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Weaverville fugitive who killed 2 in violent rampage had romantic relationship with his Buncombe pretrial caseworker, victim’s attorneys say
The Buncombe County pretrial services worker assigned to monitor Ryan Ricky Houston, who committed one of western North Carolina’s most horrific crime sprees a year ago, was in a romantic relationship ...
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Democracy Watch: Asheville Watchdog fact-checked Chuck Edwards’s claims about the ‘One Big Beautiful Bill.’ Here’s what we found.
Here’s the question of vital interest to everyone in western North Carolina put before two of our federal lawmakers: In ...
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Answer Man: Haywood Road resurfacing, pedestrian/bike improvements coming soon? Mysterious pedestals going up near Biltmore’s iconic lawn?
Today’s round of questions, my smart-aleck replies and the real answers: Question: When will the Haywood Road resurfacing project begin in West Asheville? Will we actually get bike lanes and crosswalk ...
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Soccer stadium development was in works months before UNCA acknowledged it, business records show
The prospective developer for a 5,000-seat soccer stadium and surrounding development on the University of North ...
Opinion
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OPINION: Helene devastated our region. Even more death and despair might be on the way.
John Boyle has the day off.] We can all agree that Tropical Storm (née Hurricane) Helene was the worst natural disaster to hit our region in recent memory, taking more than 100 lives and leaving ...
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Opinion: Locating I-40 through the Pigeon River Gorge was a bad idea, but we’re stuck with it
If you’re like me, you avoid driving I-40 through the Pigeon River Gorge like warm beer on a hot summer day. Hey, if I have to circle through Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi and Arkansas to enter ...
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Answer Man: Will ride share parking at the airport remain so far from the terminal? Light pole has been down in north Asheville since Helene?
Today’s round of questions, my smart-aleck replies and the real answers: Question: Even with all the recent — and deserved — hurrahs with the opening of the new gates at Asheville Regional Airport, ...
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North Fork Reservoir’s toppled fusegate — part of key safety system on dam —still not replaced
Ten months after Tropical Storm Helene wrought devastation on our area, a key safety feature of the North Fork Reservoir’s dam has not been replaced and likely won’t be until next year — after the end ...
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Answer Man: Why does North Carolina so often split its votes on statewide political races? Do we get many international tourists around here?
Today’s round of questions, my smart-aleck replies and the real answers: Question: This is not a timely question, but I think a lot of people want to know the answer. Can you contact Chris Cooper at ...
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Death of 2 young riders shows Asheville area’s cycling paradise is sometimes lethal
When Andrew Crater was a young professional cyclist, riding and racing all over the world, he settled in Asheville to train. It’s no surprise, he said, that Jake Hill and Lennie Antonelli did the same ...
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Buncombe County Commissioner’s business created conflicts for her, county staff
Jennifer Horton was still relishing her history-making victory last November as Buncombe’s first Black woman county commissioner when she received jolting news. Her business running five adult ...