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Wake Up, Asheville! episodes
- Tuesday, Dec. 9: Code Purple + New Recovery Grants + Lingering Debris + Housing Programs + Graffiti Dascshund
Today's newscast includes these stories:
- Code Purple extends shelter options during ongoing WNC freeze
- New DEQ program helps WNC communities secure Helene recovery grants
- MountainTrue crews haul tons of Helene debris from WNC creeks
- State readies Helene-funded multi-family, workforce housing programs for WNC
- Auggie the dachshund fights Asheville’s silliest sidewalk chalk citation
4 min - Monday, Dec. 8: New City Manager + Distressed Counties + Mission Trauma + East Fork Expansion + Five R=Points Revival
Today's newscast includes these stories:
- Asheville taps DK Wesley as next city manager post-Helene
- Helene damage pushes six WNC counties into higher distress tiers
- Mission Hospital earns Level I trauma status amid safety concerns
- East Fork Pottery plans major Asheville expansion, adding higher-wage jobs
- Helene-displaced businesses revive Asheville’s Five Points creative corridor
4 min - Friday, Dec. 5: Edwards Primary Challenge + Homelessness on Rise + Home Values Explained + Helene Assistance Awaits + Saluda Trail Advances
Today's newscast includes these stories:
- Adam Smith presents primary challenge to Chuck Edwards.
- Advocates urge more housing, support as Buncombe homelessness hits 755.
- County explains 2026 reappraisal: higher values won’t always raise taxes.
- Many WNC Homeowners still haven’t applied for rebuilding assistance.
- Saluda Grade Trail advances after corridor purchase, despite storm delays.
4 min - Thursday, Dec. 4: APD Traffic Help + Urban Forest Restart + Ingles Losses + Teachers with Guns
Today's newscast includes these stories:
- Asheville plans civilian team to handle minor crash investigations.
- Asheville restarts urban forest planning, seeks broad community input.
- Tropical Storm Helene cuts Ingles profits, prompts Swannanoa store rebuild.
- New law lets some Asheville private-school staff carry guns.
- Fiedler: GOP reshapes election oversight, advancing Trump-aligned voter strategy.
5 min - Wednesday, Dec. 3: Public Park Input + Prather Defending Seat + Build Hendersonville + Thomas Wolfe Award Finalists
Today's newscast includes these stories:
- Asheville seeks public input on Helene-damaged riverfront park recovery.
- Lindsey Prather launches re-election bid in Buncombe’s shifting District 115.
- Hendersonville launches Build Hendersonville, inviting residents’ ideas for improvements.
- Ben Long’s frescoes form a living heritage trail across WNC.
- Thomas Wolfe Award finalists celebrate Western North Carolina’s literary richness.
4 min - Tuesday, Dec. 2: Mission Noncompliance + Farmers Still Struggling + Violent Crime Drop + Challenge to Pless + Pisgah's Decade
Today's newscast includes these stories:
- Regulators cite deadly failures as Mission Hospital remains noncompliant.
- Report: Helene-battered small farms struggle as federal aid denied.
- Asheville violent crime falls sharply, even as property offenses rise.
- Retired judge Danny Davis challenges Rep. Mark Pless in 118th.
- Pisgah Conservancy marks decade of volunteer-driven forest restoration projects.
5 min - Monday, Dec. 1: Post-Helene Toxins + Dems Attack Whatley's Helene Effort + Salvage Station Plans Indoors Return + Secret Recorder Arrest
Today's newscast includes these stories:
- Study finds Helene left French Broad River loaded with toxins.
- Democrats target Whatley’s Helene recovery record in 2026 Senate race.
- Asheville man admits hiding Starbucks bathroom cameras, recording unsuspecting customers.
- Salvage Station relocating indoors to River Arts District Homer building.
- Asheville seeks public input on post-Helene riverfront park recoveries.
4 min - Tuesday, Nov. 25: Wells Fargo Building Purchase + Outdoor Concert Venue + Haw Creek Appeal + Forest Service Sued
Today's newscast includes these stories:
- Local firm buys downtown Wells Fargo building; tenants stay put.
- City panel backs Orange Peel’s 6,000-cap riverside concert venue.
- Haw Creek subdivision eyes court fight after bridge access denial.
- Environmental groups sue Forest Service over Nolichucky salvage logging.
- Buncombe libraries restore and expand hours after Helene service cuts.
4 min - Monday, Nov. 24: Interim Police Chief + Emma Residents' Lawsuit + Free Childcare for Helene-Impacted Families + Pisgah Passage Trail
Today's newscast includes these stories:
- Deputy Jackie Stepp appointed Asheville’s interim police chief during transition.
- Emma residents sue to block townhouses, preserve cooperative mobile homes.
- State funds free childcare for Helene-impacted families across WNC.
- Indivisible Asheville organizers pursue tipping-point participation through sustained protests.
- New Pisgah Passage loop connects Brevard to surrounding public lands.
4 min - Friday, Nov. 21: Pratt & Whitney Fast-Track? + Haw Creek Plan Rejected + AVL Cost of Living + SoCon Deal
Today's newscast includes these stories:
- State Incentives: Pratt & Whitney got fast-tracked funding despite missed job goals, sparking backlash.
- Haw Creek Vote: Asheville rejected a 49-home, 35-townhome plan over flooding concerns.
- Cost of Living: Report says single adults need $117K to live comfortably in Asheville.
- SoCon Deal: Asheville secured the Southern Conference basketball tournament through 2035.
- Civic Openings: Residents invited to apply for Asheville boards and commissions.
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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.