Crime & Safety
5 months ago
Town Mountain pedestrian killed by city sanitation truck

Sally Anne Wheeler, 74, was fatally struck by a city of Asheville sanitation truck early this morning according to a preliminary Asheville Police Department investigation.

Local
5 months ago
Bee Rock Creek Fire grows to 300 acres

As of Wednesday evening, the fire had burned about 300 acres with 0 percent containment.

Local
5 months ago
Wildfire in McDowell county expands overnight

Pisgah National Forest is burning uncontrollably. More than 150 acres of woodlands have already been lost.

Health & Wellness
5 months ago
Asheville’s historic Memorial Stadium reopens with community carnival

Asheville Parks and Recreation invited the community to celebrate the refurbishment of Memorial Stadium and Mountainside Park.

Local
6 months ago
Wildfires burning in McDowell, Madison counties

Emergency personnel are on the scene of a wildfire on Armstrong Creek Road off N.C. 226 A in Turkey Cove.

Business
6 months ago
Soon-to-close Cheap Joe’s will be taken over by new art company

A new art supply company will be moving into the space left by Cheap Joe’s Art Stuff in Asheville, the company announced yesterday on social media.

Education
6 months ago
North Asheville Library gets a makeover

North Asheville Library opened in 2005 and still has its original interior paint and carpet, other than in the community room.

Business
6 months ago
Givens Communities, Aldersgate announce affiliation to strengthen mission, expand impact

Aldersgate United Methodist Retirement Community in Charlotte has signed a letter of intent to affiliate with Asheville-based Givens Communities

Crime & Safety
6 months ago
1999 cold case heats up: SVU charges Young Jr. with statutory rape

Darnell Rex Young Jr., 75, was charged by Special Victims Unit detectives with the statutory rape of a child in a 26-year-old cold case.

On The Town
6 months ago
Reminder: Asheville city offices will be closed Friday, April 18

Asheville city services will be running on a holiday schedule this Friday, April 18 in observance of Good Friday. Learn more about which departments will be affected.