Asheville News

City bus riders can expect to see new diesel buses replacing some of an aging fleet in the next year and a half, thanks to a $2 million federal stimulus grant.

Authorities charged two with robbing a man at gunpoint Thursday. William Cody Clark, 17, and Joshua Glenn Banks, 20, both of Brickyard Road in Asheville, were each charged with robbery with a dangerous weapon.

The City of Asheville Parks, Recreation and Cultural Arts Department, in collaboration with Buncombe County, will reinstall the 'Energy Loop' sculpture on Saturday afternoon in the new plaza adjacent to the County Health Department building on College Street in downtown Asheville.

Master Sgt. Angela Tristan, assigned to the 14th Weather Squadron in Asheville, N.C., and Rhonda Battles, assigned to the 343rd Training Squadron at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, received the award in San Diego in June.

Luella's Bar-B-Que, bluegrass by The Sons of Ralph and The Flatcreek Speed Shop, ice cream by the Ultimate Ice Cream Co., drinks by Skyland Distributing, Catawba Valley Brewing and The Green Sage, live storytellings, raffle/silent auction items, and dancing, "Come Rock with Us" promises to be an exciting evening of entertainment! The Asheville ...

A warrant served Tuesday charges an Asheville woman with failing to send her 7-year-old son to school 42 days.

Woodfin police arrested an Asheville man for allegedly stealing another man's cat.

City police have charged an Asheville man with firing a gun at a trailer on July 4, grazing the arm of a woman inside.

A North Carolina judge said he will move a trial for a Florida man accused of killing a state trooper.

Starting Monday people planning to run for Asheville City Council or mayor have 10 business days to file for a run.

Sixteen years ago this coming fall I proposed to my then girlfriend while visiting the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, North Carolina.

Strumming an acoustic guitar on a blanket among thousands of others at Martin Luther King Jr.

It's no coincidence that chefs get their degree in the culinary arts; there's certainly an art behind the creation of food.

On Dec. 12, 1944, Richard H. 'Dick' Griffin didn't hesitate. His unit's mortar positions were coming under attack from German infantrymen, and Griffin knew someone had to man a machine gun.

A "listening tour" organized by the Democratic National Committee to build grass-roots support for President's Obama's policies will make a scheduled stop in Elizabeth City in August.

APD wants information on the whereabouts of a 23-year-old Sharlene Stewart. Authorities say she may have taken 3-year-old Charity Trinity Stewart froma home on Hillside Street on Wednesday.

Buncombe County Sheriff's deputies early this morning charged two men with robbing another man of his wallet at gunpoint.

Summer is always a busy time of the year for the beer business. Those lazy, crazy scorching days of summer just call out for a cold brew, whether it's a pale ale or a national lager.

Can it be five years? Incredible. Put Transfigurations on your calendar now. Press release via BlogAsheville : *Transfigurations 2009: Celebrating five years of Harvest Records* *3 days of your music in the mountains of Asheville, NC August 13th-15th* Asheville, NC--Harvest Records celebrates five groundbreaking years as one of America's best ...

In a big break for online shoppers, Web retailers generally don't have to charge sales taxes in states where they lack a store or some other physical presence.