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Crime & Safety
2 years ago
Swannanoa woman gets suspended sentence in felony hit-and-run case

A Swannanoa woman pleaded guilty Monday in a collision that killed the driver of a motorcycle in 2022.

Crime & Safety
2 years ago
Fallen officers were tough, kind and loved their jobs, friends say

Friends remember the four officers killed in Charlotte Monday in the deadliest attack on U.S. law enforcement since 2016.

Crime & Safety
2 years ago
Man pleads guilty to trafficking cocaine and firearms offenses

A man facing numerous drug and weapons charges pleaded guilty Monday to multiple felony offenses and was sentenced to more than two years in prison.

Green heron at Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary, July 18, 2021.
Lifestyle
2 years ago
Spring is prime time for free, guided bird-watching hikes

Beginning or experienced bird watchers all are welcome at Blue Ridge Audubon’s regular Saturday morning bird outings.

Interstate 26 traffic around Hendersonville was clogged from the morning well into the afternoon Tuesday after a fiery non-injury accident in a construction zone near exit 49B.
Local
2 years ago
Driver cited in crash that closed part of I-26 near Hendersonville

A fiery, non-injury crash on Interstate 26 caused headaches for thousands of motorists on Tuesday morning in Hendersonville

Local
2 years ago
Spivey Mountain search finds ‘no evidence’ of missing man’s whereabouts

A search on Spivey Mountain turned up no evidence of a missing Cherokee man, Gabriel Thor Crow, who was last seen Jan. 25 on Smokey Park Highway.

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.

Obituaries
2 years ago
Nadine Elizabeth Cordell, 1943-2024

ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Nadine Elizabeth Cordell, 81, went home to be with The Lord […]

Obituaries
2 years ago
Zacharias ‘Zack’ Elijah Embler, 1935-2024

ASHEVILLE — Zacharias “Zack” Elijah Embler, 88, went home to be with The Lord […]

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.