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Front of a Housing Authority Central Office building with a bold sign reading 'HOUSING AUTHORITY' and 'CENTRAL OFFICE'.

3 weeks ago

Asheville housing voucher changes could raise costs for some families

HACA says it used a 150% payment standard without required HUD approval; affected households move to a lower rate Oct. 1

3 weeks ago

Helene 2 years later: The numbers behind WNC’s recovery

Nearly $60 billion in damage, thousands of damaged roads and homes, and years of rebuilding ahead

Downtown Asheville is seen from the Buncombe County Courthouse webcam on Sept. 30, 2026.

3 weeks ago

Tourism board awards $11.2M to 10 projects across Buncombe County

Tourism tax dollars will support projects in the River Arts District, Black Mountain, Biltmore Village, downtown Asheville and at Asheville Regional Airport

North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation agents process the scene of an officer-involved shooting on North French Broad Avenue in downtown Asheville early Wednesday.

3 weeks ago

DA clears Asheville officers in fatal Shakeys shooting

Buncombe County DA Todd Williams says July shooting of Arturo Castillo Palomar outside downtown Asheville bar was justified

The Rev. Scott Rogers will retire as executive director of Asheville Buncombe Community Christian Ministry at the end of the year

3 weeks ago

Scott Rogers to retire after 45 years leading ABCCM

ABCCM member churches will vote in November on Brandon Wilson as the ministry’s next executive director

Edward Malloy

3 weeks ago

Search resumes for missing Candler man Edward Malloy

Buncombe County deputies are using drones, K-9 teams and UTVs in the Milksick Cove Road area

Asheville police officers and forensic investigators process the scene of a deadly shooting along Biltmore Avenue and Short Coxe Avenue early Sunday morning.

3 weeks ago

Biltmore Avenue shooting linked to 4 others across WNC

Asheville police say five shootings across three jurisdictions are connected, but no arrests have been made in the July 19 double homicide

3 weeks ago

I-26 traffic slow roll planned Thursday near Asheville Exit 25

Drivers should expect delays around 11 a.m. as crews conduct blasting and rock removal near the Broadway interchange

3 weeks ago

I-26 Connector traffic: Ways around Asheville backups

We tried alternate routes from West Asheville as construction, detours and closures snarl the morning commute

Andaaz has reopened at 15 Page Ave. in downtown Asheville after Tropical Storm Helene flooding destroyed the Indian restaurant’s former Biltmore Village location in September 2024.

3 weeks ago

Andaaz makes post-Helene comeback in downtown Asheville

Restaurant relocates to Page Avenue after its Biltmore Village space was destroyed by flooding

3 weeks ago

Asheville weighs how to spend $30M in Helene recovery funds

City Council wants more information before deciding how federal money should be invested in flooded commercial corridors

Books about Tropical Storm Helene and its impact on Western North Carolina line a shelf in the Special Collections area at Pack Memorial Library in Asheville.

3 weeks ago

How Western North Carolina artists are telling Helene’s story

Books, documentaries, songs, photography and art are creating a lasting record of the 2024 disaster

3 weeks ago

Asheville Grass Open brings volleyball to HomeTrust Park

Youth and adult grass volleyball tournament set for Oct. 2-4 in downtown Asheville

Brooke Covington appears Monday in Buncombe County Superior Court, where the Word of Faith Fellowship leader entered Alford guilty pleas to false imprisonment and simple assault in a case dating to 2013.

3 weeks ago

Word of Faith leader Brooke Covington enters Alford pleas

Covington received suspended sentences and 24 months of probation in a case dating to 2013

3 weeks ago

Asheville weather: Dry, sunny days before rain returns

Highs climb into the 80s by midweek, with rain possible Friday

FILE - Connecticut Army National Guard members, accompanied by civilian volunteers, deliver supplies to residents in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, Oct. 8, 2024, in Burnsville, N.C. (AP Photo/Erik Verduzco)

3 weeks ago

5 still missing in WNC nearly 2 years after Helene

Families in Avery, Mitchell and Yancey counties are still waiting for answers after their loved ones disappeared in the September 2024 flooding

Gov. Josh Stein

3 weeks ago

New plan maps WNC’s economic future after Helene

The regional strategy focuses on workforce, infrastructure and a more diverse Western North Carolina economy.

Asheville High School art teacher Kristina Shriver, left, and student Nia Teshome pose with a PGA TOUR representative during the Biltmore Championship Asheville. Teshome holds one of the limited-edition Poppy Hand-Crafted Popcorn bags featuring artwork created by Asheville High students.

3 weeks ago

Asheville High student art featured on Poppy Popcorn bags

Student artwork appeared on limited-edition bags created for the Biltmore Championship Asheville

Deb Maslowski, a longtime Swannanoa resident, recalls how neighbors came together to share food, supplies and other necessities after Tropical Storm Helene devastated the community in September 2024

3 weeks ago

Swannanoa resident recalls Helene, neighbors who helped

Deb Maslowski remembers rapidly rising water, weeks without power and neighbors helping neighbors

Debris is seen in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, Monday, Sept. 30, 2024, in Asheville, N.C. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

3 weeks ago

Helene in Asheville: From rain to catastrophic flooding

A timeline of the rain, rising rivers, power outages and flooding that reshaped Western North Carolina

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