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Local
1 week ago
What’s on the 2026 Buncombe County ballot besides candidates?

Here’s a look at the five ballot questions voters will see in November, including property taxes, income taxes, voter ID and county bonds

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks to reporters at the G20 Finance Ministerial in Asheville, N.C., Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Local
2 weeks ago
Bessent says 19 finance ministers agreed ‘cheap exports’ are unsustainable, but China dissented

G20 finance ministers met in Asheville as the Trump administration pushes a tougher trade stance toward China

Rep. Chuck Edwards, R-N.C., who is under threat of censure, is met by reporters as he walks to a closed-door meeting with Republican lawmakers at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Local
2 weeks ago
House censures Rep. Chuck Edwards for conduct toward former female staffers

Ethics Committee found Edwards repeatedly crossed professional boundaries with two former aides

Local
2 weeks ago
Chuck Edwards: ‘Regret is not an admission of sexual harassment’

The North Carolina congressman spoke on the House floor as lawmakers considered a censure resolution

Local
2 weeks ago
2026 Asheville election: Candidates, races and voting guide

Everything Asheville and Buncombe County voters need to know before Nov. 3

Politics
2 weeks ago
G20 protestors take to Merrimon Avenue for climate, community and credit

Dozens of protestors took handmade signs to Merrimon Avenue this afternoon, spreading out in pockets for over a mile and a half. The protestors were rallying against the G20 Finance Track, a summit of global finance leaders at the Omni Grove Park Inn.

FILE - Rep. Chuck Edwards, R-N.C., asks questions before the House Appropriations Committee, June 2, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert, File)
Local
2 weeks ago
Congressman Edwards asks House colleagues not to censure him

Congressman highlights federal funding and recovery efforts for Western North Carolina

Local
3 weeks ago
Asheville candidates make their cases at neighborhood forum

Transparency, city finances, housing, infrastructure and public participation dominated the discussion

Tall beige brick building with a stepped red-tile crown rises behind green trees under a clear blue sky with a small white cloud nearby.
Crime & Safety
4 weeks ago
Asheville mayor calls for vote to terminate Flock camera contract

Asheville Mayor Esther Manheimer has called for a City Council vote authorizing the termination of a city contract with Flock Safety, citing concerns from residents about privacy and security.

Politics
4 weeks ago
Hendersonville City Council invites residents to informal Q&A series

The Hendersonville community is invited to bring questions, concerns and conversation to a series of five meetings with individual Hendersonville City Council members over the next several weeks.

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