthcare
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- News 13 Morning Minute for Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026
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- 1:00
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- 26 days ago
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- More Helene recovery funds are heading to western North Carolina. Plus, will the cooler temperatures continue? Find out in our latest weather forecast. This is your News 13 Morning Minute for Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026.
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- King Apple Parade in Hendersonville, NC
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- 23:42
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- 26 days ago
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- Here’s a live look at Main Street in Hendersonville, where the King Apple Parade is underway, marking the end of the North Carolina Apple Festival. #news #northcarolina https://wlos.com/news/local/canton-labor-day-parade-western-north-carolina-118-year-tradition-paper-mill
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- Asheville eyes new future for Helene-damaged bridge
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- 2:52
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- 27 days ago
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- Nearly two years after Helene devastated parts of Asheville, city leaders are looking ahead to what the future could look like in one of the hardest-hit areas along the Swannanoa River.
The Azalea Road area suffered major damage during Helene, including the destruction of the Gashes Creek Bridge and extensive erosion along the riverbanks. The city is now working on a long-term plan to rebuild the area with a focus on recreation, transportation and resiliency.
Asheville City Council is expected to consider additional funding for Helene recovery at its Sept. 8 meeting. The funding includes money for critical infrastructure, including the temporary bridge at Gashes Creek.
For city council member Bo Hess, the future of the area is about more than simply replacing what Helene destroyed.
“When you see this, Bo, what goes through your heart after Helene?” News 13 asked Hess while touring the area.
“I think about all the fo...
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- The 80th King Apple Parade
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- 2:54
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- 27 days ago
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- Perfect weather and a packed Main Street helped cap the 80th North Carolina Apple Festival in Hendersonville Monday, as crowds turned out for the annual King Apple Parade.
More than 50 floats rolled down Main Street as spectators lined the sidewalks, in some places standing about 10 people deep, to watch the Labor Day tradition.
But before the parade got underway, volunteers were busy putting the finishing touches on their floats.
Mary Ray was among those working on float No. 32. Volunteers had spent days preparing the float, including working late the night before.
“We worked last night from 2 to 6:30 p.m. on this,” one volunteer said.
Ray said the float promoting the Henderson County Republican Party and area apple farms was designed around the festival's milestone anniversary.
“We’re going to have an arch that’s the shape of an outline of an apple and then we’re going to have 80 on top of it,...
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- Canton's 118th Labor Day parade
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- 2:34
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- 27 days ago
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- The longest-running Labor Day parade in western North Carolina drew hundreds of people to downtown Canton Monday, Sept. 7, as the town marked the 118th year of the tradition.
People lined the streets to watch colorful, homemade floats and local groups roll through the heart of town, cheering as the parade passed.
For children, the candy tossed from floats remains one of the biggest attractions.
But for many families, the parade represents something much bigger, a tradition passed down from one generation to the next.
Cathy Clampitt remembers participating in the parade herself as a child.
“I twirled the baton and marched in it almost every year,” she said. “Then when I got to high school, I was on the floats with my girlfriends. So it goes back a long way.”
Now a grandmother, Cathy is making sure her granddaughters get to experience the same tradition.
Along with floats and community grou...
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- Canton's Labor Day parade
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- 0:41
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- 27 days ago
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- The longest-running Labor Day parade in western North Carolina drew hundreds of people to downtown Canton Monday, Sept. 7, as the town marked the 118th year of the tradition.
People lined the streets to watch colorful, homemade floats and local groups roll through the heart of town, cheering as the parade passed.
For children, the candy tossed from floats remains one of the biggest attractions.
But for many families, the parade represents something much bigger, a tradition passed down from one generation to the next.
Cathy Clampitt remembers participating in the parade herself as a child.
“I twirled the baton and marched in it almost every year,” she said. “Then when I got to high school, I was on the floats with my girlfriends. So it goes back a long way.”
Now a grandmother, Cathy is making sure her granddaughters get to experience the same tradition.
Along with floats and community grou...
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- Study: 1 in 5 teens use AI for mental health advice, psychiatrist warns of risks
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- 5:36
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- 27 days ago
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- A growing number of American teenagers are turning to artificial intelligence for help with depression, anxiety and other mental health concerns, raising new questions about what happens when a chatbot begins taking the place of human connection.
New research shows roughly 1 in 5 teens has used AI for mental health advice, a trend that concerns some mental health professionals because those conversations can happen privately, without parents or other trusted adults knowing.
Speaking with The National News Desk, Dr. Josef Witt-Doerring, senior fellow of psychiatry at the Independent Medical Alliance, said his biggest concern is that teenagers may begin treating AI as more than an occasional source of information.
"I'm really worried about it because, to me, what I think they're really using it for is actually a social companion," Witt-Doerring said.
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- The New OIL WARFARE: Who Controls the World’s Energy
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- 8:17
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- 27 days ago
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- The National News Desk's Fact Check Team brings you research and data to back up today's trending stories.
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- George Masa's legacy lives on in the Smokies
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- 3:55
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- 28 days ago
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- Nearly a century after George Masa walked the trails of western North Carolina with a camera and a passion for the mountains, his work is helping a new generation see the Great Smoky Mountains differently.
A new exhibit at the Oconaluftee Visitor Center in Cherokee highlights Masa's life, photography and role in the effort to establish the national park. The exhibit is part of a broader effort to tell the story of a man whose contributions extended far beyond the photographs for which he is best known.
Paul Bonesteel, author and filmmaker of A Life Reimagined: The George Masa Story, has spent years researching Masa's life. What began with a photograph published in a newspaper eventually became a decades-long investigation into a Japanese immigrant who became deeply connected to the Southern Appalachians.
“When you see a picture of George Masa, for me, there was just something fascinating about him and his experience here in the mountains of West...
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- New absentee ballot rules take effect in NC
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- 2:27
- Date posted
- 28 days ago
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- The North Carolina State Board of Elections approved updated guidance Friday that spells out how county election officials should handle problems with returned absentee ballots, including when a voter can correct a mistake and when a ballot must be canceled and replaced.
The guidance also addresses absentee ballots returned in person. For most voters, only the voter, a near relative or legal guardian may hand-deliver the ballot. Voters who need assistance because of a disability may choose someone else.
If election officials have specific, first-hand information that an unauthorized person returned a ballot, the guidance directs the county to “spoil” the ballot — essentially cancel it — and issue a new one.
The changes came the same day North Carolina became the first state in the country to begin mailing absentee ballots for the 2026 general election.
State Board member Siobhan O’Duffy Millen said Friday that the changes ma...
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- Storm in western NC
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- 0:30
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- 28 days ago
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- On Saturday, Sept. 5, a round of severe weather brought some wind damage and power outages to western North Carolina and the Upstate region.
Even though that round of strong storms has moved on, people need to be weather aware again on Sunday, Sept. 6.
Much of the region, including Asheville, is under an elevated risk (level two of five) for severe weather Sunday afternoon and evening, with damaging wind being the main threat.
A cold front moved through western North Carolina Saturday night, stalling just to the south of our region.
There was enough energy near that frontal boundary to kick off some stronger storms.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms are forecast Sunday with severe storms possible. There is also a flash flood threat this evening for some western NC areas, with some slow-moving storms possible overnight.
High temperatures remain above average, though cooler than our recent string of 90-degre...
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- 'We're not stopping': 110 driving schools shut down after English failures tied to crashes
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- 5:00
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- 28 days ago
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- The federal government has shut down more than 110 commercial driving schools, effective immediately, after officials said the schools certified thousands of drivers who later failed English language checks during roadside inspections.
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Administrator Derek Barrs said the agency used emergency authority to remove the schools from the federal registry after connecting drivers who were placed out of service during inspections to where they received training.
“English language proficiency is not something that is new,” Barrs said. “It’s been on the books for a long period of time, nearly 100 years since 1937.”
Barrs said the agency traced the issue through roadside inspections and then back to the schools. He said the schools had trained “over 5000 individuals who had been placed out of service by law enforcement on roadside during inspection processes.”
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- Blue Ridge Health plans new Hendersonville facility
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- 1:57
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- 28 days ago
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- Blue Ridge Health is planning a new medical facility in Hendersonville that will expand patient care and provide a new home for a longtime family medicine residency program.
Blue Ridge Health has acquired about two acres at 617 and 621 Whitted Street, near UNC Health Pardee and the Pardee Health Sciences Center, for the planned three-story facility.
The building will become the new home of the Hendersonville Family Medicine Residency Program, which is operated through a partnership between Blue Ridge Health, the Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC) and UNC Health Pardee.
Blue Ridge Health said the new facility is intended to address limitations at the residency program's current clinic while providing additional exam rooms and more space for clinical care, teaching, meetings and administrative work.
"The new Blue Ridge Health Family Medical Building will be an investment not only in a new facility, but in the future of patien...
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- Fall colors coming soon to western NC
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- 2:14
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- 29 days ago
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- The Blue Ridge Mountains are still wearing their summer green, but western North Carolina's fall color season is just weeks away.
Western Carolina University biology professor Kathy Mathews says the region's diversity of trees and elevation help create a lengthy fall display.
"We have over 300 species of trees here in the mountains, and so each tree species has its own fall color," Mathews said. "So we have an array of color diversity here."
Color typically begins at the highest elevations before moving down the mountainsides.
"Color starts at the higher elevations simply because of the temperature," Mathews said. "If you go upward, up the mountains, the temperatures are cooler as well."
There are also encouraging signs for this year. Mathews says rainfall earlier this summer has left trees healthy despite some drought.
"They're not experiencing a lot of wilt or leaf drop right now, so that's great," Mathews ...
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- NASCAR legend's daughter speaks out after burglary
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- 2:52
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- 29 days ago
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- Retired NASCAR driver and racing legend Dave Marcis returned to his Arden home last Friday after being away for about a week, only to discover someone had broken in and stolen thousands of dollars’ worth of memorabilia and other valuables.
Marcis’ daughter, Shawn Beam, is speaking publicly about the burglary for the first time since it happened.
Beam says her father called her after returning home and asked whether she or her husband had been at the house.
“He said, ‘I think somebody’s been in here,’” Beam recalled.
When Marcis and his family began looking around, they found items had been taken from shelves and left scattered on the floor. They also discovered the basement door had been opened.
“When we went upstairs, we found all the stuff that was gone,” Beam said.
Among the stolen items were pieces tied to Marcis’ decades-long NASCAR career, including memorabilia, one-of-a-kind rings a...
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- Friday Night Rivals: North Henderson vs. Hendersonville
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- 3:10:05
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- 29 days ago
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- Friday Night Rivals returns for its third game of the 2026 high school football season as North Henderson travels to Hendersonville. #football #northcarolina https://wlos.com/sports/friday-night-rivals/north-henderson-vs-hendersonville-football-september-4-2026
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- NICU Awareness Month: Local parent grateful Mission Hospital NICU is close to home
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- 1:50
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- 29 days ago
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- It's NICU Awareness Month, and one local parent is sharing her story. She says she's thankful to have a NICU close to home at Mission Hospital in Asheville.
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- Sylva looks to decommission non-operational, aging dam
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- 29 days ago
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- The Town of Sylva in North Carolina is looking to decommission an aging, non-operational dam after a notice of deficiency from the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ) in the fall of 2025.
The 29-foot earthen embankment, which can hold nearly 8 million gallons of water when filled, was opened in the 1970s, but after a new dam in Cullowhee was built, the Sylva dam became non-operational.
"When the Tuckaseigee Water and Sewer Authority formed in the early ‘90s, they had their intake on that side, so that pretty much rendered this dam [Sylva dam] and impoundment obsolete," said Jake Scott, Sylva’s public works director.
Nearly 30 years later, the town received a notice of deficiency from NCDEQ, finding issues with the dam.
NCDEQ is offering the town four solutions, including repairing the dam, which is something Scott says does not address long-term costs like updating flood modeling every 10 years and submittin...
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- Friday Football Frenzy: Scores and highlights for Sept. 4, 2026
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- 30 days ago
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- Week 3 of Friday Football Frenzy is in the books!
Catch highlights from high school football action across the mountains, including Hendersonville’s 21-12 win over North Henderson, Owen’s 38-21 victory over Patton, Mitchell’s 42-0 shutout of Andrews and Asheville School’s 62-31 win over R-S Central. #football #highschool
Check out more scores, photos and Friday night football coverage from across Western North Carolina.
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- Businesses team up with WNC nonprofit to raise hunger awareness
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- 30 days ago
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- The month of September is "Hunger Action Month", with Haywood Christian Ministries partnering with several local businesses to bring awareness to the issue in the county. For the month of September, HCM has mapped out a calendar by working with local businesses to provide residents with “30 Ways in 30 Days to Help Your Hungry Neighbors.” The local nonprofit is partnering with 15 local businesses to help combat hunger in Haywood County.
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- New bridge built nearly 2 years after Helene
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- 2:37
- Date posted
- 30 days ago
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- For nearly two years, a group of Henderson County families has struggled to get home. Twelve families living along Jane Way Drive lost their only connection to the main road when Helene washed away their bridge.
The storm left behind more than just debris. It cut residents off from their community and forced them to find their own way across the river. Resident Jerry Flockner remembers seeing the damage for the first time.
“There is no bridge,” Flockner said. “The whole bridge was washed away. We found pieces of it a mile down the river.”
Flockner said he was trapped for six days after the storm.
“What I did was, I took my wife across in my skid steer to get across the river,” Flockner said.
For the next year and a half, residents relied on a makeshift bridge they built themselves, knowing every trip across came with risks. Now, nearly two years after Helene, those families finally have a safe and permanent way home....
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- Interview: Asheville shooting survivor speaks out
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- 23:12
- Date posted
- 30 days ago
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- On July 19, 2026, two people were killed and seven others were injured in a shooting in downtown Asheville. Nearly two months later, no arrests have been made, and the survivors are still healing.
One survivor, Dajonna Boyd, is sharing what she remembers and her long road to recovery.
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- Bear on roof in Asheville
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- Thank you to our News 13 viewer for sharing! Send in your bear photos/videoes: https://wlos.com/chimein
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- NC police chief defends Flock cameras amid concerns
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- 2:44
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- 30 days ago
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- Hendersonville Police Chief Blair Myhand is defending the use of Flock Safety license plate readers as some residents continue to question whether the technology could lead to broader surveillance.
Myhand addressed the concerns during a Hendersonville City Council meeting Thursday night, arguing that the cameras currently in use in the city and Henderson County are not designed to track people or monitor their movements.
“The thought that license plate recognition systems are a surveillance tool is not accurate,” Myhand told council members.
Flock cameras capture images of vehicles and their license plates as they pass a camera. Myhand said those images represent a specific moment in time and are used by investigators as leads.
“There is no surveillance. There is no tracking of movement,” Myhand said. “That image is only an investigative lead. It is not probable cause.”
Myhand also emphasized that the system d...
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- Oregon police release video of man shooting at police drone, swat team pinning him and his tractor a
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- 1:31
- Date posted
- 30 days ago
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- Oregon authorities released dramatic video showing 53-year-old Erik Shunn allegedly firing at arborists, law enforcement and a SWAT team drone during a standoff near Oregon City after becoming angry over trees being cut down that he believed belonged to him.
Investigators say Shunn fired more than 200 shots, attempted to create a barricade with a tractor and was ultimately arrested after a SWAT vehicle pinned him and the tractor against a house.
One arborist reported a bullet striking a log about six inches from him before he crawled to safety. Court documents say Shunn appeared intoxicated, and authorities say he was already prohibited from possessing firearms due to previous criminal cases.
He now faces several charges, including attempted murder, and is being held without bail.
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- What's replacing western NC's first Panera Bread?
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- 1:07
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- Panera Bread is gone from South Asheville, but what's coming to the now-cleared site?
A viewer named Shawn wrote to Ask 13 about the former Panera location on Hendersonville Road:
"What is happening with the Panera on Hendersonville Road near Gerber Village? I noticed the sign came down and now the whole lot has been cleared. What is going in there?"
The restaurant closed its doors at the beginning of July after its lease was not renewed. The chain restaurant's South Asheville location had been a neighborhood staple since the early 2010s. It was also Panera's first location in western North Carolina.
Now, the restaurant is gone, and the site has been cleared. So, what's next? Nothing has been officially announced yet.
Pulliam Properties owns the property, and owner Rusty Pulliam says he is currently working with several interested commercial users for the site.
"I am working with several interested commercial users ...
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- News 13 Morning Minute for Friday, Sept. 4, 2026
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- 0:45
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- The Asheville mayoral race is starting to heat up. Plus, the heat wave here in the mountains continues, with highs in the lower 90s today. This is your News 13 Morning Minute for Friday, Sept. 4, 2026.
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- Data center backlash uniting far left & far right
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- 2:16
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- In a country where few issues unite people across the political spectrum, one appears to be bucking that trend: opposition to data centers built to power artificial intelligence.
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- Marxists and Islamists joining forces Inside the ‘RED GREEN ALLIANCE’
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- 5:01
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- A national policy organization is raising concerns about what it describes as a growing "Red-Green Alliance," an ideological partnership between some far-left and Islamist movements united by opposition to Western political institutions despite having significantly different long-term goals.
The Center for Renewing America argues the phenomenon deserves greater attention as debates over socialism, capitalism and American institutions increasingly play out in politics, on college campuses and among younger generations.
Speaking with The National News Desk, Wade Miller, executive director of the Center for Renewing America, described the term as referring broadly to cooperation between Marxist and Islamist movements.
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- High school cancels football game
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- 0:51
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- The stands at Swain County High School's football field will be a little quieter on Friday, Sept. 4, after the school canceled its game due to numerous player injuries.
The announcement came early Tuesday, Sept. 1, stating that the Maroon Devils will not face the Franklin Mustangs out of concern for players' safety and well-being.
"There was concerns with the number of active players and so they looked at that Monday, and they addressed it with the team to reengage, remeasure the injury report and then decided at that point in time that we did not have enough active players," said Brandon Sutton, Swain County Schools Superintendent.
Starting the season with 23 players, dressing 15 players for the team's last game against the Pisgah High School Bears, that number started to shrink.
"We had a couple kids come out in the first half, so I think when we started the second half, we were down to 13, and then at the end of the ball game I thi...
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- Asheville mayoral race: Key issues driving voters
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- 3:17
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- The race for mayor in Asheville is shaping up to be one of the most closely watched contests in the mountains.
It's a rematch between incumbent Mayor Esther Manheimer and Councilwoman Kim Roney, who came within striking distance of beating Manheimer in 2022. Election records confirm Manheimer received 21,032 votes, while Roney received 17,918.
Now with just two months until Election Day, voters are sharing what important issues they think the contenders should openly talk about and say specifically where they stand.
For Asheville entrepreneur Frank Ballantine, who's lived in the city for decades, there are two big issues: Homelessness and public safety.
Ballantine says he wants a broader and open conversation by Manheimer and Roney about how the city responds to people experiencing homelessness.
"Talk about all aspects of the issue, whether it's programs that make the city more attractive to unhoused populations that are ...
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- 'I wouldn't call it a war' Vance gives latest on Iran
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- 2:35
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- In the first White House press briefing in more than one month, on Thursday, Vice President JD Vance gave journalists his latest assessment on the Iran war.
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