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6 days ago
Buncombe County habitual felon sentenced to 58-82 months for drug trafficking
Brandon Lloyd Cox, 44, was sentenced to 58 to 62 months in the custody of the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction for trafficking in opium or heroin. The sentence was enhanced by Cox's habitual felon legal status.
6 days ago
City grant applications open for Asheville nonprofits to fund free public events
ArtsAVL, the Asheville area arts council, has opened applications for eligible nonprofits to receive between $3,000 and $10,000 to hold free public events along Asheville streets, in Asheville parks or other outdoor spaces around the city.
6 days ago
Buncombe County to take next step on Deaverview Mountain park
Commissioners will consider a $1.4 million master planning and engineering contract for the 342-acre property
6 days ago
Photos: Asheville Fire Department responds to White Duck Taco blaze
The Asheville Fire Department has responded to a structure fire around 388 Riverside Drive, the site of the former White Duck Taco restaurant.
6 days ago
Costco resubmits plans for Asheville store
New plans for the proposed Enka Heritage Parkway location are being processed, city officials say
6 days ago
Warm, mostly dry week ahead for Asheville
Temperatures will climb into the upper 80s before a possible fall cold front arrives next week
7 days ago
132-player Biltmore Championship Asheville field to include 3 Top 50 golfers
132 golfers will take to The Cliffs at Walnut Cove for the inaugural Biltmore Championship Asheville golf tournament later this month. Three of those players sit inside the top 50 of the Official World Golf Ranking.
7 days ago
Blue Ridge Roller Derby celebrates 20 years in Asheville
The Oct. 3 celebration will feature three home teams, three bouts, open skating and an alumni party
7 days ago
40 years, 31,000 patients and one mission: MAMA keeps flying
Flight paramedic John Carrico says caring for people on their worst days is what keeps him coming back
1 week ago
People at Work: Under the tent of Halloween Express
Halloween Express and its big orange tent is back with all the costumes, accessories and supplies necessary to make spooky season a success.
1 week ago
Asheville should demand authority maps for AI agents
A behavior scientist and author argues that state and local governments should learn from the public response to Flock cameras in Asheville and set clear, transparent boundaries around the implementation of AI in the area.
1 week ago
HCA CEO Sam Hazen: Mission must ‘earn’ community trust
Hazen acknowledged shortcomings at Mission and outlined HCA’s plans for staffing, patient flow, capacity and accountability
1 week ago
828 Scoreboard: Week 4 of high school football
Western North Carolina high school football scores from Sept. 11
1 week ago
I-40 lane closure coming to Canton on Monday night
A lane will close on Interstate 40 near Canton, N.C., next week to allow a critical bridge replacement project over Incinerator Road to continue.
1 week ago
1 suspect on the lam after Asheville hit-and-run; no injuries reported
LaDarrell Antwain Mashburn Sr., 47, was arrested on drug trafficking charges during an investigation into an Asheville hit-and-run. The driver, Tania Lashae Conley, 29, fled on foot and has not been arrested.
1 week ago
I-26 Connector: Hill Street to close Sunday through 2027
Closure is needed for bridge replacement and construction of a new roundabout
1 week ago
2 arrested for break-in at Arden home of former NASCAR driver
Hailey Dawn Bowlin, 27, and Cameron Joseph Samotis, 29, were arrested in connection with theft and a break-in at the home of retired NASCAR driver David Marcis' home in Arden, N.C.
1 week ago
Asheville weather: Heat Friday, storms Saturday
Temperatures near 90 Friday before an 80% chance of showers and thunderstorms Saturday
1 week ago
‘I should have been on that train’: Vicki Catalano remembers 9/11
Asheville woman remembers the silence, debris, missing people and a canceled NYU class that changed her plans that morning
1 week ago
Hendersonville to launch free mulch giveaway program for all WNC residents
The city of Hendersonville will begin to offer mulch for free to the community at the end of this month. Participants do not have to be Hendersonville residents to receive mulch.
