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AdventHealth, Novant Health, Mission again vie for hospital bed expansion
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 beds to Buncombe. Each application has a...
US Marshals arrest Candler man arrested on child pornography charges; released from jail
ASHEVILLE - The U.S. Marshals Service in Western North Carolina along with Homeland Security Investigations arrested a Buncombe County man on multiple child pornography charges July 2 in Candler. Jake Ben Paul Lohr, 46, of Candler, faces three counts of distributing child pornography, one count of receiving child pornography and one count of possessing child pornography after he was federally indicted on June 4, according to court documents. ...
Competition for State License to Add 26 Hospital Beds
Three major hospitals—Mission Hospital (HCA-owned), AdventHealth, and Novant Health—are competing for a state license to add 26 beds to expand local healthcare services in WNC. Each hospital has submitted detailed applications to convince state officials that their proposal is best. The state’s Certificate of Need determination includes Buncombe,...
Public Comment Period Opens: Duke Energy Progress, LLC-NPDES Wastewater Permit NC0000396 for Asheville Combined Cycle Plant
N.C. DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY INTENT TO ISSUE NPDES WASTEWATER DISCHARGE PERMIT #NC0000396. Public comment or objection to the draft permit is invited. All comments received by August 16, 2024, will be considered in the final determination regarding permit issuance and permit provisions. PERMIT APPLICATION. Duke Energy Progress, LLC, 526...
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 found...
Here’s how you can be a poll worker in General Election
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Poll workers are the “backbone” of the democratic process, election officials said in announcing information sessions for those interested in working the polls. Buncombe County Election Services is looking for people who might want to earn a little extra money while supporting the...
Buncombe GOP chair guilty of assault on female school board member, but no punishment
ASHEVILLE - Buncombe County's Republican Party chair has been found guilty of assaulting a female GOP school board member, but he will likely face no punishment, with the judge characterizing the encounter as part of "a state of politics in this country." It was not clear the day of the July 8 guilty...
Asheville golf tournament celebrates 64 years of breaking racial barriers
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Western North Carolina's longest-running golf open tournament returned to Asheville Municipal Golf Course on Tuesday, July 9. The Skyview Golf Association returned for the 64th year of its annual tournament. The Open started as a way to break the color barrier and have black and...
Man Killed in Vulcan Quarry Falled Identified
Enka -- July 9, 2024: In a recent update from the Buncombe County Sheriff's Office, the individual who tragically died at the. Vulcan Quarry on June 24 has been identified as Jason Matthew Sams. The sheriff's office confirmed that Sams succumbed to blunt force trauma resulting from a fall from an elevated surface onto hard ground. Authorities have notified his next of kin of his untimely death.
3 hospital systems compete for acute care beds in Buncombe
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Three hospital systems have filed certificate of need applications with the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) to develop acute care beds in response to a need determination in the 2024 State Medical Facilities Plan for 26 acute care beds in Buncombe County.
Tailgate Market Report: Use tomatoes to make bruschetta
Tomatoes are beginning their first appearances at Buncombe County farmers markets. Tomatoes come in almost endless varieties and are champions of versatility. With so many options to choose from and plenty of ways to utilize them in your cooking, tomatoes will be on your shopping list at farmers markets for the rest of summer through fall. Try them fresh, transform them into a soup or sauce, chop them into bean salads, blend them into salsas, slice them onto sandwiches and beyond.
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