Local
1 year ago
Do look up! Racing balloons could stray across our skies

The annual Atlantic Balloon Race is underway, as balloons took off from Helen, Ga., in a sprint to the coast.

Politics
1 year ago
Donald Trump found guilty in hush money trial

The jury in Donald Trump’s hush money trial has reached a verdict, signaling a highly anticipated culmination of the first criminal case against a former American president.

Health & Wellness
1 year ago
Report calls for countywide effort on youth suicide, mental health

A report being presented next week is based on a review of child fatalities in 2022 and sounds an alarm about a “youth mental health & suicide crisis.”

Housing
1 year ago
Homeless shelter opens in West Asheville as learning series continues

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Homelessness has long been a hot topic in Asheville with […]

Crime & Safety
1 year ago
Police want public’s help solving 2021 Haywood Road shooting

Keith Larnel Blair, 31, was shot and killed in the parking lot behind the Bledsoe Building on Haywood Road about 1 a.m. May 29, 2021.

Crime & Safety
1 year ago
Man faces 9 years in prison for gunshots into Woodfin homes

The suspect was short of his 18th birthday at the time of the incidents but was indicted as an adult and sentenced to 111 to 158 months in prison.

Once slated for demolition, Cappadocia Church might get new life with three housing units in Asheville's East End neighborhood.
Housing
1 year ago
Asheville City Council OKs converting church into housing

The long vacant Cappadocia F.B.H. Church will be converted into three housing units in the East End/Valley Street neighborhood.

Local
1 year ago
Asheville council approves ‘Boosting the Block’ contract

Final approval of the contractor had been delayed two months over concerns that Asheville-based firms were overlooked.

Crime & Safety
1 year ago
19-year-old critically injured in shooting on Blue Ridge Parkway

One person was injured in a shooting on the Blue Ridge Parkway on Wednesday afternoon.

Crime & Safety
1 year ago
Marion man charged in death by distribution case

After a man’s drug overdose death in March 2023, investigators were led to a suspect now charged with felonious death by distribution.