By mid-2025, butterflies will descend on the Western North Carolina Nature Center, where construction soon will begin on a new "Gateway to the Southern Appalachians" including butterfly exhibits.
Local
1 year ago
Contract clears way for metamorphosis at WNC Nature Center

A $1.1 million contract award Tuesday means work on a gateway and butterfly exhibits soon will start at WNC Nature Center.

Crime & Safety
1 year 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
1 year 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.

Black Bear cub, captive, at Triple D Game Farm in Kalispell, Montana on May 15, 2005. (AP Photo/Heather Forcier)
Crime & Safety
1 year 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.

The Asheville City Council has agreed to spend $28,000 to demolish a notorious abandoned home at 158 South French Broad Ave.
Crime & Safety
1 year 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.

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
1 year 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
1 year 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.

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
1 year 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.

Crime & Safety
1 year ago
Leicester man pleads guilty in fatal crash with motorcycle

The man was accused of using his car to “cut-off” a motorcycle that was trying to pass his car, resulting in the rider’s death.

Crime & Safety
1 year ago
Masked gunmen try to shoot cameras after business break-in

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Police are asking for the public’s help with information on […]