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Crime & Safety
2 years ago
Man arrested in weekend shooting on Atkinson Street

Local law enforcement agencies teamed up to arrest and charge a 23-year-old man in connection with a shooting Saturday, April 20, at an apartment complex on Atkinson Street in Asheville.

Crime & Safety
2 years ago
Sheriff identifies deputies involved in fatal shooting near Mills River

 The Henderson County Sheriff’s Office has released the names of the deputies involved in a fatal shooting earlier this month on North Mills River Road.

Crime & Safety
2 years ago
Petitions unlikely to lead to charges in bear cub case, agency says

Online petition drives are unlikely to lead to charges against people who snatched bear cubs from a tree, a wildlife official says.

Crime & Safety
2 years ago
Dykes out as Woodfin police chief

Michael Dykes is no longer chief of the Woodfin Police Department.

The Asheville City Council has agreed to spend $28,000 to demolish a notorious abandoned home at 158 South French Broad Ave.
Crime & Safety
2 years ago
City to raze house that is a nightmare for neighbors

The Asheville City Council voted Tuesday to demolish a house on South French Broad Avenue that has been linked to violent crime.

The Asheville City Council on Tuesday, April 24, 2024, approved $237,000 in new Strategic Partnership grants, hoping to help narrow an opportunity gap for children from low- to moderate-income families.
Education
2 years ago
Strategic grants tackle a youth opportunity gap

The $237,000 of grants are meant to narrow an opportunity gap for kids from low- to moderate-income families.

Asheville City Council members listen to a report on projects seeking Housing Trust Fund loans on Tuesday, April 23, 2024, at Harrah's Cherokee Center.
Housing
2 years ago
Asheville grants $4.8 million in loans for affordable housing

It included the biggest loan the fund ever granted: nearly $3.9 million to Roers Companies for 126 units of in southwest Asheville.

Lifestyle
2 years ago
Friends, loved ones to gather to dedicate memorial park

A park dedication ceremony on Sunday in North Asheville will honor the memory of a woman murdered at the site in May 2016.

Crime & Safety
2 years ago
Fairview man sentenced to more than 7 years in robbery

Bobby Eugene Darnell was sentenced Tuesday after pleading guilty to robbery with a dangerous weapon and obtaining property by false pretense.

Asheville City Council members listen to public comments about a proposed downtown Business Improvement District during a three-hour public hearing Tuesday, April 23, 2024, at Harrah's Cherokee Center.
Business
2 years ago
Homelessness dominates debate over downtown BID district

City Council takes no action but hears from backers of a new district and critics who see it as an attempt to push out homeless.