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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.
GOP gov. hopeful Robinson fundraises at NC church linked to gay beating; Asheville trial
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...
Neighbors push back on Camp Grier's proposed expansion in Fairview
FAIRVIEW, N.C. (WLOS) — A proposed summer camp expansion with 24 cabins on 30 rural acres in Fairview was met with resistance by neighbors who live along Lee Dotson Road. The residents came to Buncombe County's Board of Adjustments meeting for the public hearing. Camp Grier submitted dual applications for a special use permit to expand camp operations on the existing site and request a special use permit for a vacation complex.
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...
Local arts leaders of color reflect on post-2020 equity advancements
Four years have now passed since the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis. In the days that followed his May 25 demise at the hands of Minneapolis police, the Black Lives Matter movement staged protests across the country and around the world, calling for reform and racial equity across numerous public and private sectors. Fueled by the uncertainty and introspection sparked by the COVID-19 pandemic, businesses, organizations and government entities pledged their allyship, promising to improve their racial equity practices to more accurately reflect the community at large.
Expanding care in WNC: Hospitals compete for more beds
BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C. (828newsNOW) — To keep track of North Carolina’s growing medical demands, the state releases a plan of recommendations and projections each year. Three hospital systems in Western North Carolina are vying for the opportunity to help meet these demands. In its 2024 State Medical Facilities...
Black Mountain's Past
What Does Montreat’s “Little Lookout,” Judge, William “Bill” Styles, Buncombe County Sheriff Laurence Brown, Buncombe County Deputy Joe Hemphill, Black Mountain Boy Scout Troop 25 and Moonshine liquor have in common? Well, 62 years ago, in March of 1962, all of them came together in an exciting episode in the life of two 13-year-old Boy Scouts. With space a consideration, I will just recite the highlights!
Jury finds Asheville man guilty for sexual assault after luring a woman home with a party
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — A Buncombe County jury has found a man guilty of secret peeping and sexual battery after inviting a woman to a house party and sexually assaulting her. (Video above: WYFF News 4 Morning Headlines) During the trial, the victim testified she was sexually assaulted by 55-year-old...
Asheville man found guilty of recording sex crime against unconscious victim
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — 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...
North Carolina Man Molested Unconscious Woman after Luring Her at a Party; Sentenced to Jail
A jury in Buncombe County has convicted a man for secret peeping and sexual battery. The incident occurred when he invited a woman to a house party and proceeded to sexually assault her. In the trial, the victim recounted her experience of being sexually assaulted by Bart William Zink, a...
Asheville man found guilty of recording sex crime against unconscious victim
ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — 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...
New hospital, more beds for Asheville area, Buncombe? NC officials seek public comment
ASHEVILLE - Mission Hospital is now competing with two other entities hoping to expand in-patient health care services in Buncombe County. The state is taking public comments about which health care provider to select for a 26-bed acute care expansion: the for-profit HCA-owned Mission or one of the two non-profit applicants, Florida-based AdventHealth, with an existing hospital in northern Henderson County, or Winston-Salem based Novant Health. Each health care system has different plans, including adding to a current hospital or building a new one. They have proposed locations in Asheville, north Buncombe or Arden.
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