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Asheville man found guilty of recording sex crime against unconscious victim
An Asheville man is sentenced to more than 200 days in jail after a jury determined he sexually abused an unconscious victim in 2022 and recorded the crime on his cell phone.The Buncombe County District Attorney's Office said Bart William Zink, 55, was found guilty of felony secret peeping and misdemeanor sexual battery on July 11, 2024.It's a case that District Attorney Todd Williams called "outrageous" in a written statement, calling on the North Carolina General Assembly to pass tougher laws against aggravated sexual battery.The victim testified that on May 22, 2022, she was invited to Zink's house for a...
Buncombe County homeowner grant program now accepting applications
The inquiry process for the 2024 Homeowner Grant Program is now open. This program is officially in its fourth year, and qualified homeowners will have an opportunity to receive financial assistance for housing-related costs. The website buncombecounty.org/homeownergrant will be accepting inquiries through Sept. 30 or homeowners can call (828) 250-5500. You must call or submit an inquiry to determine eligibility.
Asheville trial: NC church linked to gay beating; members fundraise for GOP gov. hopeful
ASHEVILLE - Republican gubernatorial candidate Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson held a fundraiser with a Western North Carolina church whose members are facing trial in Buncombe County on charges of beating a fellow member to get out his "homosexual demons." Robinson, a right-wing candidate known for extreme remarks, including recently telling members of an eastern North Carolina church that “some folks need killin’," was scheduled for a July 9 fundraiser hosted by four leaders of the church and...
Public input opportunity for Pisgah View State Park Master Plan
CANDLER — The third public information meeting for the Pisgah View State Park Master Plan will be held Thursday, Aug. 1, from 5-7 p.m. at the Upper Hominy Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department, 1795 Pisgah Highway in Candler. Members of the public are encouraged to drop in at any...
Murder case dropped for woman charged with ex-boyfriend's 2021 homicide when she was 18
ASHEVILLE - The Buncombe County District Attorney’s office dismissed a first-degree murder charge against Alexus Buckner April 30, three years after she was accused of killing her former boyfriend, Joshua Silvers. Outside Buckner's home on Davis Drive near Candler, Silvers, 27, was shot and killed on July 26, 2021, while trying to pull Terrick Tyree Eddington “against his will” from a vehicle parked outside, court documents say. Eddington called for help from the only other passenger in...
Three hospitals compete for state license to add 26 beds, expand local healthcare
BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — Competition is heating up among three major hospitals that are striving to expand local healthcare services by landing the state license to add 26 beds. The HCA-owned Mission Hospital, AdventHealth and Novant Health are competing and have submitted voluminous applications. Each hospital has the...
News 13, Eblen Charities to hold 16th annual Tools for Schools drive with Ingles Markets
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — News 13 is once again teaming up with Eblen Charities for the 16th annual Tools for Schools drive, in partnership with Ingles Markets!. On Tuesday, August 6, 2024, News 13 will be on-site at Ingles Markets at 151 Smokey Park Highway in Asheville from 6 a.m.-7 p.m., collecting new school supplies for area children.
Asheville area to get 36-bed emergency homeless shelter; What other housing is in works?
ASHEVILLE - ABCCM will break ground July 16 on a new 36-bed emergency homeless shelter on its Transformation Village campus, serving single women, women with children and up to two intact families, it announced in a July news release. The 24/7 shelter is one planned expansion among several for the...
Asheville Watchdog: AdventHealth, Novant Health, Mission Again Vie for Hospital Bed Expansion
Written by Andrew R. Jones, Asheville Watchdog. Mission Health is competing again with two other major hospital systems for territory in Buncombe County, vying for 26 acute care hospital beds in a region it currently dominates. Mission Health, Novant Health, and AdventHealth applied June 17 to bring the acute care...
County to renovate Woodfin Street complex, relocate public services
The Buncombe County Family Justice Center, where victims of domestic and sexual assault can receive care from a number of partner organizations, may soon be getting a few new housemates. The building at 35 Woodfin St., which has been home to the center for five years, is slated to undergo renovations to allow for seven other county departments to move in if approved by the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners at its meeting July 16.
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