Jennifer Emert
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Consumer Reports: How to stop air pollution inside your home
Believe it or not, the air quality inside your home can be worse than the air you breathe outside, especially in colder months when the windows and doors are cl → Read More
Consumer Reports: New law aims to prevent furniture tip-overs
It’s a deadly danger inside many households: furniture that tips over. Over the past two decades, hundreds of young children have died and thousands more have b → Read More
Masks now optional at 1 mountain health system as respiratory illnesses decline
Masks now optional at 1 mountain health system as respiratory illnesses decline | WLOS → Read More
Consumer Reports: What's the best tasting frozen pizza?
Is there a pizza in your freezer? If you answered yes, you are not alone. And, according to a recent survey, most people who eat frozen pizza said the taste has → Read More
Consumer Reports: Bathroom scales and when to weigh yourself
The new year is here, and improving your health and wellness—including losing some weight—may be on your list of resolutions. Keeping yourself accountable can b → Read More
Consumer Reports: Tips to help you sleep better, wake up refreshed
New year, new you! But if you’re still having trouble falling or staying asleep, maybe it’s not you—maybe where you sleep could use some upgrading. The experts → Read More
Henderson County Habitat for Humanity helps Ukrainian family build new home and future
Henderson County Habitat for Humanity builds home for a Ukrainian family. → Read More
EBCI medical marijuana program to begin selling in 2023
DO NOT PUBLISH -- BUILDING FOR LATER THIS WEEK -- RUNS 12/21.... JENNIn 2023, if you qualify, you will be able to buy small amounts of medicinal marijuana with → Read More
Henderson County Habitat for Humanity offers to help qualified homeowners with repairs
A program designed to help preserve affordable homeownership is in need of homeowners with projects.Henderson County Habitat for Humanity is encouraging homeown → Read More
Consumer Reports: You can't always trust claims on non-toxic cookware
Cookware makes a great holiday gift, and if you’re shopping for nonstick pans, you might notice labels saying the pans are nontoxic and made without dangerous c → Read More
Asheville firefighters seek screenings outside their benefits to better know cancer risks
Cancer is the No. 1 cause of death among firefighters.News 13's Deadlier than Fire series has focused on the need for occupational cancer resources for North Ca → Read More
Consumer Reports: Stores with the best and worst return policies
They say it’s the thought that counts, but maybe that’s only really true if you can return it for something you actually want. While some stores will let you re → Read More
December hearing set to get answers from former Buncombe Co. manager Wanda Greene
A hearing in December hopes to get answers from former Buncombe County manager Wanda Greene.The county's attorney filed paperwork earlier this week that requir → Read More
Not feeling well? Don't go to Thanksgiving gatherings, health officials say
A number of respiratory illnesses are circulating in the mountains, and Western North Carolina health officials are urging caution going into the holiday weeken → Read More
Leaders plan public feedback sessions on what's next for 'heart of the city' Pack Square
“Hundreds of people visit on the weekends, if not thousands every hour, why not have it memorialize something beautiful, said Jules Blumenthal, whose job takes → Read More
Consumer Reports: Time to switch to rechargeable batteries
Batteries are something many of us rely on to power up our TV remote or a flashlight during a storm. And if you have kids, you know the constant demand for fres → Read More
How is Western North Carolina faring with COVID, RSV and flu cases?
Western North Carolina’s mountain counties continue seeing an uptick in cases of respiratory illness.While some cases of COVID-19, respiratory syncytial virus ( → Read More
Consumer Reports: The collagen craze, what's all the hype?
Here’s yet another trend to add to your list: collagen. Promising younger-looking skin and flexible joints — Consumer Reports says this craze may actually have → Read More
Election Services expects record number early and absentee voters
A record number of absentee by mail ballots have been requested in Buncombe County for the mid-term elections.Buncombe County Election Services director Corinne → Read More
Consumer Reports: How to fight back against medical debt
If you’ve ever been contacted by a collection agency over medical debt, you’re not alone. Over 40 million people have unpaid medical bills sent to collections. → Read More