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Wake Up, Asheville! episodes
- Wednesday, Feb. 4: Mission's 'Jeopardy' Details + DA Candidate Details + Voters At Risk + Beaver Lake Drainage
Today's Asheville newscast includes these stories:
- 23,000 tons salt spread; icy roads linger statewide
- Mission Hospital cited after measles patients waited unisolated
- Buncombe DA Democrats split on decriminalization, accountability, reform
- 70,000 NC voters risk provisional ballots over missing ID
- Beaver Lake drained to fix hurricane-stuck valve; refilling
4 min - Tuesday, Feb. 3: Cold Fallout + Firefighters' Raises + Violent Crime Drop + Ingles' Profits + Early Voting at WCU
Today's Asheville newscast includes these stories:
- Bitter cold, black ice greeted Asheville area yesterday
- Asheville firefighters want pay raises for their 'most vulnerable'
- Asheville violent crime dropped in 2025, fewest homicides since 2017
- Ingles’ sales, profits surged as grocery prices soared following pandemic
- Students challenge state after early voting sites cut at NC universities
5 min - Monday, Feb. 2: Post-Storm Schooling + Code Purple Overflow + UNCA Panel Criticized + Mission's 'Immediate Jeopardy'
Today's Asheville newscast includes these stories:
- WNC schools go virtual after storm dumps 14.5 inches.
- Code Purple shelter overflows; unhoused man yields bed during snow.
- UNC Asheville woods panel criticized as insider-only, closed-door process.
- Mission Hospital again in immediate jeopardy; regulators cite patient risk.
- Asheville DEI, $30M gap to face NC House committee scrutiny.
4 min - Friday, Jan. 30: Storm Watch + Tourist Traffic Up + Rental Hurdles Eased + Library Director Resigns
Today's Asheville newscast includes these stories:
- Winter Storm Watch: up to seven inches possible through Saturday
- Downtown Asheville holiday traffic up; recovery still uneven
- Blue Ridge Parkway visits hit 17.5 million, highest since 2006
- Asheville eases ADU conversions, removing variance and fee
- Fontana Regional Library director resigns amid board tensions
5 min - Thursday, Jan. 29: Recovery Grants + Home Help + UNCA Advisory Group + Heating Aid + Youth Support
Today's Asheville newscast includes these stories:
- Asheville approves $15.5M Helene small-business recovery grants
- Nearly $1M HOME funds for WNC rent, repairs, down payments
- UNC Asheville forms advisory committee for 200-acre Millennial Campus
- ABCCM anticipates spike in heating aid as temps plunge
- YouthBuild CORE-2 offers free GED and construction training
4 min - Zelda Briarwood: Bringing Vantage of Community, Social Work to Congressional Campaign
In this special episode, former social worker Zelda Briarwood talks with Matt Peiken about their campaign for Western North Carolina's Congressional seat. This bonus episode is one of four this week featuring candidates on the Democratic Party primary ballot for North Carolina's U.S. House District 11.
20 min - Dr. Paul Maddox: Pledging to Identify, Study, Fix Problems in Congress
In this special episode, cancer researcher Dr. Paul Maddox talks with Matt Peiken about his campaign for Western North Carolina's Congressional seat. This bonus episode is one of four this week featuring candidates on the Democratic Party primary ballot for North Carolina's U.S. House District 11.
25 min - Dr. Richard Hudspeth: Proposing Internal Congressional Medicine as Democratic Party Candidate
In this special episode, family physician Dr. Richard Hudspeth talks with Matt Peiken about his campaign for Western North Carolina's Congressional seat. This bonus episode is one of four this week featuring candidates on the Democratic Party primary ballot for North Carolina's U.S. House District 11.
29 min - Jamie Ager: From Farm to the Table of Politics, Candidate for Congress
In this special episode, Hickory Nut Gap Farm co-founder Jamie Ager talks with Matt Peiken about his campaign for Western North Carolina's Congressional seat. This bonus episode is one of four this week featuring candidates on the Democratic Party primary ballot for North Carolina's U.S. House District 11.
31 min - Thursday, Jan. 15: Asheville Projects $30M Budget Gap + Hospitality Jobs Down + Early Voting Locales Trimmed
Today's Asheville newscast includes these stories:
- Asheville projects $30M gap; tax hike likely
- Helene’s shadow: Asheville hospitality jobs down, lodging sales
- NC elections board ends WCU early voting; Madison spared
- Buncombe DSS partners with Foster Family Alliance for permanency
- Black Mountain Brewing deck approved despite fire rules, records show
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About Wake Up, Asheville!
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Catch up on all the Asheville news every weekday morning. Our newscast podcast draws stories from across the local news media landscape to keep you in-the-know in under four minutes.