UNC lab assists with local drug checking
It's well known that fentanyl, a cheaply made opioid, is in the local drug supply. Fentanyl is 50 times stronger than heroin, and counterfeit...
Asheville affordable housing development approved by planning board; 75% to be affordable
ASHEVILLE - A new, mixed townhome and single-family development has moved forward in its approval process, with a bonus that the development has...
Asheville residents have been paying too much for water, city says; Other users face...
ASHEVILLE - For years, the city's residential water customers have subsidized its commercial and industrial users, with residential users shouldering a higher cost for...
Hendersonville man sentenced to minimum of 125 years for rape of minor
Following a four-day trial, a Hendersonville man who was sentenced to 15 years for the rape of a child in 2006 was found...
Hendersonville stingray could be 1st in its species to be pregnant through parthenogenesis
HENDERSONVILLE - Already a local favorite by visitors to Main Street's Aquarium and Shark Lab by Team ECCO, the female stingray named Charlotte...
After a 10-month delay, Mission Hospital fulfilled the terms of ex-employee lawsuit
ASHEVILLE – Mission Hospital has fulfilled the terms of its separation contract with a former employee, 10 months after agreeing to it.Laura Kerzwick worked...
Asheville restaurant named one of the best in US. Everything to know before you...
Neng Jr.’s, a chef-owned and -operated Filipinx restaurant in West Asheville, has earned another national accolade for its excellence and quality dining service. Neng's...
Similarities exist between problems facing Buncombe and Haywood Counties’ hospitals
Western North Carolina's largest specialized healthcare provider, Mission Health, has faced increasingly vocal, yet seemingly unheard, complaints since 2019 when it was sold to...
12-Year-Old Boy Who Died At Therapeutic Camp Showed Possible Signs Of Poisoning
New details from search warrants obtained by HuffPost revealed that a 12-year-old boy who was found dead and naked from the...
Downtown patrol initiative already yielding fewer service calls, police chief says
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) - Five days into the now-joint downtown patrol initiative with Asheville police and Buncombe County Sheriff's Office combining efforts for a...
