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North Carolina among states with fastest-growing car insurance rates: Insurify
A combination of multiple factors, including climate-driven natural disasters, inflation and the soaring prices of new cars is projected to send premiums rocketing in 2024, according to a study by online insurance marketplace Insurify.
Person killed by rip currents in North Carolina as Hurricane Ernesto swells
As Hurricane Ernesto was hundreds of miles off North Carolina over the weekend, the storm was felt along the coast with an Outer Banks home collapse, flooding on roads and now a death from rip currents stirred up by the storm.
County considers $2.5 million increase to renovation project
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — A $2.5 million increase to a renovation project is on the agenda for Buncombe County commissioners. The original budget for exterior work on the 200 College St. administration building was based on exploratory work performed in 2020 in which masonry elements in certain areas of the building were removed to investigate water intrusions.
Pickens Regional Joint Water System discusses new plant, city withdrawal
PICKENS COUNTY, S.C. (WSPA) — The Pickens Regional Joint Water System (PRJWS) met with Pickens County Council Monday to discuss plans to build a water treatment plant on Lake Keowee. The meeting came a month after the city of Pickens withdrew from PRJWS. During a city council meeting in July, Pickens Mayor Isaiah Scipio said […]
Former Lagoona Bay Developer Raising Eyebrows With New Proposal In North Carolina
It seems any time there’s a proposal for a new project, someone will have objections for various reasons. And now, the controversial former Lagoona Bay developer new proposal is raising some eyebrows in North Carolina. The Original Project That Was Pulled. Perhaps you remember the troubled Lagoona Bay project...
Attorney General Josh Stein Announces Health Care Fraud Sentencing
(RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein announced today that Valerie Ann Sinclair of Fayetteville pleaded guilty to 21 counts of obtaining property by false pretenses in Moore County Superior Court. Judge Regina M. Joe ordered Sinclair to surrender her clinical mental health counselor supervisor license and pay $71,046.04 in restitution to the North Carolina Medicaid program. She also sentenced Sinclair to 60 months of supervised probation and required Sinclair to immediately serve 90 days of confinement.
Tryon Riding and Hunt Club cancels 2025 Block House Steeplechase
TRYON, N.C. (WLOS) — Citing financial struggles and logistical challenges hosting the race, Tryon Riding and Hunt Club has decided to suspend the annual Block House Steeplechase for 2025. According to a news release, the decision came after discussions with Block House Steeplechase stakeholders. The Tryon Riding and Hunt...
Talk of strike before vote is premature, Mission nurse says
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Another deadline is looming in the showdown between Mission Hospital and the nurses union. Mission Hospital and its unionized nurses have been at the bargaining table since April, trying to reach an agreement on a new contract. Their most recent contract — ratified in 2021 — was the nurses’ first union contract, and it expired July 2, 2024.
Help save shelter dogs in N.C. on National Dog Day
Best Friends Animal Society, a leading national animal welfare organization working to end the killing of cats and dogs in America’s shelters in 2025, released data showing that in 2023, 207,400 dogs were killed in shelters simply because they didn’t have a place to call home. That makes National Dog Day an ideal time to talk about how people can help save the lives of homeless canines across the country.
Talk of strike before vote is premature, Mission nurse says
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Another deadline is looming in the showdown between Mission Hospital and the nurses union. Mission Hospital and its unionized nurses have been at the bargaining table since April, trying to reach an agreement on a new contract. Their most recent contract — ratified in 2021 — was the nurses’ first union contract, and it expired July 2, 2024.
Local Artist Georgia Fox to Appear on Acoustic Highway
The Acoustic Highway welcomes local artist Georgia Fox to the 89.5 studio for this week’s program. Fox recently performed at the WHRO Leaders Board “Play Your Heart Out” showcase. She’ll talk music and perform live. Also, music from Tyler Hilton, Tracy Chapman, and Carrie Newcomer. And, we’ll hear from the late John Prine when he teamed with Iris Dement for the 1999 album “In Spite of Ourselves.” They sang four tracks on the album including the title track. And, a track from (almost local) artist Dustin Furlow and the title track from his wonderful album “The Sound That You Call Home.” The former Virginia Beach resident now calls Asheville, North Carolina his home. It’s new, it’s live, it’s local. On the Highway. Sunday night at 9 on WHRV.
Former Hickory teacher calls for compensation for advanced degrees
HICKORY, N.C. — Many North Carolina schools are going back to class with fewer teachers than they need, as the state ranks near the bottom for teacher pay. Amid multiple pushes to change that, one former Hickory teacher is calling attention to Master's Pay, or extra compensation for advanced degrees.
21 people indicted, including five accused gang members, in multi-agency effort to catch alleged criminals
EDENTON, N.C. — In one of the largest, multi-agency coordinated efforts in Northeast North Carolina, more than 20 people are now behind bars for alleged violent crimes throughout the state. According to law enforcement leaders, these arrests are the result of a months-long partnership, called the "Violent Crime Action...
1 dead in North Carolina beach rip currents, 40 weekend surf rescues amid Hurricane Ernesto swells
As Hurricane Ernesto was hundreds of miles off North Carolina over the weekend, the storm was felt along the coast with an Outer Banks home collapse, flooding on roads and now a death from rip currents stirred up by the storm.
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