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Photo is from the Kentucky Derby in 2011. AP Photo by Ed Reinke
Local
2 days ago
Crossnore hopes children are winners of this year’s Derby

A derby-themed “Big Hats & Bow Ties” event will raise funds for work helping children who have experienced abuse or trauma.

An annual census of people in rescue shelters, transitional housing or on the streets finds growing numbers of people experiencing homelessness in the city.
Housing
2 days ago
Annual count confirms rise in homelessness in Asheville

The 2024 Point-in-Time Count found more people who were unsheltered, living in transitional housing or rescue shelters.

By mid-2025, butterflies will descend on the Western North Carolina Nature Center, where construction soon will begin on a new "Gateway to the Southern Appalachians" including butterfly exhibits.
Local
3 days ago
Contract clears way for metamorphosis at WNC Nature Center

A $1.1 million contract award Tuesday means work on a gateway and butterfly exhibits soon will start at WNC Nature Center.

Crime
3 days ago
Man arrested in weekend shooting on Atkinson Street

Local law enforcement agencies teamed up to arrest and charge a 23-year-old man in connection with a shooting Saturday, April 20, at an apartment complex on Atkinson Street in Asheville.

Crime
3 days ago
Sheriff identifies deputies involved in fatal shooting near Mills River

 The Henderson County Sheriff’s Office has released the names of the deputies involved in a fatal shooting earlier this month on North Mills River Road.

Black Bear cub, captive, at Triple D Game Farm in Kalispell, Montana on May 15, 2005. (AP Photo/Heather Forcier)
Crime
4 days ago
Petitions unlikely to lead to charges in bear cub case, agency says

Online petition drives are unlikely to lead to charges against people who snatched bear cubs from a tree, a wildlife official says.

Crime
4 days ago
Dykes out as Woodfin police chief

Michael Dykes is no longer chief of the Woodfin Police Department.

The Asheville City Council has agreed to spend $28,000 to demolish a notorious abandoned home at 158 South French Broad Ave.
Crime
4 days ago
City to raze house that is a nightmare for neighbors

The Asheville City Council voted Tuesday to demolish a house on South French Broad Avenue that has been linked to violent crime.