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Local
2 years ago
Stormwater project to close part of Patton overnight Monday

Parts of Patton Avenue will be partially or fully closed after crews working on Carter-Ann-Patton stormwater project ran into an unexpected setback

Local
2 years ago
TRAFFIC UPDATE: Weekend I-40 closure postponed

A contractor has postponed work that would have closed a stretch of Interstate 40 this weekend.

Crime & Safety
2 years ago
Man pleads guilty in assault, kidnapping, strangulation case

The man was accused of locking a woman in a room for two days, strangling her and striking her in the head with a knife, authorities said.

Crime & Safety
2 years ago
Report cites missed warnings on fatal domestic violence cases

A review of fatal domestic violence cases in Buncombe County is prompting calls for laws limiting violent offenders’ access to guns and other reforms.

Health & Wellness
2 years ago
Monitors pressured to hold Mission accountable

The community wants answers about HCA Healthcare’s running of Mission Health

Local
2 years ago
County’s new General Services Complex built with an eye to future

The new Buncombe County General Services Complex is expected to be operating by January.

Local
2 years ago
Chess in the park: Asheville police throw down the gauntlet

People of all skill levels are welcome to play Asheville police in chess at Pritchard Park

Madison County Arts Council executive director Brandon Johnson plays a version of "Nancy Rowland" by the late Madison County fiddler Tommy Hunter. Johnson builds and repairs violins in his spare time.
Local
2 years ago
VIDEO: Saving forests and old time music on Bluff Mountain

Bluff Mountain Music Festival started as a protest against deforestation and still is going strong 27 years later.

Crime & Safety
2 years ago
Candler man pleads guilty to robbery ‘because of drugs’

A Candler man has pleaded guilty to charges related to a January 2024 robbery that he reportedly told police was “because of drugs.”

Politics
2 years ago
More Republicans needed for nonpartisan poll worker teams

Buncombe County needs 550 poll workers for election day, and 200 for early voting, with an information session noon on Thursday.