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The Ecusta Trail will close twice for a month later this year to allow for work on neighboring U.S. 64, with the first closure on July 6 at the White Pine Drive intersection. During the closure, a roundabout will be constructed along U.S. 64 and the trail will be raised six feet in elevation. The project — a partnershi

Winery and cidery Botanist & Barrel has won two awards in Cidercraft Magazine in the natural cider category — a nod to its locally sourced ingredients. “To have two ciders recognized in the Natural Cider category means a lot to us,” said co-founder Lyndon Smith. “We want people to understand that Southern cider can sta

UNC Health, the University of North Carolina’s hospital system, has applied for permission to open a 92-bed hospital near downtown Asheville. The state-owned nonprofit health provider, which already has a management agreement with UNCHealth Pardee in Henderson County, made the request to the North Carolina Department o

Asheville Police Department investigators are seeking the public’s help in identifying an armed robber who held up a Speedway convenience store early Thursday morning on June 11. When officers responded to the store shortly before 8 a.m., an employee told officers that a man wearing a mask and a...

A new program will bring solar-powered microgrid setups to disaster-impacted areas in Western North Carolina to help local communities get off-grid power during storms. Called Beehives, they run on up to 100 kilowatt hours of energy — enough to power a large building for up to 10 hours in the event of a blackout.

Proving the adage no good deed goes unpunished, Hendersonville will face a putative reduction in its share of sales tax revenue as a fallout for not raising property taxes. Hendersonville will get $600,000 less in sales tax next year due to city council’s decision to hold the line on property taxes. Meanwhile, Henderso

MADISON COUNTY, N.C. (WSPA) — A joint law enforcement investigation has resulted in the arrest of three individuals on felony charges in connection with a death and child sexual abuse material. The Madison County Sheriff’s Office announced that 35-year-old Joni Leann Massey and 39-year-old Jesse Nathan Minter face deat

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Stock image of Biltmore Estate by Michael Warren/Getty Images A wedding photographer was shooting an engagement photo session in Asheville, North Carolina, when a black bear waltzed across the scene. The post Black Bear Crashes Engagement Photo Session in Asheville appeared first on Outdoors with Bear Grylls .

The Yancey County Sheriff’s Office would like to recognize Major Mark Geouge and Sergeant Joe Pate for completing General Instructor Training through McDowell Technical Community College’s Law Enforcement Training Center. This intensive 90-hour program equips criminal justice professionals with the skills and knowledge