Crime & Safety
2 years ago
Four officers shot and killed serving warrant in Charlotte area; 4 others wounded

Four police officers serving a warrant for a felon wanted for possessing a firearm were killed and four other officers were wounded in a shootout Monday in North Carolina, home, police said.

Education
2 years ago
As non-profit dissolves, Weaverville to manage center’s programs

The non-profit Weaverville Center for Creative and Healthy Living (WCCHL) has led programming at the community center since 2021, but will dissolve this summer. The town will assume management with the help of an ad hoc committee.

Local
2 years ago
Authorities search Spivey Mountain for missing man

Searchers are focused on the Spivey Mountain area in the search for missing Cherokee man Gabriel Thor Crow, who was last seen Jan. 25 on Smokey Park Highway.

Crime & Safety
2 years ago
Man charged after being seen driving dead man’s vehicle

So far, the suspect has been charged with felony larceny and felony breaking or entering of a motor vehicle.

Crime & Safety
2 years ago
Man in shootout with deputies died by suicide, death certificate says

A man who died in an exchange of gunfire with Henderson County deputies earlier this month died by suicide, according to his death certificate.

Local
2 years ago
Panel to highlight African-American historical sites in Asheville

An event May 7 will focus on South Asheville Cemetery, Shiloh AME Zion Church and Walton Street Park and Pool.

Local
2 years ago
UPDATE: Interstate 40 West reopened after construction delay

Issues with latex-modified concrete delayed the reopening of a busy stretch of I-40 between Hendersonville Road and I-26.

Housing
2 years ago
Hendersonville considers giving new life to historic Osceola Inn

The Hendersonville City Council could clear the way for a 20-room hotel, event center and cafe, plus 26 multi-family housing units.

Local
2 years ago
Parts of I-40 closed over weekend for construction

A stretch of I-40 Interstate 40 between Hendersonville Road and Interstate 26 will close this weekend, weather permitting, so contractors can start rehabilitating bridges and doing resurfacing work, the North Carolina Department of Transportation reported.

Asheville Mayor Esther Manheimer, pictured at a recent meeting, is heading to Washington, D.C., to lobby with a Task Force on Homelessness for the U.S. Conference of Mayors.
Housing
2 years ago
Manheimer, fellow mayors to lobby for help on homelessness

The U.S. Conference of Mayors’ Homelessness Task Force will be advocating for federal help on the nationwide issue.