Frances Carolyn Rice Langford
Obituaries
2 years ago
Frances Carolyn Rice Langford, 1950-2024

Weaverville – Frances Carolyn Rice Langford, 74, went home to be with The Lord […]

Gerald Walter Jones
Obituaries
2 years ago
Gerald Walter Jones, 1948-2024

Asheville – Gerald Walter Jones, 76, passed away on Sunday, April 7, 2024, at […]

Health & Wellness
2 years ago
Avian flu now in North Carolina dairy herd: agencies try to ease fears

(828newsNOW) — Agriculture and public health officials were moving to alert and reassure the […]

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Local
2 years ago
Law officers team up to help a young cancer patient get a playground

Two law enforcement agencies are teaming up to help buy playground equipment for a 2-year-old child battling cancer.

A sign along Tunnel Road in April 2024 alluded to concerns over a proposed 95-unit subdivision in the New Haw Creek area.
Housing
2 years ago
Sides getting ready for a showdown over Asheville growth

Contentious development issues will take center stage April 23, when the Asheville City Council considers a 95-unit housing project and other zoning issues.

North Carolina's Department of Health and Human Services is giving $1.4 million to expand the hours of an RHA behavioral health urgent care center in Buncombe County, the department announced Tuesday.
Health & Wellness
2 years ago
Behavioral health urgent care gets $1.4 million boost in Buncombe County

It’s in reaction to data showing a disproportionate number of people in mental health crisis being treated in hospital emergency departments.

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Crime & Safety
2 years ago
Student charged in fatal weekend crash at I-40 off-ramp

An 18-year-old driver is facing a charge of reckless driving and two counts of misdemeanor death by motor vehicle in connection with a crash Saturday night at an off-ramp to Interstate 40 in Asheville.

Asheville Police
Crime & Safety
2 years ago
UPDATE: Asheville police investigate a spate of drive-by shootings

Police are asking for the public’s help to investigate a spate of drive-by shootings that have damaged property.

Black Mountain Police Chief Steve Parker says his headquarters is cramped and obsolete, but Mayor C. Michael Sobol isn't convinced it needs to be replaced.
Crime & Safety
2 years ago
Cramped, often flooded, is town’s police HQ due to be replaced?

Black Mountain’s police chief says his headquarters is cramped and obsolete, but the mayor isn’t convinced it needs to be replaced.

Black Mountain and Weaverville soon will decide whether to create so-called "social districts" to allow regulated "to-go" alcohol sales within specific boundaries.
Local
2 years ago
Black Mountain, Weaverville soon to decide on ‘social districts’

The communities are considering ‘social districts’ to allow regulated “to-go” alcohol sales within specific boundaries.