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Dean Hensley

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  1. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Dean Hensley

    Drought Monitor: Lake Lure receives most rain in single day since Helene hit 2 years ago (opens the original)

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    RALEIGH, N.C. (WLOS) — The latest U.S. Drought Monitor released Oct. 1, which was measured from statistics for the week of Sept. 22-29, shows many counties in western North Carolina with less drought conditions, thanks to heavy rainfall. One of the areas receiving the most rain was Lake Lure in Rutherford County. According to the Monitor, on Sept. 23, the town had largest single-day amount of rain (5.2 inches) since Helene, which dropped approximately 10 inches of rain on Lake Lure on Sept. 27,

  2. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Dean Hensley

    2 fish species found upstream from Helene-washed-out dam for 1st time in over a century (opens the original)

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    ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — While the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission and members of Warren Wilson College were conducting fish monitoring surveys upstream from the Lake Craig Dam washed out by Helene two years ago, they made a surprising discovery. According to an article by the NCWRC, the washed-out dam allowed fish passage upstream in the Swannanoa River for the first time in decades. During the surveys, they discovered two freshwater species upstream: Smallmouth bass and russet dar

  3. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Dean Hensley

    2 accused of illegally harvesting ginseng in Great Smoky Mountains National Park (opens the original)

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    GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK, N.C. (WLOS) — Great Smoky Mountains National Park rangers recently caught and fined two people after ginseng was harvested in the park. According to a social media post on Sept. 30, rangers said one suspect was found with 167 poached ginseng roots, and another was found with 521 poached roots, weighing eight pounds. The Park didn't say how much the two people were fined. A U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service article reports wild ginseng can sell for $500 or more p

  4. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Dean Hensley

    Sheriff's office: Woman arrested after being caught with 50 grams of methamphetamine (opens the original)

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    MCDOWELL COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — A report of a possible assault with a firearm resulted in the arrest of an Old Fort woman for drug trafficking charges recently, according to the McDowell County Sheriff's Office. The sheriff's office reported in a Sept. 30 news release that 32-year-old Chandra Danielle McCool was arrested on Sept. 20 after deputies apprehended her while she was reportedly concealing 50 grams of methamphetamine. Deputies said when they arrived at the residence, they couldn't find a

  5. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Dean Hensley

    Sheriff's office searching for Candler man reported missing since Sept. 4 (opens the original)

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    CANDLER, N.C. (WLOS) — The Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office is still searching for a man who was first reported missing on Sept. 4. The sheriff's office announced on Sept. 30 that it will be conducting a search operation today in the area of Milksick Cove Road in Candler for 68-year-old Edward Malloy. According to a news release, a Silver Alert was first issued for Malloy on Sept. 4. The sheriff's office said there will be a large law enforcement and emergency services presence in the area utili

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