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Crime & Safety
2 weeks ago
First court hearing set for teen charged in Fairview killings

16-year-old Star Grant faces adult murder charges after extradition from Tennessee

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Local
2 weeks ago
Things to do in Asheville and WNC: May 15-17

Looking for events in the Asheville area this weekend? From Latin Dance Night in downtown Asheville to ballet, live music, art shows, outdoor movies and bike festivals, there are plenty of ways to enjoy the weekend across Western North Carolina.

Five volunteers in Mountain True shirts stand in front of a trailer loaded with metal pipes in a sunny outdoor lot.
Community
2 weeks ago
Public calls on PVC pipe manufacturer to clean up French Broad River

Concerned members of the community gathered at Riverside Rhapsody Beer Company last night to discuss the environmental impact PVC pipes from IPEX Inc. have had on the French Broad River after Tropical Storm Helene.

Buncombe County Sheriff's Office
Crime & Safety
2 weeks ago
Star Grant returned to Buncombe County in triple homicide case

Teen charged as adult; co-defendant expected to be extradited later this week

Crime & Safety
2 weeks ago
Asheville OKs real-time police intelligence center despite public backlash

Residents waited nearly six hours to speak as council moved forward with controversial surveillance funding

Education
2 weeks ago
Asheville City Schools among districts affected in Canvas data breach

Instructure confirms unauthorized access, says student learning data was not compromised

Community
2 weeks ago
Council rejects Caribou Road rezoning for 100-unit Shiloh housing project

Vote follows lengthy public hearing over density, traffic and neighborhood compatibility

Gudrun Casper-Leinenkugel
Crime & Safety
2 weeks ago
Gudrun Casper-Leinenkugel remains jailed in poisoning case

Bond hearing delayed until May 20 in case of Henderson County woman accused of poisoning daughter at Thanksgiving dinner

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Community
3 weeks ago
Annual arts brunch to present recovery plan, honor late photographer

ArtsAVL will honor Andrea Clark, the late photographer and historian, with an award at the event, which will also feature the presentation of the Asheville–Buncombe Arts Recovery Framework.

Devan Loving arrived in Buncombe County at 2:50 p.m. Thursday, where he was served warrants charging him with three counts of first-degree murder, one count of conspiracy to commit murder and one count of child abduction.
Crime & Safety
3 weeks ago
UPDATE: Triple murder suspect returned to Buncombe County

Loving is charged with three counts of first-degree murder and is being held without bond

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