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4 weeks ago

Mission Hospital in ‘substantial compliance’ after CMS scrutiny

Mission says it has addressed concerns raised during a January inspection that resulted in an "immediate jeopardy" finding

4 weeks ago

Buncombe County approves river access, Woodfin greenway and $31M Enka expansion

Projects include three ADA-accessible river launches, two Woodfin greenway sections and 12 new jobs at an Enka manufacturer

4 weeks ago

Rep. Chuck Edwards ends reelection campaign amid House ethics investigation

Edwards said he will complete his term after the House Ethics Committee recommended censure over allegations involving two congressional staffers

4 weeks ago

Buncombe County man sentenced to 38-58 months after drive-by shooting

William Lopez-Hernandez has been sentenced to 38-58 months in the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction for his role in a targeted drive-by shooting at a classmate's residence.

4 weeks ago

149 new cyclosporiasis cases detected in NC

According to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, cases of the parasite-borne intestinal illness continue to rise, with nine new hospitalizations over the past week.

4 weeks ago

5 Asheville men arrested: Magic mushrooms and stolen motorcycle among confiscated items

The Buncombe County Sheriff's Office Community Oriented Policing team has arrested five individuals on felony warrants in West Asheville after receiving tips from the community.

4 weeks ago

Strong storms hit WNC with gusty winds, hail and flooding threat

Strong storms are moving through parts of Haywood, Rutherford and Polk counties as more thunderstorms develop across the region

4 weeks ago

Asheville internet outage caused by vandals, Spectrum says

A Spectrum representative has confirmed that the Spectrum internet and phone line outage today was caused by a suspected "criminal attack" on London Road. The company has offered up to $25,000 for information that leads to an arrest.

4 weeks ago

Buncombe DA clears Asheville officers in Westmont Commons shooting

Buncombe DA says officers were justified in June 7 shooting after man advanced toward them with an 8-inch kitchen knife

4 weeks ago

Spectrum outage impacts Wi-Fi, phone lines across Asheville

Asheville businesses, residents and the Buncombe County government have reported that Wi-Fi and phone lines are down after a Spectrum outage hit the region this morning.

4 weeks ago

1 killed in crash on Pisgah Highway in Candler

The single-vehicle crash happened Tuesday morning near Mountain Home Drive, Highway Patrol said

4 weeks ago

Asheville wants your opinion on speed humps, traffic calming

A new city survey is asking residents what works, what doesn't and what should change in Asheville's traffic-calming policy

4 weeks ago

Buncombe County road closed after tree takes down power lines

Upper Grassy Branch Road closed between Maxwell Road and Riceville Road

4 weeks ago

Asheville foggy mornings: Does August fog mean snow this winter?

An old Appalachian weather tradition says each foggy morning in August could signal a snowfall during the coming winter

4 weeks ago

Life in limbo: Burton Street resident shares I-26 Connector perspective

For Kofi Caldwell, a West Asheville resident for 20 years, living in the shadow of the Interstate 26 Connector project has felt like playing a game of ping-pong: constant back-and-forth.

4 weeks ago

August skywatching: Solar eclipse, Perseid meteor shower and lunar eclipse

From a partial solar eclipse visible in North Carolina to the Perseids and a deep partial lunar eclipse, August offers plenty of reasons to look up

4 weeks ago

MountainTrue crew removes 4 totaled vehicles from Hungry River

Nearly two years after Tropical Storm Helene, MountainTrue crews are still hard at work clearing debris from Western North Carolina rivers. Today, that meant excavating and extracting several battered vehicles from the Hungry River in Flat Rock, N.C.

4 weeks ago

Biltmore Avenue shooting: What police are and aren’t saying

Asheville police say suspects have been identified and a vehicle recovered, but questions remain about who was targeted, the motive and links to other shootings

4 weeks ago

Rain, storms expected across Asheville all week

National Weather Service says showers and thunderstorms could bring locally heavy rain and isolated flooding

4 weeks ago

Asheville VA joins national trial studying Ozempic-type drug for alcohol addiction

Researchers will study whether the popular GLP-1 medication can reduce alcohol use and improve quality of life for veterans

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