Local
2 years ago
Is your crew strong enough to drag a fire truck for charity?

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Muscle-up, Asheville. Teams of local firefighters and police officers want […]

Crime & Safety
2 years ago
Authorities investigating area man’s fall from Myrtle Beach hotel

A Hendersonville man died in a six-story fall early Sunday after gunfire rang out in a hotel room in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, police said in a Facebook post.

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper signs a proclamation celebrating assisters who enroll people in health care coverage, surrounded by member of the NC Navigator Consortium and the Care Share Health Alliance, April 16, 2024.
Health & Wellness
2 years ago
Governor honors assisters who help people enroll in health coverage

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper on Tuesday honored those who’ve helped hundreds of thousands of state residents enroll in health care coverage, including navigators from Buncombe County.

Education
2 years ago
Near misses around school buses inspire safety survey event

School bus drivers will be documenting drivers who ignore warning lights and stop arms in an annual survey Wednesday.

Henderson County Courthouse
Local
2 years ago
Henderson County considers a pathway connecting two schools

Henderson County Commissioners will consider spending $51,000 on a pathway connecting two schools at a meeting at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 17, at 1 Historic Courthouse Square in Hendersonville.

Dustin Keith Payne
Obituaries
2 years ago
Dustin Keith Payne, 1986-2024

Asheville — Dustin Keith Payne, 38, went home to be with The Lord on […]

runners
Health & Wellness
2 years ago
Area runners have two choices of 5K events on April 20

Events include the “She Slay 5K” in Hendersonville and the “Haw Creek Hustle” in Asheville.

Map of Ferry Road subdivision, from a presentation at the Asheville City Council in March 2024.
Housing
2 years ago
Commissioners to get update on 645-unit Ferry Road project

Buncombe County commissioners will get an update on a proposed 645-unit Ferry Road development as they prepare to look for a development partner.

Crime & Safety
2 years ago
Deceased person identified in officer-involved shooting in Henderson County

Authorities have identified a person killed Saturday in a shootout with Henderson County Sheriff’s deputies.

Crime & Safety
2 years ago
DWI arrests are surging in Fletcher; Police Chief credits ‘diligence’

The Town of Fletcher set a high mark for DWI arrests in 2023 and is on pace to shatter those figures again in 2024, Police Chief Daniel D. Terry told 828newsNOW on Monday.