Traffic was being diverted around 1 p.m. Wednesday, May 1, on Sweeten Creek Road near Mills Gap.
Local
2 years ago
Crash, diesel spill prompt detour on Sweeten Creek Road

Traffic was being diverted Wednesday on Sweeten Creek Road near Mills Gap following a truck crash and leak of diesel.

Brandon Lee Kerley
Crime & Safety
2 years ago
Buncombe County man pleads guilty in motorcycle theft case

Brandon Lee Kerley will spend 22 to 36 months in prison after pleading guilty to numerous charges related to stolen motorcycles.

Housing
2 years ago
UPDATE: Panel enthusiastic about historic church as affordable housing

The Asheville Planning and Zoning Commission will consider a plan to convert Cappadocia Church into three residential units.

Local
2 years ago
Charlotte shootings shed light on fugitive task forces

The task force involved Monday is one of dozens led by the US Marshals to find fugitives and serve warrants across the country.

Crime & Safety
2 years ago
Swannanoa woman gets suspended sentence in felony hit-and-run case

A Swannanoa woman pleaded guilty Monday in a collision that killed the driver of a motorcycle in 2022.

Crime & Safety
2 years ago
Fallen officers were tough, kind and loved their jobs, friends say

Friends remember the four officers killed in Charlotte Monday in the deadliest attack on U.S. law enforcement since 2016.

Crime & Safety
2 years ago
Man pleads guilty to trafficking cocaine and firearms offenses

A man facing numerous drug and weapons charges pleaded guilty Monday to multiple felony offenses and was sentenced to more than two years in prison.

Green heron at Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary, July 18, 2021.
Lifestyle
2 years ago
Spring is prime time for free, guided bird-watching hikes

Beginning or experienced bird watchers all are welcome at Blue Ridge Audubon’s regular Saturday morning bird outings.

Interstate 26 traffic around Hendersonville was clogged from the morning well into the afternoon Tuesday after a fiery non-injury accident in a construction zone near exit 49B.
Local
2 years ago
Driver cited in crash that closed part of I-26 near Hendersonville

A fiery, non-injury crash on Interstate 26 caused headaches for thousands of motorists on Tuesday morning in Hendersonville

Local
2 years ago
Spivey Mountain search finds ‘no evidence’ of missing man’s whereabouts

A search on Spivey Mountain turned up no evidence of a missing Cherokee man, Gabriel Thor Crow, who was last seen Jan. 25 on Smokey Park Highway.