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APD launches St. Patrick Day ‘Booze It & Lose It’ campaign
The statewide traffic enforcement effort is engineered to reduce the dangerous consequences of impaired driving through an increased police presence from Monday, March 16 to midnight on Sunday, March 22.
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Meet Rodney Smith, Different Strokes!’s new production manager
After 16 years as frontwoman of Different Strokes! Performing Arts Collective, company founder Stephanie Hickling Beckman has selected writer, director, actor and producer Rodney Smith as the company's new production manager.
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FEMA extends housing, rental aid for Helene survivors
Assistance now runs through Sept. 30 as hundreds remain in temporary housing
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19-year-old Lexington Avenue shooting suspect surrenders
Calobe Leo Workman, 19, has turned himself in after a downtown shooting last week which left nine people injured.
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Winter weather advisory issued for Asheville area mountains
Rain expected to change to snow during Monday evening commute
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Thousands without power in Western North Carolina
Buncombe County hardest hit with more than 1,100 customers without electricity
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People at Work: Mornings start before sunrise at Ava’s Donuts
Jennifer Mao helps manage the family-run shop in Asheville’s Biltmore Park Town Square
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Tornado warning issued for parts of Madison and Yancey counties
Radar-indicated rotation reported near Mars Hill as storm moves toward Burnsville
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Severe thunderstorm warning issued for parts of Buncombe County
Radar shows storms moving east at 40 mph across Western North Carolina
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Officer shoots knife-wielding suspect in Hendersonville
Man taken to Mission Hospital after confrontation with police at apartment complex
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Severe thunderstorm watch issued for Asheville area
Heavy rain and gusty winds possible before a sharp temperature drop later Monday
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Severe storms could wake Asheville area before sunrise Monday
Damaging winds and isolated tornadoes possible as storms move through mountains
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Strangeville: Sam Brinkley, the North Carolina teacher whose beard touched the floor
The Mitchell County schoolteacher stopped shaving in his 20s and eventually toured with the Barnum & Bailey Circus as “The Man With the Longest Beard in the World.”
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Hikes of WNC: Collier Cove Nature Preserve
How about a hard one this week? Collier Cove Nature Preserve is a Buncombe County park perched on an Arden mountaintop. Trails on the preserve may not be long, but they are about as steep as they get.
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Tombstone Tales: After a dog attack in 1902, Willie Harris’ family raced to save him
After a dog attack in Asheville in 1902, 5-year-old Willie Harris was taken north for rabies treatment at a Pasteur institute, where hope briefly rose before ending in heartbreak.
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‘An absolute incredible human being’: Remembering William Wyatt Adair
William Wyatt Adair, 20, was killed this week in an outbreak of gun violence on Patton Avenue. Adair is remembered by his community as a friendly, loving light of positivity.
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Asheville officials say Costco project back in discussion
Officials say discussions have resumed after rising costs stalled Enka Commerce Park project
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Safety tips for aging parents in WNC: A local checklist for home, phone and online security
The Nancy Guthrie case has drawn national attention, but for many Western North Carolina families, the deeper concern is familiar: how to better protect aging parents and loved ones at home.
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Buncombe County property values jump in new assessments
Appeal clinics planned as residents question sharp increases in assessments
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Community Night turns Owen Middle School into a gathering place
Families gather weekly for dinner, resources and conversation in a program designed to bring the community into local schools
