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Supreme Court ponders if state law nixes Asheville homeowners’ toxic tort claim
WASHINGTON — The ability of a group of North Carolina homeowners to bring a lawsuit over latent contamination in their well water will come down to the U.S. Supreme Court’s […]
Asheville Chamber wants ban on topless protests
Asheville's Chamber of Commerce wants North Carolina lawmakers to revisit the issue of topless women in the downtown area in response to a series of protests.
Asheville approves guns on playgrounds
Asheville City Council has approved an ordinance to allow people with concealed weapons permits to carry guns at city playgrounds.
Workers at recycling plant find man’s body
Police in Asheville are looking into the discovery of a man's body at a recycling plant.
Judge approves trial over peeling signs lawsuit
A federal judge says a jury will decide who is at fault for signs directing visitors to popular sites around Asheville that started peeling shortly after being installed nearly three years ago.
Asheville city attorney says gun shows legal
Officials probably cannot stop gun shows at a state building located on city property, Asheville's city attorney says.
Owner of water company sent to prison
The owner of an Asheville-area water services company has been sentenced to nearly three years in prison for faking thousands of tests designed to ensure that drinking water is safe.
Topless rally: An issue close to his heart
Anyone reading the news report of the “topless rally” held in downtown Asheville last week surely had questions: Turnout for an event with such high gawker appeal was actually down from a similar rally last year? Why is a 59-year old man organizing a movement that encourages women to bare their breasts in public? And does he really go by the name Sparkles the Clown?
Asheville Tea Party sponsors machine gun social
Who can resist the chance to fire a couple of dozen rounds using a Uzi?
Asheville man pleads to health care fraud in Va
A North Carolina man has pleaded guilty to a health-care fraud charge.
Asheville police evidence room remains a mess
Asheville police are still trying to sort through problems in the department's evidence room. "I told my wife it kind of looked like my son's dorm room," Councilman Chris Pelly said.
Asheville banker ordered to pay $9 million
A federal judge has ruled that a banker convicted earlier this year of fraud charges related to a failed development must pay $9 million in restitution to his victims, although prosecutors acknowledge he doesn't have the money to pay.
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