
Call it an old faithful public works project. Crews are flushing the new 24-inch water line to prepare it for service, city officials said.

Warrants have been issued for the arrest of a 23-year-old woman accused of stabbing two other women during an altercation Sunday, June 2, on Atkinson Street in Asheville, police said.

Commissioners are considering a fiscal year 2025 budget that would increase property taxes by 5 percent.

Traffic is flowing again on Interstate 26 in Hendersonville after an early morning traffic accident kept westbound lanes closed near mile marker 49 following an early morning crash, the North Carolina Department of Transportation reported.

Public health officials on Monday reported a seventh case of pertussis, or “whooping cough,” in Buncombe County since late April, and they are urging the public to be alert to help contain the spread.

Walk-in hours are set to resume this weekend at 16 North Carolina DMV offices, including the one on Patton Avenue in Asheville.

A federal agency has given Mission Hospital until June 5 to correct deficiencies or have its Medicare provider agreement terminated.

The Black Mountain Town Council will consider letting festivals apply for a temporary easing of alcohol restrictions, but so far they’ve held off on a creating a permanent “social district” downtown.

Two women were stabbed during an altercation with another person on Atkinson Street in Asheville on Sunday.

A man who has already racked up numerous felony convictions pleaded guilty last week to gun and drug charges.