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Haywood County * Both directions of Interstate 40 are closed between Exit 20 in northern Haywood County and Exit 421 east of Knoxville, Tenn., because of a rock slide at mile marker 2.6 on I-40 in North Carolina.
Commission meeting prayer may end
Buncombe County commissioners may stop having an invocation at the beginning of their meetings and switch to a moment of silence instead because of worries that the current procedure is unconstitutional.
2nd suspect charged in Buncombe homicide
Authorities on Thursday filed charges against a second man stemming from a shooting last weekend that killed a Woodfin woman.
The state might have your money
Joe C. Reynolds' daughter told him years ago he had money coming to him from the state.
Motive still unclear in woman's shooting death
The Buncombe County Sheriff's Office declined Monday to release information on a motive behind a weekend shooting that left a 35-year-old Woodfin woman dead.
Asheville men, Patrick Boveau Rice Jr and Daniel Jamal Rice, charged with multiple break-ins
Woodfin Police on Monday charged two Asheville men with breaking into two apartments and stealing valuables worth thousands of dollars.
Woodfin woman dies after shooting, man charged
Christine Teresa Johnson faced several hurdles in her life. She was diagnosed with Hodgkin's disease 10 years ago.
Asheville City Council says goodbye to outgoing members, confronts budget woes
In addition to covering today's Asheville City Council meeting for an upcoming article in Mountain Xpress, staff writer David Forbes also turned in this coverage via Twitter, the micro-blogging program: 4:59 pm: City Council meeting is about to begin.
Asheville City Council preview: Of master plans and development
Tomorrow is the last meeting of the current Asheville City Council, but among many other agenda items , they'll begin discussion on one of the Downtown Master Plan 's most controversial recommendations: reducing Council's authority over large downtown development.
Residents fear Woodfin rules will allow subdivisions to replace forest
An expanse of wooded land north of Asheville has officials in two municipalities at odds, and some residents worried the scenic slopes will give way to road cuts and mountainside mansions.
I-26 crashes tangle traffic; next week could be worse
A pair of tractor-trailer crashes snarled traffic in Madison and Buncombe counties Friday afternoon along a heavily traveled highway already burdened with traffic diverted from Interstate 40.
Truck crash slows I-26 traffic near Woodfin
A tractor trailor hauling appliances ran off a bridge on Interstate 26 and fell to the road below, according to a Buncombe County official.
Woodfin manager predicts Weaverville ABC store wona t last
Woodfin Town Administrator Jason Young said the town's ABC store is seeing its sales return to normalcy after a dip following the opening of the county's new ABC store four miles to the north in Weaverville.
U.S. could and should learn lessons from other nations
As one approaches the City of Asheville on Merrimon Avenue from Woodfin, a sign appears listing sister cities from around the world.
Christopher Robinson of Barnardsville charged with leading officers on chase
Police say a Barnardsville man was arrested after leading officers on a chase. Christopher Kevin Robinson, 35, of Christi Lane, was charged with felony fleeing to elude arrest, according to a warrant served this morning.
Weaverville pair charged with morphine trafficking
Police charged two Weaverville men with trafficking in morphine after stopping their vehicle on Interstate 26 in Woodfin.
Swannanoa Votes "No" to Incorporation
A divisive measure gets shot down -- as it looks like Swannanoa will not become Western North Carolina's newest town.
AvL Technologies to consolidate, expand offices in Woodfin
AvL Technologies , a real success story on the Asheville manufacturing scene, plans to consolidate its offices and facilities in the Reynolds Village development in Woodfin, the Weaverville Tribune is reporting.
Swannanoa voters reject incorporation
After a heated campaign over the future of their community, Swannanoa voters decided Tuesday overwhelmingly against forming a new town with new taxes.
6Swannanoa incorporation will be a disa
I've listened to arguments from both sides of the issues in the debate over incorporation in Swannanoa.
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