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Catch up on all the Asheville news every weekday morning. Our newscast podcast draws stories from across the local news media landscape to keep you in-the-know in under four minutes.
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Today's Asheville newscast includes these stories:Gov. Stein Announces $5.7M for French Broad flood resilience projectsThree WNC leaders to advise governor on storm recovery, gangs, disabilityLocal restaurants relaunch and regroup on the flood plainDemocrats lead early voting turnout in Buncombe County primaryGroups rallying in Asheville, Hendersonville for National Day of Action
Today's Asheville newscast includes these stories:WNC still awaits billions in Tropical Storm Helene relief fundingBuncombe County explores single fire district tax rateUNCA students and community members hold a 'walk out' on campusCotton Mill studios reopen more than a year post-HeleneMayor Manheimer presents Billy Strings key to the city
Today's Asheville newscast includes these stories:WNC drought deepens despite rain; Buncombe now “severe"Volunteers conduct Buncombe homelessness count; results expected this springAsheville, Buncombe defend DEI outreach; deny race-based allocationsNC-11 Democrats must win rural WNC; party invests long-termPolice-impersonation suspect surrenders; held without bond
Today's Asheville newscast includes these stories:Canton approves yearlong moratorium on data centers, crypto miningBuncombe confirms seventh measles case; lists exposure sitesFairview roadside fires traced to catalytic converter debris, not arsonNC-11 GOP primary: Green Beret Adam Smith challenges EdwardsAsheville street paper The Intersection offers income, counters stereotypes
Today's Asheville newscast includes these stories:Helene survivors fear ReBuild NC déjà vu as Renew NC stallsStudy boosts Asheville passenger rail push; service eyed by 2035Asheville police to open Tanger outlet resource centerDA moves to oust WNC sheriffs over alleged misconductMission Hospital listening sessions set for March 9–10
Today's Asheville newscast includes these stories:Asheville rheumatologist settles alleged Medicare billing for foreign drugsHelene private-road program can fund only 300 repairsLake Lure refilling; aims to reopen by Memorial DayRural WNC clinics reeling after federal primary-care program cutAsheville band Wednesday leaves Wasserman over Epstein-linked CEO
Today's Asheville newscast includes these stories:Airbnb lawsuit may set North Carolina liability precedent*Asheville’s $500,000 tree fund sits unused after four yearsMountainTrue returns flood-lost keepsakes while clearing Helene debris*$290 million to restore Pisgah, Nantahala forests after Helene*UNC Asheville track coach Joel Williams dies after cancer battle
Today's Asheville newscast includes these stories:Asheville officer DWI arrest; Hendersonville captain fired for time abuseBuncombe tax fight could reclassify Airbnbs as commercialAsheville council hopefuls tout housing, bike safety; consensus at forumJudge skeptical in WCU early-voting lawsuit; decision imminentMountainTrue tests find mostly clean French Broad post-Helene
Today's Asheville newscast includes these stories:New Rave alerts replace CodeRED after cyberattack glitchesAsheville market steadies: $500K median, listings linger longer$7.5M RAD Creative Campus planned as flood-resilient arts hubReparations report urges Black wellness investments, “Black Joy Fund”Stephens-Lee High’s legacy: civil rights leadership, “Castle on Hill”
Today's Asheville newscast includes these stories:Asheville weighs Fourth Amendment workplace protections amid immigration enforcement fearsCommissioner Horton sues Buncombe, alleging illegal adult-care funding suspensionNCDOT report: Restoring Salisbury–Asheville rail could add 5,000 jobsCanton to hear proposed ban on data centers, crypto miningJohnston Boulevard sidewalk project starts; West Asheville expects 18 months
Today's Asheville newscast includes these stories:23,000 tons salt spread; icy roads linger statewideMission Hospital cited after measles patients waited unisolatedBuncombe DA Democrats split on decriminalization, accountability, reform70,000 NC voters risk provisional ballots over missing IDBeaver Lake drained to fix hurricane-stuck valve; refilling
Today's Asheville newscast includes these stories:Bitter cold, black ice greeted Asheville area yesterdayAsheville firefighters want pay raises for their 'most vulnerable'Asheville violent crime dropped in 2025, fewest homicides since 2017Ingles’ sales, profits surged as grocery prices soared following pandemicStudents challenge state after early voting sites cut at NC universities
Today's Asheville newscast includes these stories:WNC schools go virtual after storm dumps 14.5 inches.Code Purple shelter overflows; unhoused man yields bed during snow.UNC Asheville woods panel criticized as insider-only, closed-door process.Mission Hospital again in immediate jeopardy; regulators cite patient risk.Asheville DEI, $30M gap to face NC House committee scrutiny.
Today's Asheville newscast includes these stories:Winter Storm Watch: up to seven inches possible through SaturdayDowntown Asheville holiday traffic up; recovery still unevenBlue Ridge Parkway visits hit 17.5 million, highest since 2006Asheville eases ADU conversions, removing variance and feeFontana Regional Library director resigns amid board tensions
Today's Asheville newscast includes these stories:Asheville approves $15.5M Helene small-business recovery grantsNearly $1M HOME funds for WNC rent, repairs, down paymentsUNC Asheville forms advisory committee for 200-acre Millennial CampusABCCM anticipates spike in heating aid as temps plungeYouthBuild CORE-2 offers free GED and construction training
In this special episode, former social worker Zelda Briarwood talks with Matt Peiken about their campaign for Western North Carolina's Congressional seat. This bonus episode is one of four this week featuring candidates on the Democratic Party primary ballot for North Carolina's U.S. House District 11.
In this special episode, cancer researcher Dr. Paul Maddox talks with Matt Peiken about his campaign for Western North Carolina's Congressional seat. This bonus episode is one of four this week featuring candidates on the Democratic Party primary ballot for North Carolina's U.S. House District 11.
In this special episode, family physician Dr. Richard Hudspeth talks with Matt Peiken about his campaign for Western North Carolina's Congressional seat. This bonus episode is one of four this week featuring candidates on the Democratic Party primary ballot for North Carolina's U.S. House District 11.
In this special episode, Hickory Nut Gap Farm co-founder Jamie Ager talks with Matt Peiken about his campaign for Western North Carolina's Congressional seat. This bonus episode is one of four this week featuring candidates on the Democratic Party primary ballot for North Carolina's U.S. House District 11.
Today's Asheville newscast includes these stories:Asheville projects $30M gap; tax hike likelyHelene’s shadow: Asheville hospitality jobs down, lodging salesNC elections board ends WCU early voting; Madison sparedBuncombe DSS partners with Foster Family Alliance for permanencyBlack Mountain Brewing deck approved despite fire rules, records show
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