Crime & Safety
1 year ago
2 people turn themselves in on ethnic intimidation charges

Two people charged with ethnic intimidation following an incident at a West Asheville Library have turned themselves in.

Local
1 year ago
What to do this weekend in The 828: Aug. 9-11

Check out some events happening around Western North Carolina this weekend!

Local
1 year ago
Commissioners recap: EMS base/library facility would have $30M price tag

Buncombe County commissioners had a full agenda at their meeting Tuesday

Local
1 year ago
Lighter rain expected for Western NC as Debby hits harder east

Western North Carolina will see much less rain than the Piedmont and coastal areas of the state as Tropical Storm Debby approaches.

On The Town
1 year ago
Dogwood Alliance takes on industrial logging with forest loving

Woods and Wilds Annual Storytelling Event is a storytelling and performance event that climate action group Dogwood Alliance will put on at Highland Brewing Company at 7 p.m. Friday, August 9.

Local
1 year ago
Committee created to look at short-term rental rules

The move comes after the Buncombe County Planning Board decided in April to defer action on an amendment and study the issue further

Local
1 year ago
Tropical Storm Debby: Local first responders head east to help

First responders from Western North Carolina are heading east to help as Tropical Storm Debby brings threat of flooding.

Education
1 year ago
Follow form and function when outfitting dorm rooms

With a little creativity and some design tips, a dorm room can become a space in which a student can be proud.

Health & Wellness
1 year ago
Mission nurses take complaints to hospital sidewalk

Chants of ‘HCA is a liar” were met with people honking their horns in support as they drove by

Health & Wellness
1 year ago
Mission Hospital nurse accuses union of fostering fear

“Patient safety is not an issue at Mission,” says a nurse who did not want to be identified because of a fear of retaliation