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Asheville Police
Crime & Safety
2 years ago
Man faces drug charges, accused of throwing crack out car window

A man was arrested on drug trafficking charges Wednesday after he allegedly fled a traffic stop in downtown Asheville and then started throwing crack cocaine out of the window of his car, Asheville Police said in a release.

Oscar Samuel Clark Jr.
Obituaries
2 years ago
Oscar Samuel Clark Jr.

Oscar Samuel Clark Jr. Asheville – Oscar Samuel Clark Jr., 77, passed away on […]

Judy Swayngim Morris
Obituaries
2 years ago
Judy Swayngim Morris, 1943-2024

Judy Swayngim Morris January 28, 1943  –  March 22, 2024 Judy Swayngim Morris of Asheville, NC […]

Weaverville Police Chief Somer Oberlin and retiring chief Ron Davis
Local
2 years ago
Changing of the guard brings Weaverville its first woman police chief

Weaverville’s first female police chief said she has a lot in common with the man she’s replacing. But she brings a different background to the job.

Local
2 years ago
After a century of baseball, McCormick Field set for extra innings

The Asheville Tourists are preparing to commemorate the McCormick Field centennial with a sold-out exhibition game followed by their official season opener.

Downtown Asheville
Business
2 years ago
Downtown district plan gains traction, but who should be in charge?

Asheville moves toward creating a downtown Business Improvement District, but there’s a debate about who should control its board and spending.

ambulance
Crime & Safety
2 years ago
Candler man charged in fatal crash on Smokey Park Highway

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — A Candler man has been arrested and charged in connection with a fatal collision last Thursday night, March 21, on Smokey Park Highway at Acton Circle. John Terrell Foulk, 57, has been charged with misdemeanor death by motor vehicle and failure to yield when making a left turn, Asheville Police said in a release. He was arrested and booked into Buncombe County Detention Facility on Friday and subsequently was released on a $5,000 unsecured bond.

Kristen Sikorsky and her mother, Lisa DeLaura
Health & Wellness
2 years ago
Blood drive will pay back the Christmas ‘gift of her life’

A blood drive in Brevard on Tuesday will help a Florida woman pay back a gift she received last Christmas: a new chance at life.

Local
2 years ago
NC lawmaker threatened over uncertain TikTok bill

The young voices in the messages left for North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis were laughing, but the words were ominous. “OK, listen, if you ban TikTok I will find you and shoot you,” one said, giggling and talking over other young voices in the background. “I’ll shoot you and find you and cut you into pieces.” Another threatened to kill Tillis, and then take their own life. Tillis’s office says it has received around 1,000 calls about TikTok since the House passed legislation this month that would ban the popular app if its China-based owner doesn’t sell its stake.

Sports
2 years ago
Sponsors needed for ‘Tee it Up for Diabetes’ tourney

Sponsors still are needed for the “Tee It Up for Diabetes” golf tournament May 29, 2024, at Springdale Resort in Canton. The event raises funds for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation and also honors the event’s original organizer, the late George Campbell “Cam” Dowdle, a Mountain Credit Union mortgage loan officer who passed away on March 18, 2018.