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UNCA says its budget deficit is down to $2.7 million; decision on proposed academic cutbacks is imminent
The projected $8 million budget deficit at the University of North Carolina Asheville has been reduced to $2.7 million through job cuts, early faculty retirements, and administrative cost-cutting, along with a projected increase in revenue from higher student enrollment, UNCA’s new vice chancellor for budget and finance told The Watchdog.
‘Devastating’: NC drivers warned as child, pets die in hot cars; arrests made in Wake, Harnett Counties
We’ve seen triple digit temperatures this summer in central North Carolina. In one study from San Jose University, car temperatures can climb almost 20 degrees in 10 minutes from just 95 degrees to 114 degrees.
State report details allegations of errors, mismanagement at nonprofit run by wife of NC lieutenant governor
A nonprofit group that was organized and operated by the wife of Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson may have made invalid claims for federal funding, according to state documents alleging a range of record-keeping, bookkeeping and monitoring violations. Yolanda Hill, the second lady of North Carolina, announced in April that she...
After 41 years of fighting for WNC, legal aid, Pisgah Legal's Jim Barrett is retiring
ASHEVILLE - Winning legal battles against landlords who refused to fix dilapidated, rodent infested homes, helping to establish the first minimum housing code in Buncombe County and advocating for the continued access to legal aid for all low-income people in 18 counties in Western North Carolina. These are just a few of Jim...
Asheville Police investigating deadly single-vehicle collision
ASHEVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - The Asheville Police Department is investigating a deadly single-vehicle collision that occurred on Monday. Officers say they were called to the incident on Wood Avenue around 4:30 p.m. According to police, 36-year-old John Drummond was driving a 2011 Ford Taurus. The officers say their initial...
UNC Asheville will eliminate majors, 4 departments: UNC Board of Governors vote
ASHEVILLE - In a unanimous vote July 24, UNC Board of Governors approved cuts to four of UNC Asheville’s 27 academic departments and to curtail a fifth. UNC Asheville Chancellor Kimberly Van Noort presented her proposal to a smaller subcommittee of the board July 24, asking for approval to eliminate Ancient Mediterranean Studies, Drama, Philosophy and Religious Studies. She also proposed a reduction to Languages and Literatures by eliminating concentrations in French and German. ...
Last Night at Council: Spate of city projects head to voters with $80M bond proposal
Asheville voters will decide on an $80 million bond package on Election Day, which would raise local taxes. At Tuesday’s meeting, Asheville City Council held a public hearing and unanimously voted to put the bond proposal on the ballot for voters in the November general election. If passed, the...
Take up arms at Henry V with the Montford Park Players
The Montford Park Players will stage a free outdoor production of Henry V — the fifth play in the theater troupe’s Muse of Fire: Shakespeare’s Wars of the Roses season — at 7:30 p.m. Fridays-Sundays from July 26 to Aug. 25. The play depicts the military...
UNC-A tennis alum wins big at Wimbledon
A tennis player with ties to Asheville had a remarkable run at this year’s Wimbledon Championship. Former UNC Asheville men’s tennis player Henry Patten won the men’s doubles title and also advanced to the second round of the mixed doubles tournament. “I couldn’t be prouder of him,”...
Asheville City Council approves HVAC upgrades for Thomas Wolfe Auditorium
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Thomas Wolfe Auditorium in Harrah's Cherokee Center is also about to get some upgrades. The Asheville City Council voted to approve the repair and replacement of HVAC parts and equipment in the theater. The MB Haynes Corporation will help make that possible. This project does...
Section of Johnston Boulevard to get sidewalk
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — The city has been busy building sidewalks — several projects have been finished, several are in progress and several more are in the works, including one in front of a local school. A recent progress report from the city said, “Sidewalks are one way...
Slingshots: Feel the Wind on Your Face
Asheville – Phil Cann, owner of Asheville Motorcycle Rentals at 899 Riverside Drive in Woodfin, says Polaris Slingshots are “nothing like” motorcycles. He said they’re more of a cross between a bike and a car. Asked why anybody would want to ride around in one, he...
Answer Man: Dead trees and vegetation in the River Arts District? Parking meters coming to Biltmore Village?
Today’s round of questions, my smart-aleck replies, and the real answers:. Question: I’ve noticed many dead and dying plants along the River Arts District, including a few young trees. It looks like an herbicide was used and it went places it wasn’t meant to. If that is the case, why can’t the city find other ways of weed management, especially along the river?
By 2050, 90% of NC will be above "cancel activity" level temps in the summer
Data: CarbonPlan; Note: Estimate uses median high WBGT from 26 climatological models; Chart: Simran Parwani and Erin Davis/AxiosThe majority of the world will be too hot to host the Summer Olympics by 2050. That includes North Carolina. By the numbers: An Axios analysis of CarbonPlan data finds that, in 2050, 60% of locations globally will experience Wet Bulb Globe Temperatures above 82°F, the American College of Sports Medicine's recommended threshold for canceling outdoor, continuous activity to avoid heat illness.CarbonPlan's models estimate that 90.2% of weather stations in North Carolina would experience temperatures above the "cancel activity" level in 2050, compared...
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