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Asheville police charge 2 in water pellet gun assaults targeting pedestrians
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Asheville police say two individuals are facing charges in connecting with Orbeez-style water pellet gun assaults that were targeting pedestrians. The Asheville Police Department said in a July 19 news release that detectives have identified and charged two people in the recently reported assaults. Through...
Livingston Apartment fatal shooting caught on video; son's bond reduced; 2nd man arrested
ASHEVILLE - A 23-year-old facing an attempted first-degree murder charge appeared in court July 16 for actions his defense attorney said were “inarguably reasonable and prudent.” The same day, a second man was arrested in connection to the June 24 fatal shooting at Livingston Apartments. Isaiah Rayshawn Waddell, 23, of Asheville, was arrested on June 25 and charged with attempted first-degree murder for shooting a 16-year-old juvenile who fatally shot his mother – Ashley Ryan Waddell –...
Alcohol-monitoring for some N.C. parents could save lives. Uncertainty about the law presents a roadblock.
For months now, Michael Dean Smith said, he has feared his infant daughter will be hurt or killed in a drunk-driving related accident with the mother of his child behind the wheel. Smith, 34, of Waynesville, shares joint custody of his now 15-month-old daughter with Valery Francis, who has primary...
Meet the moonshiners at Hillbilly Jam in Maggie Valley
Kick off your shoes, dance to the music and enjoy the moonshine spirit at the Hillbilly Jam from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday, July 26-27, at Maggie Valley Festival Grounds. The Hillbilly Jam features meet-and-greets with celebrities from the Discovery Channel’s Moonshiners show, loads of entertainment, music,...
WTZQ's FM signal is back after July 17 lightning strike
On Wednesday, July 17, WTZQ radio suffered a major power surge when lightning struck in the tower field near the station’s antenna. According to radio station owner, Mark Warwick, the damage to equipment throughout the station was extensive. The FM translator was damaged beyond the ability of local engineers to repair. However, they were able to secure a rental translator to use while the other is being shipped back to the manufacturer. Engineers installed the rental translator, restoring the FM signal around noon tdoday.
$38.5 million McCormick Field makeover on council agenda
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — McCormick Field is about to get a $38.5 million makeover. That project and a lease agreement with the Asheville Tourists baseball team are on Tuesday’s Asheville City Council agenda. The restoration project will bring the facility up to Major League Baseball Player Development League...
Peri Social House lauds hometown hospitality with modern appeal
In the early 20th century, travelers arriving in a burgeoning Black Mountain could find comfort in a newly constructed boarding house on West State Street. Within the walls of the Georgian Revival-style brick structure, originally known as Carolina Terrace, lodgers often experienced their initial welcome to the Swannanoa Valley. In...
A-B tech culinary team wins 2024 national championship
A student team from A-B Tech Community College’s renowned Culinary Arts and Hospitality program won the college’s second national championship on July 17 at the American Culinary Federation (ACF) Nationals. Regional winners vied for the national title during the ACF Annual Convention, held July 14-17 in Phoenix. The...
'No legal pathway' to keep popular Asheville river bar open, Buncombe County says
ASHEVILLE - As locals decry the impending closure of French Broad Outfitters riverside tubing, boating and bar operation at Hominy Creek, the result of a recently rediscovered 2006 conservation easement, Buncombe County says, legally, its hands are tied. "I know this is really sad news about French Broad Outfitters. The...
Arrest Made in Asheville Hit and Run
Asheville -- July 19, 2024: Asheville Police Department Press Release: Asheville Police Department Patrol Officers. investigate a fatal collision in the East Asheville area in which a cyclist was struck by a vehicle Thursday afternoon. The preliminary investigation indicated Alexander Rozos (01/10/98) was on a bicycle traveling west near the...
Tombstone Tales: Bill Nye the Humor Guy buried in Fletcher
FLETCHER, N.C. (828newsNOW) — EDITOR’S NOTE: Everyone has a story — some more well-known than others. Across Western North Carolina, so much history is buried below the surface. Six feet under. With this series, we introduce you to some of the people who have left marks big and small on this special place we call home.
‘More than just words on a sign’ Bridge dedicated to slain deputy
HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Dedicated. Determined. Fearless. Practical jokester. Hero. These are just some of the traits those who knew and loved Deputy Ryan Hendrix remember him by. Now, a bridge that sees more than 20,000 travelers each day in Hendersonville will call on those passing by to stop and remember, if only for a moment, the sacrifice Ryan made four years ago.
3 attacked, beaten at Asheville ‘Palestinian Resistance’ event
The Asheville Police Department is ““investigating an assault that occurred” during an Another Carolina Anarchist Bookfair seminar on June 29 at the West Asheville Library, the APD noted in a July 1 press release. After allegedly being attacked, violently beaten and dragged outside of the library, accusations...
East Asheville site proposed for new duplex, townhome housing development
Editors note: This story has been updated to reflect the project's correct review process. ASHEVILLE - A new residential development has been proposed for Oakley, adding new townhomes on a parcel between Wood Avenue and Bleachery Boulevard. The project, dubbed "Wood/Beachery Residential," proposes 13 new buildings that would contain a total of 23 townhomes...
North Carolina Golf Course Uses Llamas As Caddies
There’s a golf course in North Carolina that rents out llamas as caddies! They’re helpful with your clubs, but don’t offer the best advice on shots. Sherwood Forest Golf Club in Brevard, North Carolina lets you use llamas as caddies! It’s hilarious and awesome to see. Unless you’re a high school student looking for a summer job. In that case, it’s like South Park and “they took our jobs!” See more about the golf course that uses llamas as caddies below!
Letter: Help housing shortage via Women Build
Have you heard about Asheville Habitat for Humanity’s Women Build?. I helped lead the first house in 1994, and since then, women have worked together to build 19 affordable houses in Buncombe County to help with our critical housing shortage. It’s so much fun working with other women to...
Arrest made in fatal hit-and-run
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — A man has been arrested in the fatal hit-and-run of a bicyclist Thursday on Swannanoa River Road. Alexander Rozos, 26, was on a bicycle traveling west near the 300 block of Swannanoa River Road around 11:42 a.m. on July 18 when he was struck by a white box truck traveling in the same lane and direction, Asheville police said in a news release. The driver of the vehicle left the scene before officers arrived. Rozos succumbed to his injuries while on scene; next of kin has been notified.
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