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Two vehicles are shown in a ditch along New Leicester Highway near Gilbert Road Tuesday morning as North Carolina State Highway Patrol and Buncombe County Sheriff's Office deputies responded to the scene.
Crime & Safety
3 days ago
NCSHP, BCSO respond in New Leicester Highway incident

NCSHP vehicle, car in ditch at Gilbert Road intersection

Viewing areas for the August 2026 lunar eclipse.
Local
3 days ago
Will Asheville see Thursday’s lunar eclipse? Here’s the forecast

A nearly total-looking partial lunar eclipse arrives Thursday night as showers and thunderstorms threaten Western North Carolina skies

Local
3 days ago
Back to band: Hendersonville music store offers $5 student instrument rental special

With WNC students back in class, Tempo Music Center is offering savings on band and orchestra rentals, repairs and guitar strings.

A Flock Safety automated license plate reader camera is pictured Aug. 24, 2026, at Carrier Park on Amboy Road in Asheville. Asheville City Council is scheduled to vote Tuesday on a resolution to terminate the city’s contract with Flock Safety.
Crime & Safety
3 days ago
Asheville City Council to vote on ending Flock camera contract

Council members differ over whether ending Flock should also mean ending ALPR use

Outdoors
4 days ago
Asheville seeks volunteers for annual bike and pedestrian count, greenway survey

The city of Asheville is looking for volunteers to assist the Asheville Transportation Department with its annual bike and pedestrian counts and greenway survey, vital components of grant applications and city planning.

Female police officer in uniform speaks at a press conference, with microphones in front and a blue backdrop dotted with Asheville Police Department patches.
Crime & Safety
4 days ago
License plate readers provide critical leads in double homicide, APD says

Police say the technology helped identify vehicles and people connected to the July 19 Biltmore Avenue shooting, but no arrests or charges have been made

Crime & Safety
4 days ago
Asheville police investigate Sunday night shooting

Victim found with gunshot wound to shoulder near Hanover Street and Haywood Road

Local
4 days ago
Rain, storms return to WNC as landslide awareness week begins

Dry weather lasts through Tuesday before showers and thunderstorms return Wednesday, with a higher risk of heavy rain Thursday

Community
4 days ago
Swannanoa post office lease signed, project fully funded

New post office on U.S. 70 has a 10-year lease, but construction date remains unknown

On The Town
4 days ago
Hendersonville details plans for annual North Carolina Apple Festival

The North Carolina Apple Festival is right around the corner. The celebration will be held Sept. 4-7 in downtown Hendersonville.