Today's newscast includes these stories:

• Housing Authority: Ella Santos named Asheville Housing Authority CEO after year-long vacancy.
• Traffic Enforcement: APD issues 563 citations in Halloween safety campaign, no fatalities.
• Resilience Grants: Asheville seeks $415M in FEMA funds for hazard mitigation projects.
• Investigation: Chief Justice Newby’s ruling legalized GOP gerrymandering before 2024 election.
• Outdoor Venue: Orange Peel plans new flood-resilient Thompson Street concert space.

Today's newscast includes these stories:

• Mission Staffing: Hospital hires 200 new workers, but nurse retention concerns persist.
• River Cleanup: MountainTrue removes 10,000 pounds of Helene debris from rivers daily.
• MANNA Moves: Food bank relocates to Mills River facility after storm damage.
• Winter Shelter: Asheville expands Code Purple beds, offers free transit to sites.
• Park Funding: Shutdown forces cutbacks to Smokies, Parkway operations as aid dwindles.

Today's newscast includes these stories:

• UNCA Development: University delays commission on controversial stadium project atop campus forest.
• Food Response: Buncombe, nonprofits expand aid as shutdown threatens SNAP, WIC access.
• Municipal Elections: Woodfin, Weaverville voters decide key races amid growth, recovery debates.
• Gentrification Series: Watchdog examines how “slim-tall” homes reshape Asheville’s Black neighborhoods.
• Andrea Clark: Beloved photographer who chronicled Asheville’s Black history dies at 80.

Today's newscast includes these stories:

• Code Purple: Asheville approves shelter plan with expanded services.
• Weaverville Election: Candidates focus on growth, housing and safety near new hospital.
• Early Voting: Madison County trims voting sites from three to one.
• Land Protection: Foothills Conservancy secures 834 acres at Gillespie Gap.
• Greenway Project: Nasty Branch Greenway to honor Southside history, construction begins next year.

Today's newscast includes these stories:

• Urban Renewal: AVL Watchdog details Southside’s destruction and lasting impact on Black Asheville.
• Recovery Boards: City Council forms four advisory groups to steer Helene recovery.
• Tourism Rebound: Hotels recover faster than rentals as Asheville tourism slowly improves.
• River Cleanup: MountainTrue gets $750K grant to expand post-Helene restoration work.
• Food Aid: BeLoved Asheville launches “EAT Card” program to combat hunger locally.

Today’s newscast includes these stories:

• Shutdown may delay SNAP, WIC aid for 1.4M North Carolinians
• Federal grant releases final $4M for Helene recovery jobs
• UNC professor Paul Maddox joins Democrats challenging Rep. Chuck Edwards
• UNCA Lecture Series explores Southern Indigenous identity and environment
• Holiday flights to Asheville down 9%, among nation’s steepest declines

Today's newscast includes these stories:

• Assault Appeal: Swannanoa man appeals conviction for assault during Trump’s 2024 visit.
• SNAP Delays: Shutdown threatens food aid for 30,000 Buncombe residents, nonprofits brace.
• Affordable Housing: Haywood Street opens 41-unit Lady Gloria Ridge Community downtown.
• Gallery Leadership: Blue Spiral 1 names Nicole McConville as new director.
• Cherokee Exhibit: WCU unveils permanent Cherokee language and culture display.

Today’s newscast includes these stories:

• Redistricting Finalized: NC GOP passes map potentially adding one seat, weakening Dem Rep. Davis.
• Fiedler Column: Watchdog critic condemns GOP gerrymandering as undemocratic power grab.
• I-40 Toll Plan: Officials weigh adding express toll lanes between Clyde and Asheville.
• Helene Recovery: Buncombe allocates $14M for storm repairs, landslide mitigation.
• Neighborhood Grants: Asheville to host Oct. 29 workshop.

Today’s newscast includes these stories:

• Redistricting Map: NC GOP approves new gerrymandered map likely adding one U.S. House seat.
• Mission Sanctioned: Federal regulators place Mission Hospital in ‘immediate jeopardy’ over safety.
• Voter Trial: Groups challenge NC’s same-day registration law as discriminatory.
• RAD Report: Asheville denies plans to relocate River Arts District despite study.
• Campground Renovation: Davidson River Campground closing until 2026 for major upgrades.

Today’s newscast includes these stories:

• Hospital Expansion: Four health systems compete to add 129 beds in Buncombe.
• Closed Meetings Probe: Buncombe commissioners face investigation over possible open-meetings violation.
• Redistricting Map: NC GOP targets First District to expand congressional majority.
• Airport Expansion: Asheville airport begins South Terminal demolition for $400M upgrade.
• Bear Release: Twelve rehabilitated cubs returned to wild; tracking continues statewide.