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 […]

Buncombe County Planning Director Nathan Pennington addresses the crowd Monday, April 22, during the county Planning Board's consideration of regulations on short-term rentals at A-B Tech's Ferguson Auditorium in Asheville.
Housing
1 year ago
Planning board hears concerns, defers action on short-term rentals

The Buncombe County Planning Board heard residents’ concerns Monday about proposed regulations on short-term rentals.

Hendersonville City Hall
Local
1 year ago
Hendersonville City Council Member O’Neal Roundtree to resign

First elected in 2021, Debbie O’Neal Roundtree said, “I have decided it is no longer possible for me to properly serve the needs of those who elected me.”

Alexander Christian Davis, sought on arson charge in connection with a March 31 fire on Atkinson Street.
Crime & Safety
1 year ago
UPDATE: Arson suspect arrested in March 31 apartment fire case

Asheville Fire Department arson investigators helped locate a suspect in a March 31 apartment fire.

Local
1 year ago
Tourists mourn passing of former pitcher Ronny García

The Asheville Tourists are mourning the death of former pitching prospect Ronny Garcia, 24, who reportedly died in a traffic accident in the Dominican Republic.