Asheville apartment boom leaves new units searching for renters
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — After years of apartment shortages, Asheville is seeing a very different housing market: a growing number of new units are sitting vacant, and landlords are offering lower prices and other incentives to attract renters. New apartment complexes are up as rent growth slows in Asheville...
County clears way for 102-townhouse development at I-26 and U.S. 25
HENDERSONVILLE – A new housing development is cleared to move ahead near the intersection U.S. 25 and I-26. The Henderson County Board of Commissioners approved a conditional rezoning for the project, 102 townhouses on 12.5-acre of land off Exit 40, just south of Fletcher, at its Aug. 19 meeting. That approval came ove
Hendersonville sues developer over unfinished infrastructure
Hendersonville is taking developer Eagle View LLC to court after the city says a developer walked away from promised road and drainage improvements, leaving residents with dangerous conditions and taxpayers facing a $550,000 bill. Here's what neighbors and the mayor are saying.
Asheville-Buncombe Homelessness Funding Process Nears Federal Deadline
Asheville and Buncombe County’s 2026 homelessness funding process has moved from local project submissions toward federal filing, with the Asheville-Buncombe Continuum of Care working through recommendations before an August 26 HUD deadline. The sequence determines which locally reviewed applications advance as part of
Swannanoa residents push for Owen Park repairs
Bring back Charles D. Owen Park, several Swannanoa residents asked the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners Tuesday. Before Tropical Storm Helene struck in 2024, “Owen Park was a meeting place,” resident Jerald Pope said. “We walked there ‘most every day, met hundreds of people.”. The nearly...
Man accused of hit & run after Asheville Water Department employee struck
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (FOX Carolina) - A man was arrested after a City of Asheville Water Department employee was hit by a vehicle while working on Monday, according to the Asheville Police Department. Jeffrey Flynn Allen, 39 is facing the following charges:. Aggravated Felony serious injury by vehicle. Felony hit and...
Rural leaders push for hospital competition in WNC
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — The message from rural Western North Carolina was blunt Wednesday: Getting to a hospital can take too long, ambulances can be tied up for hours and patients need more choices. As state health officials listened to competing proposals for 92 additional hospital beds, speakers from...
Flock cameras help identify suspects in Asheville paintball attacks
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WSPA)—Multiple juvenile suspects have been identified through Flock technology in a series of paintball assaults targeting pedestrians over the weekend in Asheville. On Saturday, August 15, officers responded to the 660 block of Haywood Road around 10 p.m. for a report of an assault involving paintball
Tour offers look at shuttered Canton Mill
Members of the public had the chance to tour the ruins of Canton’s out-of-commission paper mill last week for the first time since it shut down in 2023. The tour was organized by Haywood County Commission candidate Vicki Hyatt as part of a series of community events highlighting local points of interest. She advertised
Asheville mayor to call for city to end Flock contract
Asheville mayor to call for city to end Flock contract
