Asheville NC

During the fallout of Hurricane Helene, troves of people depended on community centers, local businesses and town squares to find food, water and other crucial resources. These ad hoc places have an official name: resilience hubs. Now, for the City of Asheville, there’s growing support among policy makers to invest...

Garland William Kuykendall Jr., 57, was sentenced to a minimum of 30 years in prison after pleading guilty to second-degree murder at an Asheville apartment complex last year. Judge Jacqueline Grant, presiding in Buncombe County Superior Court, ordered Kuykendall to serve 360-444 months, or 30-37 years in prison. The...

Dennis Tyrone Garnett Jr. was sentenced to 5-7 years in prison on March 18, for a violent kidnapping and domestic assault that began at an Asheville motel and ended in a highway rescue. The charges stem from an incident on Dec. 2, 2025. Asheville police responded to a domestic violence...

NORTH CAROLINA — A North Carolina man has been charged after authorities say a child, two disabled adults and numerous dogs were found living in unsafe conditions inside a home. According to the McDowell County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were called to a residence in Nebo on March 11 after a report of a woman in […] ...

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HENDERSONVILLE – U.S. 64, connecting Hendersonville to Bat Cave , is set to reopen to outside traffic March 28. The section of highway approaching Bat Cave was closed to all but locals after being severely damaged in Tropical Storm Helene in September 2024. Crews from Blythe Construction have been grading,...

Buncombe County Schools (BSC) and Asheville City Schools (ACS) are facing state funding shortfalls for their Exceptional Children (EC) programs, which provide tailored learning for students with disabilities. The shortfall stems from the state’s funding model, which bases allocations on the previous year’s...

This article is a follow-up to an article written in 2022. That article can be read here: https://thebluebanner.net/14669/news/14669/. Sebastian Cothran was only a 21-year-old student at UNC Asheville when he won the elected position of Haywood County tax collector in 2022. After serving his four-year term, Cothran...

DILLSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA — A minor earthquake was reported Monday evening in western North Carolina, with a magnitude 2.7 tremor recorded just after 8:00 PM near the Dillsboro area. The quake occurred at approximately 8:04 PM and was centered near Cullowhee, a small community west of Asheville, according to...

BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — Reems Creek Fire Department Chief Chris Dorsey has died, the fire department announced via social media Tuesday. He was 45. The fire department's post requested thoughts and prayers for Dorsey's family and members of the fire department. The department did not announce a cause...