The plane was 8,000 feet up when the pilot turned on the electric fuel pump and switched fuel tanks.

Two men flying to a business trip crash in the North Carolina Mountains but are able to survive thanks in part to the quick action of firefighters.

The Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office confirms to News Channel 7 that Misty Carter was pregnant when she was killed.

Deputies identified the body of 21 year old Misty Carter from Mountain Home in Henderson County

Buncombe County Health Center began giving out H1N1 vaccines Saturday to county residents.

The Hendersonville Police arrested William George Tillman who is accused of three counts of first degree sex offense of a child and three counts of sexual exploitation of a minor.

Deputy will receive a letter of reprimand and several days without pay.

911 tapes released. Buncombe Co. deputy under internal investigation.

David Pace pleaded guilty to the charges in federal court. Pace could spend 10 years to life in prison without parole.

A 60-year-old patient has died of H1N1 flu, according to the Buncombe County Health Center.

Storm Team 7 expects more showers and thunderstorms in the Carolinas Wednesday. Some of those storms could be severe before wet weather is replaced by the hottest temperatures of the year.

South Carolina school districts breathed a sigh of relief following the state Supreme Court ruling which forces Governor Sanford to take $ 700-million in stimulus money, while some teachers in North Carolina were reeling from the news that they were being laid off.  News Channel 7 spoke with a teacher in Buncombe County who was caught off guard by the news.

80 Buncombe County teachers received letters Monday telling them their contracts will not be reneweed for the coming school year because of looming budget cuts.

DHEC says two of the samples taken at the Newberry Academy are “probable” cases of swine flu.

Buncombe County Health Director Gibbie Harris tells News Channel 7 that two County residents who traveled to Mexico have developed flu like symptoms.