Once slated for demolition, Cappadocia Church might get new life with three housing units in Asheville's East End neighborhood.
Housing
2 years ago
Asheville City Council OKs converting church into housing

The long vacant Cappadocia F.B.H. Church will be converted into three housing units in the East End/Valley Street neighborhood.

Local
2 years ago
Asheville council approves ‘Boosting the Block’ contract

Final approval of the contractor had been delayed two months over concerns that Asheville-based firms were overlooked.

Crime & Safety
2 years ago
19-year-old critically injured in shooting on Blue Ridge Parkway

One person was injured in a shooting on the Blue Ridge Parkway on Wednesday afternoon.

Crime & Safety
2 years ago
Marion man charged in death by distribution case

After a man’s drug overdose death in March 2023, investigators were led to a suspect now charged with felonious death by distribution.

Local
2 years ago
I-26 Connector claims three more properties on Riverside Drive

Three property owners along Riverside Drive have sold their land to make way for the I-26 Connector project, state officials said

Local
2 years ago
Rabbit Rabbit to host animals, animals for Kid Hop Hooray event

Best known for its music concerts, Rabbit Rabbit will host rescued animals and children for a Kid Hop Hooray event on Saturday, June 1.

Crime & Safety
2 years ago
Door glass shattered in three Asheville business break-ins

Based on surveillance footage, police described a suspect as a tall male wearing a hooded sweatshirt, mask and white gloves.

Crime & Safety
2 years ago
Man pleads guilty in murder-for-hire, indecent liberties case

The case stemmed from allegations of an alleged relationship with a teenager when he was 22 years old.

Crime & Safety
2 years ago
Bullets enter child’s bedroom in latest shooting into home

For the third time in less than a week, gunshots were fired into an occupied home in Asheville early Sunday morning, police said. The Asheville Police Department was asking for the public’s help with information that might lead to the identification of a gunman.

Crime & Safety
2 years ago
Woman pleads guilty to setting fires in downtown Asheville

A woman accused of setting multiple fires in downtown Asheville has pleaded guilty to arson-related charges and was sentenced this week to spend more than 7 years in prison, the Buncombe County District Attorney’s office reported.