Crime & Safety
2 years ago
Victim identified in Tunnel Road homicide; suspect charged

Asheville Police identified the victim of Thursday’s fatal shooting as Oji Trevon Mitchell, 33, of Columbia, S.C.

May 28, 2021, during removal of the Vance Monument in downtown Asheville, N.C.
Local
2 years ago
Legal delays add $99,401 to Vance Monument removal tab

The Asheville City Council will consider a resolution ratifying a $109,402 change order, including a $10,000 contingency.

Housing
2 years ago
Planning board to consider regulations on short-term rentals

Contentious short-term rental amendments will be up for discussion and a vote by the Buncombe County Planning Board on Monday.

Health & Wellness
2 years ago
Hopes are high for state’s first legal medical marijuana joint

“I think they’re going to be busy,” a Cannabis Control Board director said of the 4/20 opening of Great Smoky Cannabis Co.

Crime & Safety
2 years ago
Some wary of letting A.I. take non-emergency sheriff, police calls

Not everyone is sold on a plan to let machine learning technology field non-emergency sheriff, police and fire calls.

Local
2 years ago
WEEKEND WEATHER: Chance of ‘hazardous weather’ Friday

The National Weather Service has issued a Hazardous Weather Outlook on Friday for western North Carolina and other areas.

Housing
2 years ago
Showdown over controversial development issues postponed

The Asheville City Council has postponed three public hearings on development issues that had been expected to take place next week.

Crime & Safety
2 years ago
S.C. man charged with murder, robbery after fatal shooting on Tunnel Road

The fatal shooting Thursday in the 160 block of Tunnel Road was Asheville’s third homicide of 2024.

Obituaries
2 years ago
Eberhard ‘Eb’ George Preuninger, 1942-2024

Asheville – Eberhard “Eb” George Preuninger, 82, entered his eternal home in the presence […]

Bear warning sign
Local
2 years ago
Outrage grows over bear cub pulled out of a tree for photo op

“It’s not often we see such blatant disrespect for wildlife,” said a wildlife official who was called to the scene Tuesday.