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Breaking Down Barriers: North Carolina’s Grassroots Fight Against HIV
Raymond Velazquez stood in the Asheville post office in a daze. Holding a letter from the blood bank in his hands, he read the lines of print over and over: HIV antibodies had been detected in his blood. He started to shake. Driving home, he fought to keep his grip...
Swananoa Man Faces Drug Trafficking Charges
Buncombe County -- July 19, 2024: Buncombe County Sheriff's Office Press Release: Aaron Daniel Jones of Swannanoa. has been charged with multiple drug trafficking charges following an investigation conducted by the Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office. On July 11th, 2024, members of the Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office IGRANT unit, along...
NCDOT: More I-40 weekend closures expected this summer amidst ongoing project
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — The North Carolina Department of Transportation has shut down part of I-40 for yet another weekend. NCDOT says that crews will continue to work between I-26 and Hendersonville Road. But many want to know: how much longer?. This is not the first time the interstate...
‘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.
APD Identify and Charge Two In Water Pellet Gun Assaults
Asheville -- July 19, 2024: Press Release Asheville Police Department Detectives have identified and charged two. people in the recent Orbeez-style water pellet gun assaults targeting pedestrians. Through strategic technological investments and innovative use of License Plate Readers (LPR) and surveillance video analysis, APD has identified and charged Darius Ramont...
I’m a Real Estate Agent: These 3 Retirement Towns are Becoming Unaffordable
It’s no secret that housing prices have skyrocketed in recent years. This has affected new homebuyers looking to purchase their first home and retirees who were hoping to relocate. If you’re currently retired or will be soon, you might be tossing around ideas for where you want to live....
Opinion: Widespread Panic helps people with food drives; political campaigns could do same
All we needed were two chairs and a table. That’s how it all started. And 25 years later, those chairs and tables have generated millions of meals for the food insecure across the country — all due to the generosity of Athens rock band Widespread Panic and their fans.
828 Road Report: Overnight I-26 closures include traffic shift
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Several road projects will make traveling around Asheville and neighboring areas a little tricky in the coming week. Contractors and N.C. Department of Transportation engineers have set a schedule for overnight closures on Interstate 26 this week. Each night a section of the interstate is...
Asheville Red Lobster delivered rare orange lobster
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — In Asheville, a Red Lobster laid their hands on one of the rarest orange lobsters that is nearly impossible to find. James Hudson, a General Manager at Red Lobster, says that he is still in shock on the discovery of a rare orange lobster. "It's...
My Story: You can’t see what lies round the bend
In March 2002, I read a two-paragraph report in the Asheville Citizen Times concerning the release of some of President Richard M. Nixon’s White House tapes. During his presidency, Nixon had a recording system installed in the Oval Office, operated by a switch beneath his desk. Maybe he was seeking to garner material to help burnish his postpresidential reputation. Or perhaps he was gathering evidence aimed at persuading opponents to see things his way. (Can you spell blackmail?) But in any case, the fateful maneuver would lead to his 1974 resignation following the Watergate fiasco.
Asheville man pleads guilty, sentenced for statutory rape of a child: court records
ASHEVILLE - An Asheville man will serve up to 29 years in prison after pleading guilty July 22 in Buncombe County Superior Court to the statutory rape of a child. Christopher Murray Upshaw, 34, of Asheville, pleaded guilty in front of Judge Alan Thornburg a year-and-a-half after Buncombe County Sheriff’s officers arrested him under a charge of statutory rape of a child by an adult, a class B1 felony, on March 30, 2023, according to court records. ...
Asheville City Council approves ballot language for GO Bonds
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — When Asheville voters go to the polls in November, they will be asked to approve an $80 million General Obligation Bond. Asheville City Council on Tuesday night unanimously approved the ballot language for the referendum, which set the amounts and allocations. Those include:. Bond Order...
Hit-and-run victim’s father speaks on son’s legacy
ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — Alexander Rozos has always been an active person. “He was a walk-on athlete for any sport,” said his dad, Michael. “You could put a golf club, baseball bat, anything in his hands. [Alex’s] younger brother, Evan, idolized him. He regards any fitness advice that comes from Alex as athletic gospel.”
$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...
Businessman: Vaping Being Taking Over by Big Tobacco
North Carolina – What started as an education bill in the state legislature was recently passed and signed into law by the governor but has little to do with education. Instead, it concerns the regulation of tobacco products, more specifically vaping products. “There is a huge public ‘fire storm’...
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