Business
1 year ago
Novant Health plans medical center on Long Shoals Road

Novant Health wants to build a 26-bed cancer-focused hospital — Novant Health Asheville Medical Center — on a 24-acre site on Long Shoals Road.

A class and collective action lawsuit filed last month against HCA Healthcare accuses the company of not properly compensating employees.
Business
1 year ago
Lawsuit claims HCA not properly paying Mission Hospital employees

A federal lawsuit filed April 25, 2024, accuses HCA Healthcare of changing the timecards of Mission Hospital employees.

Housing
1 year ago
Homelessness task force finds common cause — and frustration

Asheville Mayor Manheimer says the shortage of affordable housing is driving a crisis hitting cities big and small.

a diverse group of demonstrators gathered Wednesday evening, May 1, 2024, at Pack Square Park, to demand Palestinian rights and an end to Israel's occupation in Gaza.
Local
1 year ago
Demonstrators gather at Pack Square Park

A diverse group of demonstrators gathered Wednesday evening, May 1, at Pack Square Park, to demand Palestinian rights and an end to Israel’s occupation in Gaza.

Crime & Safety
1 year ago
2 men arrested near downtown Asheville on gun and drug charges

Asheville police arrested two men on gun and drug charges in separate incidents Tuesday, April 30.

Local
1 year ago
Voters trickle in as early voting in Republican runoff continues

Early in-person voting is underway, but only a handful of local voters have turned out for the Republican runoff for lieutenant governor and state auditor.

Local
1 year ago
NAACP President considered for Hendersonville Council

Meanwhile, recently-resigned council member Debbie O’Neal Roundtree hints she is not done with politics.

Brandon Lee Kerley
Crime & Safety
1 year ago
Buncombe County man pleads guilty in motorcycle theft case

Brandon Lee Kerley will spend 22 to 36 months in prison after pleading guilty to numerous charges related to stolen motorcycles.

Housing
1 year ago
UPDATE: Panel enthusiastic about historic church as affordable housing

The Asheville Planning and Zoning Commission will consider a plan to convert Cappadocia Church into three residential units.

Charlotte firefighters from Engine 7 bring flowers to a flag-covered Charlotte-Mecklenburg police vehicle at the North Tryon Station in Charlotte, N.C., Tuesday, April 30, 2024, where Charlotte-Mecklenburg Officer Joshua Eyer was stationed. Police in North Carolina say a shootout that killed several law enforcement officers, including Eyer, and wounded others began as officers approached a home on Monday to serve a warrant for a felon wanted for possessing a firearm. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond)
Local
1 year ago
Charlotte shootings shed light on fugitive task forces

The task force involved Monday is one of dozens led by the US Marshals to find fugitives and serve warrants across the country.