Columbus News

Deputies say a man whose girlfriend intentionally ran into him twice climbed into the stolen car she was driving before she led police on a high-speed chase that ended in a rollover crash.

WRITERS AT HOME: UNC Asheville's writing scholarship winners read from their works at Malaprop's Bookstore/Cafe, 55 Haywood St., Asheville, 3 p.m. Call 254-6734. STORY SLAM: In honor of World Book Night, Malaprop's Bookstore/Cafe hosts an event featuring stories of personal experiences at 55 Haywood St., Asheville, 5 p.m. Call 254-6734. JILL ... (more)

Now that the Granville County Board of Commissioners and school board are redrawing the local election districts, they have a chance to fix a major flaw with the current districts.

A fun-loving mutt named Rusty may be the most famous dog in Asheville for the next few weeks, but if he had his way, he'd be fetching a tennis ball from a lake rather than seeing his mug on a 5-foot poster at the Asheville Community Theatre.

Here's the good news: Durham is the eighth healthiest county in North Carolina. Here's the bad news: North Carolina is only the 33rd healthiest state in the nation.