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Western NC drivers brace for higher pump prices and ripple effects on costs
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (680+ words) Criminally Obsessed examines how the Lindsay Clancy trial could change the way we discuss postpartum treatments. President Donald Trump delivers the Presidential Keynote at the Republican National Committee's Midterm Convention in Dallas, Texas. ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Oil prices are climbing again,…...
Trump says there is bipartisan support in Congress for a Hollywood tax incentive
1+ week, 5+ day ago (137+ words) WLOS News 13 provides local news, weather forecasts, traffic updates, notices of events and items of interest in the community, sports and entertainment programming for Asheville, NC and nearby towns and communities in Western North Carolina and the Upstate of South…...
Hiker rescued in Linville Gorge after 24 agencies' response and 1 heroic run for blood
1+ week, 6+ day ago (368+ words) BURKE COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — Twenty-four agencies assisted in a hiker rescue over the weekend in Burke County, and while it was a team effort, one volunteer will be remembered for a heroic run. According to a social media post made on…...
Great Smoky Mountains National Park, NC crews search for missing Illinois man
2+ week, 1+ day ago (193+ words) GATLINBURG, TENN. (WLOS) — The Great Smoky Mountains National Park continues the search for a missing Illinois man, with assistance from agencies including western North Carolina emergency crews. The National Park said Marcin Bachleda-Blaszczak was reported missing on the evening of…...
N.C. reaches historic settlement of up to $645M with tech giant Meta
2+ week, 4+ day ago (389+ words) RALEIGH, N.C. (WLOS) — Meta, which owns Instagram and Facebook, will pay up to $645 million, with a guaranteed minimum of $451 million, to North Carolina, Attorney General Jeff Jackson announced on Aug. 26 in a news conference. Jackson was joined by North Carolina Gov....
Critics say new 'Stop Nick Shirley Act' will make uncovering fraud more difficult
2+ week, 6+ day ago (360+ words) WASHINGTON (TNND) — Nick Shirley’s videos went viral almost overnight. They showed him knocking on taxpayer-funded daycare centers in Minnesota and, in many cases, finding them empty, in what he called a push to expose fraud. His efforts have resulted in…...
Federal probe into Eric Swalwell draws scrutiny after agents seize electronic devices
2+ week, 6+ day ago (822+ words) President Donald Trump highlights school choice with Education Secretary Linda McMahon. Former Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., is facing federal scrutiny after investigators seized his phone and laptop and searched his Washington home as part of an investigation involving sexual misconduct…...
Experts to spotlight social media’s impact on developing brains as Meta case continues
2+ week, 6+ day ago (242+ words) by HANNAH BOETTCHER | The National News Desk CALIFORNIA (TNND) — A California trial against Meta entered its second week, with states expected to present more evidence about social media’s effects on children’s brains as they accuse the company of designing its…...
Magnitude 2.0 earthquake recorded near Weaverville Sunday
3+ week, 11+ hour ago (94+ words) WLOS A magnitude 2.0 earthquake was recorded near Weaverville on Sunday morning, Aug. 23, at 7:57 a.m. local time. The U.S. Geological Survey located the epicenter 5 miles east-northeast of Weaverville and about 9 miles north-northeast of Asheville. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 2 miles. Western…...
Newly released FBI records detail Swalwell’s ties to suspected Chinese operative
3+ week, 2+ day ago (349+ words) by MOLLY K. GIBBS | The National News Desk WASHINGTON (TNND) — Newly released FBI records are shedding more light on the concerns behind a high-profile fight over former Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell’s access to the House Intelligence Committee. Then-House Speaker Kevin McCarthy,…...