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Canton's Town Hall, Fire Department relocate
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- Canton's Town Hall, Fire Department relocate
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- 1:19
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- The Town of Canton is turning over a new leaf as the demolition of its Town Hall and Fire Department buildings wraps up.
After being flooded multiple times during Ivan/Frances, Fred and Helene, the departments that once called the two buildings home are relocating.
"We do need to find a permanent home, you know, for our administration and more importantly, our safety," said Zeb Smathers, Mayor of Canton.
Smathers says the departments' new homes have already been found.
"Renovations are underway across Canton, renovating an old Champion Credit Union building to be our town hall, another bank building to be our police department, and we are off the races in designing and taking the first steps in constructing a brand new fire department for our firefighters," Smathers said.
As renovations and construction are underway, the departments are being housed in temporary trailers on Summer Street. The fire department is soon heading to t...
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- I-26 Connector Project forces coffee shop relocation
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- 1:57
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- A business owner who had to move because of the I-26 Connector Project has found a new home for her business.
She says this is thanks to a collaboration with another local business.
"I’m comfortable in change, because change excites me," said Veronica Carlson, the Owner of Asheville Kava X Coffee. "I've been out of operation for about a month and a half now."
She says since the relocation notice, she's had to adapt.
"I can't say I was devastated. It was like a punch, but a punch to action. It's like, okay, time to shift," said Carlson.
And her customers weren't happy to see her go.
"It was just a shame that I discovered it right as they were tearing it down practically," said Rory Killian.
North Carolina Department of Transportation estimated there would be about 80 relocations due to the I-26 Connector Project.
"The DOT covered the move," said Carlson. "They provide up to $...
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- Apple growers optimistic as crops recover from recent challenges
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- 2:00
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Henderson County apple growers say they are optimistic after crops recover from recent challenges.
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- What are the next steps for Trump's changes to childhood vaccine scheduling?
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- 5:42
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- 2 months ago
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- The Trump administration is directing changes to federal childhood vaccine policy that would place greater emphasis on individual risk and shared decision-making between parents and doctors.
A new executive order divides vaccines into three categories: those recommended for all children, those recommended for certain high-risk groups and those left to shared decision-making between families and their physicians. The order does not by itself rewrite the childhood immunization schedule followed by pediatricians, with changes to federal recommendations still requiring action through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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- Fake Buncombe County email nearly costs $13K
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- 2:24
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Buncombe County staff are warning residents and developers about an email scam targeting planning and zoning applications.
Rob Morris is getting ready to build on the 600-acre Christmount Christian Assembly in Black Mountain. The campus is used for camping, retreats and conferences.
Morris, the executive director of Christmount, says he's been in regular contact with Buncombe County as they work to develop what will be the campus's latest addition, a residential lodge for campers with special needs.
In July, Morris received an email that appeared to come from Buncombe County.
"When I got this email, it was just like any other email," said Morris. "And they had the billing information correct. They had my name, the organization name, our address."
"So, it all sounds, you know, legit," Morris said.
But it wasn't.
It was a scam attempt meant to impersonate government.
The email requeste...
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- New rollercoaster at Dollywood
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- 1:59
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Dollywood is celebrating its newest edition, the NightFlight Expedition, the first of its kind in the world.
The $60 million immersive experience focuses on following Cora and Jasper Oakley, the niece and nephew of Ned Oakley, a character made famous at the Big Bear Mountain family coaster.
"I think it's gonna really catch people off guard with the uniqueness of it," said Dollywood Parks and Resorts president Eugene Naughton.
According to a news release, the ride was created and built by Dollywood, Herschend Creative Studios, and manufacturer Mack Rides.
"It has a media-based room that we're gonna be traveling and flying through the Smoky Mountains. It's gonna be as close to a VR experience that you possibly can have, and then probably my funnest part of the ride that I really like is the rapids area," Naughton said.
Originally supposed to open in the spring, the ride experienced an engineering delay, but officials say th...
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- Woman faces federal charges after World War II Memorial vandalism
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- 1:03
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- An arrest has been made after the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C., was vandalized with red paint and a substance that caused a fountain to bubble.
U.S. Attorney Jeanie Pirro announced Friday morning that Melissa L. Farris is in custody and faces two felony charges: depredation against property of the United States and destruction of veterans' memorials.
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- The birthplace of a former NC governor
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- 3:40
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- The birthplace of former North Carolina Gov. Zebulon Baird Vance is offering visitors a chance to explore one of the state’s most controversial historical figures — and the times he lived in.
Vance was born in 1830 at Reems Creek in what is now northern Buncombe County. He went on to become the only North Carolina governor to serve two terms during two very different periods in the state’s history: first as governor of the Confederate state of North Carolina during the Civil War, and later as governor of North Carolina after the war.
But Vance’s legacy is complicated. He was well educated and known as a powerful and persuasive speaker who could connect with both wealthy and working-class audiences. He was also born into a family that enslaved at least 34 people between 1790 and 1865.
The property was once a plantation where the Vance family grew corn and raised hogs. That agricultural operation helped build the family's wealth and prominen...
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- Flock camera concerns in western NC
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- 1:07
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- New safeguards announced by Flock Safety are doing little to ease concerns among some Henderson County residents who have been pushing for the removal of the company's license plate-reading cameras.
The changes come as the debate over the technology continues locally, just days after residents spoke out about Flock cameras operating across Henderson County and an online petition calling for their removal gained more than 1,000 signatures.
Flock Safety announced new restrictions this week following reports of law enforcement officers around the country misusing its license plate reader network. Among the changes, the company says it will reduce how long it stores license plate data from 30 days to seven days and requires agencies to provide a specific reason and case number or incident number when conducting searches.
The company is also introducing additional auditing and oversight measures aimed at identifying potentially improper searches.
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- Western NC residents raise Flock camera concerns
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- 2:27
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- New safeguards announced by Flock Safety are doing little to ease concerns among some Henderson County residents who have been pushing for the removal of the company's license plate-reading cameras.
The changes come as the debate over the technology continues locally, just days after residents spoke out about Flock cameras operating across Henderson County and an online petition calling for their removal gained more than 1,000 signatures.
Flock Safety announced new restrictions this week following reports of law enforcement officers around the country misusing its license plate reader network. Among the changes, the company says it will reduce how long it stores license plate data from 30 days to seven days and requires agencies to provide a specific reason and case number or incident number when conducting searches.
The company is also introducing additional auditing and oversight measures aimed at identifying potentially improper searches.
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- ‘Graphic’ videos found in Philadelphia home reveal fate of 2 missing women
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- 2:27
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Philadelphia police say digital evidence recovered from the home of 44-year-old Eugene Horsch appears to show two women who have been missing for years dead inside the residence. Investigators identified the women as Maribel Fresses, missing since 2018, and Gabriela Amerondo, missing since 2012, but their bodies have not been found.
Former FBI agent JJ Klaver says the absence of bodies makes the investigation especially difficult because authorities lack an easy DNA source to compare with forensic evidence from the home. Police have also recovered more than 20 containers of an unknown substance from an alleged basement lab, five urns containing cremated remains, zip ties and a handwritten note referencing serial killer Ted Bundy.
Investigators have reportedly examined only a small portion of the digital evidence and continue searching the home for forensic links to other victims or missing people. Klaver says a witness coming forward could help break the case ...
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- Legal expert: Mangione guilty plea could threaten New York murder prosecution
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- 5:03
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Luigi Mangione’s guilty plea to federal charges could create a significant legal challenge for the separate New York murder case against him, a former federal prosecutor told 7News.
Mangione, a Maryland man accused of fatally shooting the CEO of a health insurance company, pleaded guilty to two federal stalking charges Friday.
Former federal prosecutor Neama Rahmani discussed what could happen next during an interview with 7News anchor Megan Clarke, saying Mangione’s attorneys are expected to argue that New York’s double jeopardy protections prevent the state murder prosecution from moving forward.
RELATED | Luigi Mangione expected in Manhattan federal court Friday as plea deal is weighed
Parallel federal and state prosecutions generally do not violate the U.S. Constitution’s Double Jeopardy Clause because the federal government and states are considered separate sovereigns.
Rahmani said New York, however, has additional protections governing su...
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- Waynesville Housing Authority Seeks Funding for Repairs
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- 0:58
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- The Waynesville Housing Authority (WHA) is seeking funding after a seam failure on the south-facing wall of its Tower Apartment Complex that houses the elderly and those with disabilities.
"It really happened in January; it was like a huge gush in a unit. Multiple units, I believe it was two or three units the first time," said Beth Kahl, executive director of the Waynesville Housing Authority.
The housing authority is placing a tarp over the south-side wall, aiming to keep water out.
"We put a tarp over it, and the wind actually got that tarp during the next storm and water came in a second time, and it affected more units," Kahl said.
The tarp is only a temporary fix as WHA seeks nearly $100,000 to help fix both the exterior and interior damage to the south side of the building, finding issues in their search.
According to WHA, the water caused substantial interior damage, requiring the necessary demolition of interior wall co...
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- Helene, then arson destroys western NC coffee shop
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- 1:56
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- High Five Coffee is planning another comeback along the French Broad River after two damaging events in less than two years.
Hurricane Helene flooded and damaged the Riverside Drive coffee shop, forcing owner Jay Weatherly to rebuild. The business eventually reopened, but High Five Coffee was set on fire in May, destroying the building.
Now, Weatherly plans to bring High Five Coffee back to Riverside Drive in September, this time as a mobile coffee shop.
Weatherly told News 13 the May 7 fire was set as an act of revenge after he tried to help an employee get out of a domestic violence situation.
“After the fire, it’s not something that I can build back the same way before due to regulations and permitting,” Weatherly said.
From Helene to another comeback
Flooding from Helene damaged the building on Riverside Drive. Weatherly spent about 10 months rebuilding before the coffee shop reopened.
The bus...
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- NC congressional GOP nominee's first appearance
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- 3:07
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- State Representative Jennifer Balkcom makes her first public appearance since being selected as the Republican nominee for North Carolina’s 11th Congressional District.
Balkcom, who hopes to make history as the first woman elected to Congress from NC-11, spoke one-on-one with News 13 following a groundbreaking rebuilding ceremony for Asheville Buncombe Community Christian Ministry's (ABCCM) Veterans Restoration Quarters.
ABCCM leaders thanked Balkcom for her work securing state funding for the project, starting nearly two years after Helene.
“She’s been very instrumental in some success that we’ve had recently with our General Assembly partners,” an ABCCM representative said.
Balkcom helped advocate for $5 million in state funding for the Veterans Restoration Quarters project that also has FEMA funds.
“That’s why we work together to secure five million from the state,” Balkcom said.
Now...
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- News 13 Morning Minute for Friday, Aug. 14, 2026
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- 1:00
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Guardrails are being added near Flock cameras, and High Five Coffee plans to reopen soon with a mobile unit. This is your News 13 Morning Minute for Friday, Aug. 14, 2026.
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- Western NC business progress nearly 2 years post-Helene
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- 2:11
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- A nonprofit based in Asheville just released survey findings that show how businesses across Western North Carolina are doing nearly two years after Helene.
Some respondents say they're still struggling.
Kim and Richard Sayles, the owners of Grafton Lodge in Lake Lure, say revenue is still below what it was before Helene, and they're not seeing as many tourists as they used to.
"(We're) hanging on for dear life and making sure we can keep paying bills and staying here," said Kim Sayles.
"(We're still) getting the word out that Lake Lure has been open since November of 2024," said Richard Sayles.
Right now, they're concerned about not making enough sales this summer to get through the winter.
"When is enough? When should I stop giving money to the business and having to sell? And nobody enjoys selling when you're not ready to," said Kim Sayles.
Mountain BizWorks conducted the local business impact...
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- Tate brothers' lawyer speaks about their upcoming hearing
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- 12:49
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- The Tate brothers' attorney, Joseph McBride takes questions outside the Miami federal courthouse as a detention hearing continues to August 27.
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- Driver steals ambulance, fatally shot by Texas law enforcement
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- 2:02
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- 2 months ago
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- A TxDPS trooper fatally shot the driver of a stolen Fort Worth Fire/EMS ambulance Thursday morning after the driver led law enforcement on a chase down I-35 and intentionally rammed multiple vehicles, closing the upper deck of the interstate for hours.
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- Update on murder suicide deaths at Minnesota daycare
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- 19:09
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- 2 months ago
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- Official update on the murder suicide at an at-home daycare in Minnesota, where police say a man killed his partner and child while other children were present.
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- Solar eclipse from Portugal
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- 1:31
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- 2 months ago
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- Skywatchers across the Northern Hemisphere got a chance to see the Moon take a bite out of the Sun on Wednesday, August 12, 2026, when a total solar eclipse crossed parts of the North Atlantic region and a partial eclipse was visible across a wide swath of the U.S., Canada and Europe.
The total solar eclipse swept across Greenland, Iceland, northern Russia, the Atlantic Ocean, Spain, and a small part of Portugal. Beyond the path of totality, the partial solar eclipse was visible across a much wider portion of the Northern Hemisphere, including the northern and eastern United States, most of Canada, much of Europe, and northwestern Africa.
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- Jennifer Balkcom, GOP nominee for NC-11 race, talks with News 13
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- 4:34
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Jennifer Balkcom, the newly named GOP nominee in the race for North Carolina's 11th Congressional District, spoke with News 13 for the first time since a committee selected her to replace Rep. Chuck Edwards on the November ballot. #ncpol #election
Balkcom attended Thursday's groundbreaking ceremony for Asheville Buncombe Community Christian Ministry's (ABCCM) new veterans facility along Tunnel Road. We asked her what she's been doing in the days since entering the NC-11 race and why she changed political parties.
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- Democratic Socialists and what they mean for midterms
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- 11:11
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- 2 months ago
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- Many leaders in the Democratic Party are calling for unity as we approach the midterm elections. But with more and more so-called "Democratic Socialists" winning primary elections, there are concerns they may turn off more moderate and independent voters.
People are tired of the status quo politics and establishment policies. They want real change," Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, said.
That change is coming, with a series of recent victories by more progressive candidates, including those who call themselves Democratic Socialists.
My hope is that our democracy will never be the same," Abdul El-Sayed said.
Last week’s narrow win by Abdul El-Sayed in the Democratic primary race for Senate in Michigan is now top of mind for the party.
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- NC woman requests separate trials for poisoning death cases
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- 2:30
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- 2 months ago
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- A Henderson County woman accused of poisoning and killing her daughter in 2025 and a man nearly two decades earlier is asking a judge to separate the two murder cases for trial.
Gudrun Casper-Leinenkugel, 52, is facing murder charges and many felony charges connected to the deaths of her daughter, Leela Jean Livis, and Michael “Misha” Schmidt.
Investigators allege Casper-Leinenkugel poisoned a bottle of wine during a family Thanksgiving gathering in 2025, killing Livis. Prosecutors also accuse her of poisoning Schmidt, who died in 2007.
They claim she attempted to kill her other daughter, Mia Lacey, and Lacey’s boyfriend, Richard Pegg, during the Thanksgiving gathering.
On Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026, the defense filed a motion asking a judge to separate the 2007 murder charge from the charges stemming from the 2025 case.
Casper-Leinenkugel’s attorney, Paul Bidwell, told News 13 there's not enough evidence.
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- Jennifer Balkcom talks GOP nomination for NC-11
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- 1:18
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Jennifer Balkcom, the newly named GOP nominee in the race for North Carolina's 11th Congressional District, spoke with News 13 for the first time since a committee selected her to replace Rep. Chuck Edwards on the November ballot. #ncpol #election
Balkcom attended Thursday's groundbreaking ceremony for Asheville Buncombe Community Christian Ministry's (ABCCM) new veterans facility along Tunnel Road. We asked her what she's been doing in the days since entering the NC-11 race and why she changed political parties.
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- Asheville gallery teams up with PGA Tour
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- 1:02
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Asheville’s arts scene and the PGA Tour may seem like an unlikely pairing, but one downtown gallery is finding a way to connect the two — and bring more visitors through its doors.
The Asheville Gallery of Art is the longest-standing fine arts gallery in downtown Asheville. Established in 1988, the gallery features a diverse group of artists, including both emerging and established artists.
Gallery President Margie Kluska and Vice President Carol Fetty say the gallery has weathered many challenges over the years, most recently the devastation caused by Helene.
“The arts scene has been heavily challenged because of the hurricane,” Fetty said, explaining that tourism to the area dropped after the storm.
That decline had a direct impact on the gallery. Kluska and Fetty say roughly 80% to 90% of the gallery’s sales come from tourists.
Connecting art and golf
With the PGA Tour returning to Asheville this fall, ...
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- News 13 Morning Minute for Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026
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- 1:02
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- A new behavioral health center for teens is opening in Henderson County. Plus, expect higher temperatures and humidity through the weekend. This is your News 13 Morning Minute for Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026.
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- 4 hospital groups compete for beds in western NC
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- 3:18
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Four hospital groups will make their public pitches next week for a state health department license for 92 hospital beds in Asheville, setting the stage for another potential shake-up in the region's health care market.
Mission Health, Novant Health, UNC Health and AdventHealth have each submitted applications for the beds.
UNC Health is proposing a $747 million hospital on the west bank of the French Broad River, according to its application filed June 15. The proposed site, UNC Health West Medical Center, wants to build on what is the current site of the Westgate Shopping Center.
The application shows the project would amount to a nearly $1 billion investment when additional spending on doctors, nurses, equipment, and other infrastructure is factored in.
The proposed hospital would have an emergency department and a staff of nearly 400. UNC Health hopes to open the facility in about six years if approved for the beds license.
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- Helicopter crash near Austin Texas claims two lives
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- 0:53
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- 2 months ago
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- SALADO, Texas — Two pilots were killed Wednesday afternoon when a Fort Hood-based Apache helicopter crashed in a field near Salado, sparking a large grass fire and prompting evacuations in the area, according to CNN.
Read more: https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/2-pilots-killed-in-fort-hood-apache-helicopter-crash-near-salado-wildfire-sparked
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- 2 pilots killed in Army Apache helicopter crash, wildfire sparked
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- 1:40
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- 2 months ago
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- SALADO, Texas — Two pilots were killed Wednesday afternoon when a Fort Hood-based Apache helicopter crashed in a field near Salado, sparking a large grass fire and prompting evacuations in the area, according to CNN.
Read more: https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/2-pilots-killed-in-fort-hood-apache-helicopter-crash-near-salado-wildfire-sparked
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- Georgia student pulls firearm on another student
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- 1:38
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- 2 months ago
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- Iranian tensions escalate as alleged threats prompt Trump to switch planes
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- 9:17
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- 2 months ago
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- Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer demanded a briefing Tuesday on the alleged Iranian threats that prompted President Donald Trump to deceive the public by secretly switching planes last month.
The Washington Post reported Monday that Trump hid in a catering truck to board a plane after entering a different one in Turkey, the Middle Eastern country that shares a border with Iran and which hosted the July NATO summit attended by the president and other allied leaders. Trump confirmed Tuesday he changed planes but didn't explain the threat he said prompted the covert action.
"The Senate should be immediately briefed on the Iranian threats against the President, the extraordinary measures taken to get him out of Turkey, any risks posed to U.S. personnel, and any threat to the homeland," Schumer said in a statement. "It is unacceptable that Congress was kept in the dark and instead learned about this serious threat through press reports."
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- News 13 Morning Minute for Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026
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- Two more western North Carolina counties head back to school today. And as the students head back, it will be hot. A Weather Warn Day has been issued as feels-like temperatures will reach the 90s. This is your News 13 Morning Minute for Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026.
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- Lake Lure's Rainbow Bridge making comeback after Helene
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- The Rainbow Bridge in Lake Lure is coming back to life, nearly two years after it was destroyed by Helene.
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- Waynesville seeks $1 million to strengthen bridge
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- The Town of Waynesville is seeking $1 million to help fund a project to strengthen a bridge that leads to its wastewater treatment plant. The current bridge isn't built to hold the weight of the trucks coming to the facility, an engineer told News 13.
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- Sen. Darline Graham speaks after SC special Republican primary night
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- 2 months ago
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- Sen. Darline Graham speaks after South Carolina's special Republican primary election.
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- Ralph Norman speaks after SC special Republican primary night
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- Congressman Ralph Norman speaks after South Carolina’s special Republican primary to replace her late Sen. Lindsey Graham.
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- Hunter Biden’s viral interviews fuel speculation about possible political future
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- Hunter Biden has returned to the public eye with a string of high-profile and viral interviews, fueling renewed speculation about whether the controversial figure could have a political future.
In recent weeks, Biden has appeared in long-form conversations with prominent voices, including some who have criticized him in the past. He has been a frequent target of conservative media and political figures over his laptop, his business dealings and his struggles with addiction, but he has now been sitting down with some of those same people and, at times, finding common ground.
On “The Tucker Carlson Show” on Monday, host Tucker Carlson said, “I advocated for all kinds of things that I now regret advocating for.”
“Particularly the things that you said about me,” Biden replied as the two laughed.
Carlson added he should have been more understanding about Biden's battles with addiction.
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- Trump & Pirro clash in rare public split after decades as allies
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- Their relationship stretches back well before Trump entered politics, through their years as prominent figures in New York and Pirro’s time as a prosecutor, judge and television personality. When Trump faced some of the most consequential moments of his political career, Pirro was frequently among his most vocal defenders.
https://krcgtv.com/news/nation-world/trump-jeanine-pirro-relationship-reflecting-pool-case-washington-dc-prosecutor-new-york
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- Hail in Marion, North Carolina
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- We're getting a lot of reports of storms and hail in Marion, North Carolina, this evening. Dan Crawley just shared this video through Chime In. #weather #ncwx #storm
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- Tuesday primaries in Wisconsin, South Carolina and Minnesota to shape strategies
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- Voters in several states are heading to the polls Tuesday in a series of closely watched primary elections that could shape both parties' strategies heading into the November midterms.
The contests include Democratic primaries in Wisconsin and Michigan, where progressive and self-described socialist candidates are competing for statewide nominations, as well as Republican races in South Carolina and Minnesota.
Speaking with The National News Desk, The Daily Signal national correspondent Tony Kinnett said Wisconsin's Democratic gubernatorial primary is one of the races drawing the most national attention.
"We're seeing them in battleground states like Wisconsin," Kinnett said of socialist candidates. "It definitely changes the conversation about the general election."
Kinnett argued that many of the voters propelling progressive candidates through Democratic primaries differ from the broader coalition needed to win a statewide general election.
"A lo...
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- Community cleanup set for Asheville's Tunnel Road
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- 2 months ago
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- The county has scheduled a community cleanup for the Tunnel Road area at the end of August.
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- News 13 Morning Minute for Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026
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- 2 months ago
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- S.C. voters will vote for the replacement for the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, and in other voting news, Rep. Jennifer Balkcom was picked to replace Rep. Chuck Edwards as the N.C. 11 candidate. This is your News 13 Morning Minute for Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026.
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- A hummingbird feeding frenzy in Burnsville
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- 2 months ago
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- Tricia Martin sent us this video of a hummingbird feeding frenzy at her Burnsville home.
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- Jackson County commissioners vote to send $105M bond application in for review
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- In a three-to-two vote at the Monday, Aug. 10, special-called meeting, Jackson County Commissioners approved an application for a $105 million bond referendum to be sent to the Local Government Commission (LGC), the first step in getting the referendum on the Nov. 3 ballot. #school #northcarolina #news
The referendum aims to help the school district complete items on its needs list, including the following projects:
Blue Ridge School, which is estimated to cost between $30 million and $38 million for a new gymnasium, cafeteria, auditorium, and six to eight classrooms.
Proposed New Middle School, which is estimated to cost $110 million, including the original school design that included athletic fields, a track, and classrooms for future growth, the district has already been awarded $52 million for the new school.
District-Wide Capital & Deferred Maintenance Projects aimed at completing maintenance needs across the county.
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- GOP chooses Rep. Chuck Edwards' replacement in congressional race
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- Jennifer Balkcom was selected Monday night to replace Rep. Chuck Edwards as the Republican nominee for North Carolina's 11th Congressional District race.
The state representative from Henderson County has served two terms in office representing District 117. She serves as chair of the Appropriations, Agriculture, Natural and Economic Resources Committee and the Insurance Committee, as well as vice chair of the Appropriations Committee and the House Select Committee on Helene Recovery. #election #politics
Balkcom was among six candidates the North Carolina Republican Party's 11th Congressional District Executive Committee considered during Monday's meeting to replace Rep. Edwards on the ballot in November.
Edwards announced he was no longer seeking reelection Aug. 5 in the wake of a U.S. House Committee on Ethics report that recommended the incumbent be censured over alleged misconduct with staffers.
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- Henderson County residents push to remove Flock cameras over privacy concerns
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- A petition calling for the removal of Flock Safety cameras in Henderson County has gained hundreds of signatures as some residents raise concerns about privacy, data collection and the growing use of the technology.
Henderson County resident Austin Rhodes started the online petition, which had 937 signatures and more than 500 shares as of Monday afternoon.
“I'm trying to get as much attention to the subject as possible so that way change can be made in the county,” Rhodes said.
Rhodes said his ultimate goal is to have the cameras removed from the county.
“We've had successful policing here as long as the county's been here and have the argument that we can't do our jobs effectively without it. That's a silly and moot point," he said.
According to DeFlock, an online source that maps automated license plate reader cameras across the U.S., there are 39 Flock cameras in Henderson County.
The cameras automat...
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- Trump responds to list of Iranian demands with a demand of his own
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- Tightening its grip on a key maritime trade route, Iran issued a list of demands for the United States to meet before shipping traffic in the Strait of Hormuz can resume. All of the demands appear to be non-starters for the White House.
Iranian leaders said the United States must lift its blockade on Iranian ports, withdraw American forces surrounding Iran, lift sanctions, unfreeze Iranian assets, refrain from using insulting and threatening language toward Iran, and pay Iran for damages caused by the war.
In a social media post Monday, President Donald Trump said the last demand on that list was never brought up during past talks with Iran.
"But it is an interesting idea because now I am likewise demanding compensation from Iran, for all of the people that they have killed and gravely wounded with their roadside bombs and many conflicts, for which they are famous, as led initially by General Soleimani, including the families of those killed on the USS Cole, and tho...
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- 'WHITE PRIVILEGE' DiJonai Carrington posts after being ejected after HIT on Sophie Cunningham
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- 2 months ago
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- Chicago Sky forward and guard DiJonai Carrington sent a post on Threads where she wrote "white privilege" and tagged the Indiana Fever after being kicked out of Saturday's game for hitting Sophie Cunningham in the face.
Carrington previously faced controversy for poking Caitlin Clark, Cunningham's teammate, in the eye during the 2024 playoffs. With two minutes left in the first quarter, Cunningham was headed for a layup when she delivered the hit.
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- Republican border sheriff pushes back as bulldozers arrive in Big Bend National Park
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- 2 months ago
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- On this episode of the Edward R. Murrow Award-winning podcast, investigative reporter Yami Virgin takes you to Big Bend, where bulldozers and heavy equipment have arrived as a $1.7 billion border security project moves forward. Republican Terrell County Sheriff Thaddeus Cleveland joins us from the border as questions grow over what will be built. Others along the border question how a road can be carved through the rugged terrain without using explosives in this iconic Texas gem. Hosted and produced by Yami Virgin. Edited by Paul Sanchez.
https://foxsanantonio.com/newsletter-daily/republican-border-sheriff-pushes-back-as-bulldozers-arrive-in-big-bend-national-park-immigration-border-thaddeus-cleveland-texas-san-antonio-edward-r-murrow-award-podcast
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