ASHEVILLE – A man was killed in the early morning of June 16 in South Asheville, according to an Asheville Police Department news release. Patrol officers responded to an apartment in the 300 block of Long Shoals Road around 6 a.m., where they found a man deceased from an apparent gunshot wound. Information on the […]
ASHEVILLE – A juvenile pleaded guilty in Buncombe County Superior Court June 11, nearly one year after shots he fired left a 14- and 15-year-old with serious gunshot wounds at the end of Asheville’s Juneteenth Festival in Pack Square Park. Ja’Woun De’Shun Hackett, 17, of Asheville, pleaded guilty to two counts of felony assault with […]
The yearly Pigapalooza adoption event will feature over 20 potential piggy pals this year, all looking for loving homes. The recurring event from the Asheville Humane Society waives all adoption fees – normally $30 – for pigs in their care. Pigapalooza will take place June 28 and 29 from 12-6 p.m. at the Buncombe County […]
ASHEVILLE – Outside of the vacant Arby’s on Patton Avenue, wedged between a Starbucks and Master’s Lube N’ Tube, Rob Robinson watches the evening rush on Patton Avenue. The traffic light at the intersection flicks between red and green as the line of cars grows as rush hour nears. Last October, armed with a microphone, […]
ASHEVILLE – After weeks of compensation talks, a divided City Council passed a $250 million fiscal year 2024-25 budget, which includes a property tax increase and requires the city to dip into its fund balance to pay for salary adjustments larger than those originally proposed by staff. Heated discussion preceded the split 4-3 vote June […]
ASHEVILLE — An Asheville man pleaded guilty May 28 to soliciting Buncombe County Detention Facility inmates to murder a detective investigating him for a child sex crime and a family member of the 14-year-old victim. Austin Dakota Haynie, 23, of Asheville, pleaded guilty in Buncombe County Superior Court to two counts of felony solicit to […]
ASHEVILLE – Southside Community Farm staff were told that they would not be allowed on the property “after the end of 2024” during an early-May meeting with Monique Pierre, president and CEO of the Housing Authority of the City of Asheville, meaning this could be the last for the farm that has served Asheville’s historically […]
Start your week in North Carolina politics with our latest Under the Dome podcast, for the week of May 27, 2024. Dawn Vaughan here, your podcast host and The News & Observer’s Capitol bureau chief. On this episode, I’m joined by Democratic Rep. Caleb Rudow of Asheville. Rudow led a bipartisan sing-along with his fellow […]
ASHEVILLE – The $1.15 billion final contract for the I-26 Connector project is the largest contract awarded in the state’s history, according to a North Carolina Department of Transportation engineer presentation on the project May 17. A 2018 North Carolina Department of Transportation rendering of the plan for the “North Section” of the I-26 Connector […]
ASHEVILLE — The Asheville Police Department announced Sean Aardema will be taking over as the second of two deputy chiefs, a position left open when Mike Lamb was promoted to chief earlier this year. A nearly 25-year veteran on the force, Aardema will oversee APD’s operations as supervisor of the Criminal Investigations Division, Community Engagement […]
ASHEVILLE – As the median sales price for homes in Buncombe County keeps hitting record highs, low inventory has become the “defining feature” of Western North Carolina’s housing market, according to a first quarter report from the Asheville-based Mosaic Community Lifestyle Realty. The first quarter of 2024 saw a median sales price of $443,940 in […]
ASHEVILLE – Nearly three years after a court-ordered halt mid-removal of a controversial Confederate governor’s monument in downtown Asheville, the work can resume, the city says. City Council voted as part of its April 23 consent agenda to re-up its contract with the firm that began removal in 2021. For an additional $109,402, on top […]