Nabbed! 10 years ago this month, small town cop Jeff Postell arrested notorious fugitive
Postell was a Murphy town cop just making his rounds when he came across a Dumpster-diving Eric Robert Rudolph.
Category: Asheville News
Asheville radio stations to collect donations for Oklahoma City tornado victims
Asheville Radio Group station reps will accept donations at three different BoJangles locations around Asheville on Thursday.
Susan Roderick, tireless worker to keep Asheville clean and green, set to retire
Planting. Picking up trash. Raising cash. Roderick’s done it all with Asheville Greenworks, formerly Quality Forward.
WNC BIT Summit is new networking event for Asheville-area small bizzes
Meet The Geeks is the sponsor of this new networking event, set for June 4.
Sold: Asheville South Slope warehouse to Run Riot LLC
Run Riot plunked down $1.1 million for the former Standard Paper building on Banks Avenue as South Slope boils with development activity.
The Week in Film: Sequel Hell edition
The Wolfpack and Vin Diesel return, but take heart: so do the Bluths!
Beach Day, and their gorgeous surf rock sound, coming to Double Crown June 23
This surf/garage rock trio channels the classic sound of ’60s girl bands. They’re playing the Double Crown on June 23.
Asheville Citizen-Times: Topless women return to streets of downtown Asheville
The boob parade continues.
Buncombe County pays more than $1 million for 8 acres on Hendersonville Road
The transaction may be part of a secretive economic development deal dubbed “Project X” that the county is pursuing.
March Against Monsanto planned in Asheville on May 25
Local activists are ready to show they’re sick and tried of the corporate takeover of agriculture.
Word on the street: New restaurant coming to Haywood Road
Work to renovate this building near the Haywood Road/I-240 intersection is coming together.
Asheville Citizen-Times: Winning $1 million lottery ticket sold at Ingles
The winner bought the ticket at Ingles on Leicester Highway. So who’s the lucky winner?
Politico: Franklin Graham complains of IRS intimidation
The IRS is under investigation for its scrutiny of conservative groups, and now Graham says his organizations were targeted unfairly.
RiverMusic 2013 hits Friday with StephaniesID
There’s a new trolley service to shuttle folks from downtown to the riverside party.
Add one more to the WLOS news team: Kimberly King
King’s reporting has garnered several high-profile awards.
Asheville’s newest brewery, Hi-Wire Brewing, will be ready for Asheville Beer Week
Hi-Wire’s first tasting event will be held on May 31 at the Thirsty Monk.
The Week in Film: Captain’s Log edition (Part 2…or is it 12?)
Kirk, Spock & Co. square off against one of their own while a pair of smart indies vie for the leftovers.
WLOS: Fire code violations at Buncombe County Schools
WLOS reporter Mike Mason exposes fire code violations at local schools. It’s a report he’s done before, with impressive results.
WLOS adds Donovan, Mason to news team
Reporter Evan Donovan and investigative reporter Mike Mason are the newest to join WLOS-TV Channel 13.
Planned Parenthood in Asheville gets new home
The nonprofit provider of reproductive health services plans to expand and provide more services.
Biltmore Mall to be transformed into outlet center
The new Asheville Outlets will feature “top manufacturers and retail outlets” and is scheduled to open next year, according to press release.
Warren Wilson College lands $2.1 million to turn art department into craft center
The college will hire faculty and staff in the areas of sculpture, woodworking, blacksmithing and more.
CONFIRMED: New mixed-use building, parking deck planned for River Arts District
A major new development is planned for the ever-changing River Arts District.
RiverLink: Old Cotton Mill in River Arts District to be torn down
The brick building was recently the site of an arson fire, one of a recent string of RAD arsons.
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