Crime & Safety
1 year ago
Authorities add 2nd Degree Murder charge in death of pedestrian

Police have added a Second Degree Murder charge against a man accused of assaulting a pedestrian Feb. 29 on Haywood Road near Craven Street in Asheville.

Local
1 year ago
The Eclipse over Asheville: the clouds thinned just in time

Clouds thinned just in time. Asheville saw the partial eclipse. The region avoided the path of total disappointment.

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Local
1 year ago
Two teens killed in weekend crash at Interstate 40 off-ramp

In a separate incident early Sunday, a Fletcher man died in a wrong-way crash on the interstate.

Anticipation is building for Monday's total solar eclipse, as during this eclipse on Aug. 10, 199, at Truro, England. But in the Asheville area, the question is whether the clouds will cooperate.
Local
1 year ago
Sun and moon will dance, but some clouds might cut in

In Asheville and elsewhere, partly cloudy forecasts are tempering expectations for Monday’s eclipse of the sun.

Improvements on New Leicester Highway (pictured from March 2024) are among dozens of proposed projects residents can rank in the North Carolina Department of Transportation's Project Prioritization Process.
Local
1 year ago
What road desperately needs fixing? Help set our local spending priorities

Residents can help shape the priorities for highway, road and transit projects in an online Project Prioritization Survey for the State Transportation Improvement Program.

MAHEC
Health & Wellness
1 year ago
MAHEC marks its half century in health care for WNC

The Mountain Area Health Education Center is commemorating its 50-year evolution into a critical player in community health for the region.

Hendersonville City Hall
Housing
1 year ago
Affordable housing for seniors approved in Hendersonville

The Hendersonville City Council on Thursday approved a 60-unit apartment building for low-income seniors at Greenville Highway at Chadwick Avenue.

Buncombe County Judicial Complex
Crime & Safety
1 year ago
Sex offender faces jail time over unreported Snapchat account

A Buncombe County jury has convicted a registered sex offender of using an unreported Snapchat account to send illicit photographs, and he now faces a sentence of at least seven years in prison.

Local
1 year ago
WEEKEND WEATHER: Springtime frost and a gradual warm-up

Western North Carolina woke up to some frosty conditions on Friday morning, after overnight low temperatures were barely above the freezing mark.

Even with a chance of partly-cloudy skies over Western North Carolina, science fans are hoping to get a view of Monday's partial eclipse that's even close to this Associated Press file photo from Aug. 21, 2017, over Cerulean, Kent. Protective eyewear is a must, experts say.
Local
1 year ago
Forecast ‘partly cloudy,’ but hopes high for Monday’s solar eclipse

Will clouds cooperate with the “celestial ballet”? That’s the question floating over WNC before a partial solar eclipse Monday afternoon.