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Crime & Safety
11 months ago
Town Mountain pedestrian killed by city sanitation truck

Sally Anne Wheeler, 74, was fatally struck by a city of Asheville sanitation truck early this morning according to a preliminary Asheville Police Department investigation.

Local
11 months ago
Bee Rock Creek Fire grows to 300 acres

As of Wednesday evening, the fire had burned about 300 acres with 0 percent containment.

Local
11 months ago
Wildfire in McDowell county expands overnight

Pisgah National Forest is burning uncontrollably. More than 150 acres of woodlands have already been lost.

Health & Wellness
11 months ago
Asheville’s historic Memorial Stadium reopens with community carnival

Asheville Parks and Recreation invited the community to celebrate the refurbishment of Memorial Stadium and Mountainside Park.

Local
11 months ago
Wildfires burning in McDowell, Madison counties

Emergency personnel are on the scene of a wildfire on Armstrong Creek Road off N.C. 226 A in Turkey Cove.

Business
11 months ago
Soon-to-close Cheap Joe’s will be taken over by new art company

A new art supply company will be moving into the space left by Cheap Joe’s Art Stuff in Asheville, the company announced yesterday on social media.

Education
11 months ago
North Asheville Library gets a makeover

North Asheville Library opened in 2005 and still has its original interior paint and carpet, other than in the community room.

Business
11 months ago
Givens Communities, Aldersgate announce affiliation to strengthen mission, expand impact

Aldersgate United Methodist Retirement Community in Charlotte has signed a letter of intent to affiliate with Asheville-based Givens Communities

Crime & Safety
11 months ago
1999 cold case heats up: SVU charges Young Jr. with statutory rape

Darnell Rex Young Jr., 75, was charged by Special Victims Unit detectives with the statutory rape of a child in a 26-year-old cold case.

On The Town
11 months ago
Reminder: Asheville city offices will be closed Friday, April 18

Asheville city services will be running on a holiday schedule this Friday, April 18 in observance of Good Friday. Learn more about which departments will be affected.