Housing
2 years ago
County plans 200-units of affordable housing in downtown Asheville

Buncombe County Commissioners chose the larger of two proposed options Tuesday in approving a 200-unit affordable housing project on a pair of county-owned properties in downtown Asheville.

City of Hendersonville and its Tree Board
Housing
2 years ago
Board wants to preserve its role while protecting Hendersonville trees

Development pressures are prompting the Hendersonville City Council to consider a zoning text amendment to preserve the local tree canopy. But members of the Tree Board that first proposed the idea worry they’ll lose influence over certain zoning matters in the process.

Virginia Dare Presnell Stines
Obituaries
2 years ago
Virginia Dare Presnell Stines, 1933-2024

Virginia Dare Presnell Stines August 11, 1933  –  March 31, 2024 Alexander -Virginia Dare Presnell Stines, […]

Obituaries
2 years ago
Infant Juan Arguetaamaya

Infant Juan Arguetaamaya March 27, 2024 – March 27, 2024 Infant Juan Arguetaamaya passed […]

Harry Jesse Bowers
Obituaries
2 years ago
Harry Jesse Bowers, 1932-2024

Harry Jesse Bowers August 9, 1932  –  March 26, 2024 Harry Jesse Bowers, minister of the […]

Mission Hospital
Health & Wellness
2 years ago
Agency accepts Mission Hospital’s plan to address triage delays

Federal officials have accepted Mission Hospital’s plan of corrective action related to delays in triage and medical screening in the emergency department, although the facility still remains in jeopardy of having its Medicare provider agreement terminated by early  summer, according to correspondence obtained Monday by 828newsNOW.com.

Arts & Culture
2 years ago
FROM THE EDITOR: It’s ‘always local’ because we live here, too

Hello, Asheville. It’s great to be here. We’re about to bring a new voice, new perspective and a new approach to all-local news in the colorful places we call home across Western North Carolina.

Crime & Safety
2 years ago
Man convicted of strangling an undercover police lieutenant

A jury convicted David Paul Erickson of: assault by strangulation, assault on a government official and resisting a public officer.

City of Asheville, N.C.
Housing
2 years ago
City defends its right to regulate short-term ‘vacation’ rentals

Asheville’s agenda for a short legislative session includes a call for laws requiring online rental platforms to include details about locally-issued permits in every online listing.

Protesters face the Asheville Police Department headquarters during a Black Lives Matter event June 1, 2020, in downtown Asheville. File photo.
Local
2 years ago
‘Cease Harm’ audit cites 108 ways to reduce inequality

Far from any simplistic fix, it will take major policy shifts in criminal justice, economic development, education, health and wellness and housing for Buncombe County and the City of Asheville to improve the racially disparate outcomes for African American residents, a 168-page “Cease Harm Comprehensive Audit” report finds.