Body found at Asheville recycling plant
Police are investigating the death of a man whose body was found Friday mixed in with materials that workers were sorting at a recycling plant.
- May 24, 2013
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Police are investigating the death of a man whose body was found Friday mixed in with materials that workers were sorting at a recycling plant.
Buncombe County property owners would see a 4.4 percent tax increase under the budget proposed by County Manager Wanda Greene.
A Buncombe County man charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of his wife was captured Friday during a manhunt in McDowell County.
Asheville city government would eliminate 14 jobs, hold property taxes more or less steady and keep services at current levels under a proposed budget to be presented to City Council Tuesday.
Law enforcement agencies will kick off a statewide campaign over the holiday weekend targeting impaired driving on and around waterways.
The city's latest tourist attraction, Asheville Horse and Carriage Tours, debuted last month and is still very much in tact.
A judge found a man guilty in what's believed to be the first conviction under North Carolina's video sweepstakes ban.
A fox found near Biltmore Square Mall has tested positive for rabies, according to the Buncombe County Department of Health.
A Tennessee man who authorities said held a woman at gunpoint for more than three hours is facing a charge of first-degree kidnapping, with other charges pending.
Buncombe County property owners would see a 4.4 percent tax increase under the budget proposed by County Manager Wanda Greene.
Police are investigating the discovery of a body this morning at a recycling plant.
A 4th grade elementary school teacher was wrong to use a newspaper editorial criticizing Republican education cuts as a reading test, the school's principal says.
A Buncombe County man charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of his wife has been captured.
A fox found near Biltmore Square Mall has tested positive for rabies, according to the Buncombe County Department of Health.
Anna Deavere Smith would like for you to donate 10 cents. Of course more would work, but her message Thursday at the Power of the Purse luncheon was that philanthropy doesn't have to come in the form of a fat check.
Deputies charged a Barnardsville man with possession of a firearm by a felon.
A high-level Republican acknowledged that the city, and Buncombe County, have been targeted by GOP legislation in a hastily written resignation letter.
Local disaster relief agencies seek donations of money and goods to help victims of the tornadoes in Oklahoma.
Police say an Asheville man broke into a house where he held two men captive and robbed and assaulted the victims.
A trolley collided with the Miles Building at the corner of Haywood and Battery Park Thursday, hitting the overhang above the wig shop.
Another Asheville area resident has won big playing the N.C. Education Lottery.
A state Senate budget proposal would shut down a facility that houses juvenile defendants from Western North Carolina awaiting trial.
'For reasons unknown at this point in time the semi struck the overhead of the bridge causing the collapse.'
Overhead shots the shuttle ran into the left side of the trailer that was stretched across the road.
The Scouts' longstanding ban on gay adults remains in force.
Troopers say it would likely be closed most of the day Friday while crews cleaned up the crash site.
The toll lanes would be built on the interstate from Charlotte to Mooresville.
Chelsea Morning's jewelry business, Morning Starr Creations, was built on booths.
The event, which highlights the power of women’s philanthropy, raises money for the Community Foundation of Western North Carolina.
A trolley collided with the Miles Building at the corner of Haywood and Battery Park today, hitting the overhang above the wig shop.
A tractor-trailer knocked down a traffic light at the intersection of Patton Avenue and S. French Broad, according to Asheville police Sgt. Sean Aardema.
The Boy Scouts of America’s National Council has voted to ease a long-standing ban and allow openly gay boys to be accepted as Scouts.
Buncombe sheriff’s deputies are still searching today for a man wanted on a first-degree murder charge in the shooting death of his wife.
The march on Saturday afternoon will begin and end last at Pack Square Park, with a rally to follow with music, speeches, organic vendors and more.
Hybrid car owners would pay a special fee to recoup lost gasoline taxes under the state Senate's budget.
One of the city's top environmental advocates is retiring after more than three decades pushing for a greener community.
The Buncombe County RIDE program offers discount taxi coupons for seniors and those who have disabilities.
Another Asheville area resident has won big playing the N.C. Education Lottery.
New Census Bureau figures show Asheville is continuing its population growth at a rate of nearly 3 percent over the past two years while more rural areas in the region experienced a decline.
A Zirconia man was charged in connection with multiple break-ins at residences and buildings in the Lake Summit area and faces 15 felony charges.
Police on Wednesday arrested a Fletcher man they say broke into a residence, wielded a butcher knife and seriously injured two occupants.
The Haywood County Sheriff's Office on Wednesday charged two people in connection with a home invasion in which one person was shot.
He also announced a renewed push to close the Guantanamo Bay detention center in Cuba.
The U.S. Geological Survey said the rate as which they have been vanishing puts them on a path to disappearing in 20 years.
Last year was the third-busiest on record with 19 named storms.
Two men accused of butchering a British soldier had been part of previous investigations by security services.
An 84-year-old Albuquerque woman on an oxygen tank has been indicted for drug trafficking.
The 33-17 margin was along party lines in favor of Republicans.
The program wants motorists to take a self-portrait while buckled up and parked and share it on Twitter and Instagram.
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