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Obituaries
2 years ago
Bob R. Pressley Sr., 1939-2024

Bob R. Pressley, Sr. passed away peacefully in the early morning of June 3, […]

Obituaries
2 years ago
Michael ‘Mike’ Ferguson, 1954-2024

Las Vegas, Nev. – Michael “Mike” Ferguson, 69, went home to be with the […]

Crime & Safety
2 years ago
Buncombe County woman faces trafficking charges

A Buncombe County woman was jailed Wednesday on numerous drug charges just weeks after being arrested on a variety of other charges.

Crime & Safety
2 years ago
3 people charged in Madison County break-ins

Three people from Tennessee have been arrested in a breaking-and-entering ring

Local
2 years ago
Asheville still considering firefighter raises before budget finalized

City Council members still are considering higher raises for firefighters and police, but it could require a tax increase

Crime & Safety
2 years ago
Arrest made after man stabbed in head in River Arts District

Police have arrested a man accused of stabbing another in the head on Tuesday morning in the 200 block of Riverside Drive.

Crime & Safety
2 years ago
One week later, authorities mum on Blue Ridge Parkway shooting

Authorities have released no new information about a shooting last week on Blue Ridge Parkway.

Local
2 years ago
Vandal strikes car of downtown ‘BID’ plan backer

Vandals struck just days before the City Council could decide whether to create a downtown Business Improvement District, or “BID.”

Sudden thunderstorms on Wednesday, May 8, 2024, toppled a massive tree that grazed a house in the Starnes Cove area.
Local
2 years ago
Two more tornadoes confirmed in May storm

The National Weather Service says the storm system that hit the area last month spawned two tornadoes in Jackson County that merged into one.

Housing
2 years ago
Progress in negotiations delays action on New Haw Creek project

Participants are reporting progress in negotiations between a developer and a group of concerned neighbors, and now the Asheville City Council is expected to postpone action on a controversial subdivision proposed for the New Haw Creek area.