Asheville Citizen-Times
- Answer Man: Flatiron project moving ahead? Haywood Street project slowdown?
Tuesday - 07/14/2020 - 06:00 AMReaders ask if the Flatiron redevelopment plan is still a go, and what's going on with the city project on nearby Haywood Street downtown.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Buncombe's COVID case count up by 215 from last week
Monday - 07/13/2020 - 03:59 PMLab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 have risen in Buncombe by 215 over the past week, indicating an exponential rise in the illness locally.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Visiting Our Past: A harrowing tale of the great flood of 1916
Sunday - 07/12/2020 - 06:00 AMTwo hurricanes were converging on Asheville, and the Lipe family, in their home on the banks of the Swannanoa River, were vulnerable.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Evictions resume in Buncombe County though many are still out of work
Saturday - 07/11/2020 - 07:01 AMCourt hearings for evictions resumed in Buncombe June 22, and since then 64 cases have been heard; 32 were granted evictions.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Biltmore Park Ponzi schemer Hal Brown sentenced to federal prison
Judge calls him 'con man to his soul'
Friday - 07/10/2020 - 11:19 AMBiltmore Park resident and Ponzi schemer Hal Brown, who bilked clients out of $22M, was sentenced to more than 17 years in a federal prison.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Asheville City Council to vote on reparations
Friday - 07/10/2020 - 01:14 PMIn a historic move the Asheville City Council is set to vote July 14 on a providing reparations to Black residents.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Coronavirus: What you need to know in Asheville, WNC on July 10
Friday - 07/10/2020 - 06:00 AMHere's what you need to know today about the rising coronavirus cases and hospitalizations in Asheville, Western North Carolina and statewide.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Buncombe man arrested with 258 grams of methamphetamine, 17 guns, $15,000, deputies say
Thursday - 07/09/2020 - 10:58 AMThe Buncombe County Anti-Crime Task Force has arrested a man with methamphetamine, $15,000 and 17 guns.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Answer Man: Percentage of arson cases that are solved?
Thursday - 07/09/2020 - 05:00 AMA reader asks what percentage of arson cases are solved locally, and why the cases are so tough to crack.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 5 veto override attempts at NC legislature fail, including 4 about reopening
Wednesday - 07/08/2020 - 05:18 PMFour vetoes upheld in House or Senate votes were related to Gov. Roy Cooper's orders limiting business activities or mass gatherings during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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- Asheville officer charged with assault was a police trainer
Tuesday - 07/14/2020 - 08:00 AMAsheville police officer Anthony Sorangelo, who was charged with assault in a Feb. 11 incident, was assigned to train other officers, his personnel file said.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Woman in viral hate speech videos struck by fire dept. truck, 'life-threatening' injuries
Monday - 07/13/2020 - 06:49 PMRachel Ruit, whose racist video rants and attack on a woman with hijab and Black teenager went viral, was hit by an Asheville Fire Department pickup.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Boyle column: Just wear the mask, pretty please...
Sunday - 07/12/2020 - 05:00 AMColumnist John Boyle says it's obvious that wearing masks will help curtail the spread of COVID-19 and help us get our economy back on track.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Hiker dies in Pisgah National Forest over holiday weekend, officials remind visitors of safety
Saturday - 07/11/2020 - 06:00 AMA 54-year-old man died July 5 while hiking with a friend in the Transylvania County area of Pisgah National Forest.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Cautionary tale: Chapel Hill family lost in Shining Rock Wilderness was searching for waterfall
Friday - 07/10/2020 - 11:42 AMA Chapel Hill family lost overnight July 6 in the Shining Rock Wilderness of Pisgah National Forest went off trail in search of a waterfall.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Answer Man: New Mustang SUVs spotted in Asheville? AFD coordinating with APD?
Friday - 07/10/2020 - 05:00 AMA reader asks why a cluster of new Mustang SUVs were hanging out in Asheville?
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - NC schools reopening plan to come next week, Gov. Cooper says
Thursday - 07/09/2020 - 07:18 PMA decision on how North Carolina public schools will start the year teaching students during the COVID-19 pandemic will come next week.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Mission Health hits new high in COVID-19 hospitalizations as NC breaks record for 7th day in a row
Thursday - 07/09/2020 - 01:50 PMMission Health again hit a record high in COVID-19 hospitalizations July 9 as North Carolina did so for the seventh day in a row.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 'Resilient': New independent restaurants open in Asheville while some chains close
Thursday - 07/09/2020 - 09:49 AMLongtime locals are doubling down on Asheville, investing in new ventures as some chains flee the city. They say the city's culture depends on it
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Asheville begins shrouding Vance Monument ahead of its alteration or removal
Wednesday - 07/08/2020 - 02:28 PMAsheville has begun shrouding Vance Monument, which honors a Civil War governor, from view in a process that is expected to unfold over several days
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- Vance Monument group's mission failed in 2017. Why will this time be different?
Tuesday - 07/14/2020 - 06:00 AMAsheville and Buncombe officials predict the current effort to address Vance Monument will be more successful due to greater awareness and support.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Answer Man: Want to know who owns the house next door? Skate Park building MIA?
Monday - 07/13/2020 - 06:00 AMThe county has a new property dashboard that shows ownership of all parcels in the county, and the city's skate park is closed for improvements.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Homeschooling in NC had momentum before pandemic. Will more families start this year?
Sunday - 07/12/2020 - 07:00 AMAs N.C. officials review school reopening options for the fall, more wonder if teaching from home is the right choice.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Vance Monument in downtown Asheville shrouded
Friday - 07/10/2020 - 03:37 PMThe Vance Monument in downtown Asheville has been wrapped in a shroud while a task force is formed to decide its fate.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Mission Hospital nurses call for staffing increase as COVID-19 numbers rise
Friday - 07/10/2020 - 11:48 AMAs COVID cases rise, Mission Hospital RNs are calling for more full and part-time nurses, assignments based on severity of patients' illness and more transparency.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Witness: Woman in Asheville racist video rant ripped off hijab, grabbed Black teen's groin
Friday - 07/10/2020 - 07:47 AMA woman in a viral racist video rants in Asheville attacked a Black teenager grabbing her groin and tore off a woman's hijab on July 4, witnesses say.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - COVID-19 cases in Buncombe 'rising at an alarming rate,' top health official says
Thursday - 07/09/2020 - 06:19 PMBuncombe's interim health director stressed that the majority of cases recently identified were not in individuals who live or work in long-term care facilities.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Asheville School first landowner in city to hold deer hunt under new firearm ordinance
Thursday - 07/09/2020 - 05:00 AMAsheville School became the first landowner to hold a deer hunt within city limits under a new city firearms ordinance amendment allowing for depredation permits.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Coronavirus: What you need to know in Asheville, WNC on July 9
Thursday - 07/09/2020 - 08:33 AMHere's what you need to know today about cases of the novel coronavirus in Asheville and Western North Carolina.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Photos: Vance Monument shrouding
Wednesday - 07/08/2020 - 12:37 PMA contractor began the process of shrouding the Vance Monument in downtown Asheville on July 8, 2020.
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