Today's newscast includes stories about: Updates on the local impacts of Hurricane Helene's approach. A look into how Buncombe County investigates domestic abuse cases. The last in a series of conversations with Asheville City Council candidates, this one focusing on Sage Turner. Construction crews working to improve accessibility in Asheville park…

Today's newscast includes stories about: The potential impact of Tropical Storm Helene on Western North Carolina. A series of episodes with Asheville City Council candidates continues with a conversation devoted to Kim Roney, on The Overlook with Matt Peiken podcast. An uplifting financial turn for UNC-Asheville. A rebound for the Asheville-Buncomb…

Today's newscast includes stories about: A series of episodes with Asheville City Council candidates continues with a conversation devoted to Kim Roney, on The Overlook with Matt Peiken podcast. A developer is suing the town of Woodfin. A tropical storm is likely to impact Western North Carolina later this week. The Buncombe County TDA has contract…

Today's newscast includes stories about: A deep look at the upcoming election for the board of Buncombe County Schools. The landscape of new supportive housing facilities for Asheville's homeless population. A conversation with Asheville City Council candidate Tod Leaven on The Overlook with Matt Peiken podcast. Gov. Roy Cooper vetoes a bill that w…

Today's newscast includes stories about: A conversation with Tod Leaven, one in a continuing series of interviews The Overlook with Matt Peiken podcast is producing with every candidate for Asheville City Council. A look into North Carolina as a swing state in play A preview of tomorrow's City Council meeting. Proposals are open for managing downto…

Today's newscast includes stories about: A conversation with Asheville City Council candidate CJ Domingo. A unanimous vote on the fate of Buncombe County property tax assessor Keith Miller. A rebound for the Asheville Buncombe Regional Sports Commission. New deer hunting rules and dates in North Carolina.…

Today's newscast includes stories about: A first-year report card on Compass Point Village. County Commissioners approving funding for the Enka Recreation Destination project. An interview with Asheville City Council candidate Kevan Frazier. The NC General Assembly diverting $463 million in public school funding to clear the waitlist for private ed…

Today's newscast includes stories about: The second in a series of conversations with candidates for Asheville City Council. Fundraising contrasts between candidates to chair the Buncombe County Commission. Public input wanted for the Chamber of Commerce's economic plan. The dismissal of the Buncombe County assessor. Change at the top of Mission Ho…

Today's newscast includes stories about: Short-term rental regulations in Buncombe County. A major rush-hour delay yesterday along I-26. Retooling the affordable housing plan for the former Ramada Inn. A six-part series of in-depth conversations with Asheville City Council candidates begins with a spotlight on Bo Hess. "Kitchen appreciation fees" a…

Today's newscast includes stories about: A six-part series of in-depth conversations with Asheville City Council candidates begins with a spotlight on Bo Hess. Democratic Vice-Presidential candidate Tim Walz is visiting Asheville tomorrow. A wave of lawsuits challenging North Carolina's elections process. A look at the agenda for Buncombe County Co…

Today's newscast includes stories about: Criticism of the ethics of former Buncombe County sheriff and current count commission chair candidate Van Duncan. A lawsuit over long emergency room wait times at Mission Hospital. The elimination of DEI jobs across North Carolina's public university system. A county warning over animal bites leading to rab…

Today's newscast includes stories about: The conversion of the former Cotton Mill warehouse into an apartment complex. A look at candidates for the Buncombe County school district board. Studying the merger of the county and Asheville City Schools districts. A state Supreme Court decision on whether Robert F. Kennedy's name will appear on the ballo…

Today's newscast includes stories about: A roundup from a recent City Council candidates forum. Bike and pedestrian data collection. Buncombe County changing garbage collection companies. The county considering stopping coverage of weight-loss drugs. Robert F. Kennedy's appearance on the North Carolina ballot.…

Today's newscast includes: The final draft of the city's 2024 Affordable Housing Plan A back-and-forth in the North Carolina courts over whether Robert F. Kennedy's name will appear on the ballot. A third person charged in an alleged assault that happened during an event in the West Asheville Library. A shortage of school bus drivers.…

Today's newscast includes a resolution in the remaining Aston Park littering charges, a review of proposals to add new beds to local shelters, the resumption of negotiations between Mission Hospital nurses and the hospital's management, progress with Asheville's water system since its failure more than two years ago and advice to gig-economy and se…

Today's newscast includes stories about a drop in the fiar market rental rate in Asheville, an Asheville organization looking to foster cross-community conversation, an Oxfam study that lists North Carolina last in the country for workers' rights and a local lawyer's campaign for a seat on the state Court of Appeals.…

Today's newscast includes stories about expanding beds in local shelters, an interview with a local attorney running for a seat on the state Court of Appeals, a long-term transportation plan for Western North Carolina, an expansion of Mt. Mitchell State Park and a broadband boost for rural Buncombe County.…

Today's newscast includes details about the strike vote among nurses at Mission Hospital, a probe into a botched investigation by Buncombe County Sheriffs, a conversation with Democratic candidate for Congress Caleb Rudow and a call to preserve parks facilities still in the process of renovations.Oleh Podcast Asheville

Today's newscast includes an update on a potential nurses strike at Mission Hospital, a conversation with U.S. Congressional candidate Caleb Rudow, efforts to crack down on drunk driving, local reaction to Kamala Harris' housing proposal and a look at the health of local tourismOleh Podcast Asheville

In today's newscast, we have stories about more charges from the state attorney general's office in the direction of HCA Healthcare, a potential nurses strike at Mission Hospital while six nurses there are honored, extended support for Asheville's Community Reparations Commission and a day of coordinated support for the unhoused.…

Today's newscast includes a 10-year vision plan for Asheville's parks and recreation system, a data-driven assessment of the Merrimon Avenue road diet, a surge in unaffiliated voters in Buncombe County and groundbreaking for renovations at McCormick Field.Oleh Podcast Asheville

Today’s newscast includes stories about a new form of accepted voter identification, a rural hospital southeast of Asheville changing hands, a drop in regional gas prices, and bidding farewell to a downtown outdoor climbing wall.Oleh Podcast Asheville

Today’s newscast includes stories about a proposal to convert apartments in the Grove Arcade into a hotel, reparations and other items on tonight’s city council agenda, a meeting between county commissioners and both local school districts and a record-setting year in local tourism.Oleh Podcast Asheville

Today’s newscast includes stories about the studied impacts of the Merrimon Avenue road diet, a new dashboard allowing the public to keep tabs on local hotel projects, a battle over short-term rental units in a Market Street condo, a new playground at Carrier Park and a message to drivers as the school year approaches.…

Today's newscast includes a summary of Gov. Roy Cooper's speech at the final night of the Democratic National Convention, a new human resources director for the City of Asheville, coming budget cuts a local schools, a transformation ahead for Woodfin and a ruling in the case of Blue Ridge Community College's suspended police training program.…

Today’s newscast includes stories about more critical staff leaving Mission Hospital, updating short-term rental regulations in Asheville, telling the stories of this region’s Black and Indigenous farmers, and restoring the Basilica of St. Lawrence.Oleh Podcast Asheville

Today's newscast includes stories about potentially merging Asheville City Schools into Buncombe County Schools, renovations to a county administration building, the discovery of mold in the county sheriff's evidence room, a violent offender who slipped through the crack of the local criminal justice system and potential insolvency of the state hea…

Today's newscast includes stories about a potential strike among nurses at Mission Hospital, an actual stroke for AT&T Southeast workers, a call from City of Asheville for volunteers to help with bike and pedestrian data collection, an increase in the number of new residential permits in Asheville and the battle against mistrust in the state's elec…

Today's newscast includes stories about Asheville City Schools closing its deficit, the prospect of North Carolina going to Kamala Harris in the November election, trust in the accuracy of North Carolina elections, the latest turn in a proposal to convert the former Ramada Inn into permanent supportive housing and a call for having children vaccina…

Today's newscast includes stories about a new critical study of Mission Hospital under the ownership of HCA Healthcare, a podcast episode detailing efforts to pressure HCA into changing its ways, a preview of net Tuesday's Buncombe County commission meeting and highway detours this weekend for road construction.…

Today's newscast features stories about Donald Trump's campaign appearance in Asheville, the second half of a conversation with founders of Reclaim Healthcare WNC, record numbers for Buncombe County tourism, incentives for Asheville hoteliers and a look ahead at the state's first cannabis dispensary.…

Today's newscast features stories about Donald Trump's campaign rally at Harrah's Cherokee Center, an initiative to eliminate medical debt for low- and middle-income patients, details about a coalition working to pressure Mission Hospital's parent company into substantive change and a look at renovations soon to begin at McCormick Field.…

Today's newscast includes stories about a coalition designed to pressure HCA Healthcare to improve or sell Mission Hospital, a judicial ruling favoring Mission Health, details of hos Buncombe County Elections Services works on election night, challenges facing local solar energy use, and low pay for public school teachers.…

Today's newscast includes details of Donald Trump's schedule appearance in Asheville, an extension of the Wilma Dykeman Greenway, a reopening of the Citizens Police Academy, a local case of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, and the Carolina Mountain Club's quarterly Crew Day.Oleh Podcast Asheville

Today's newscast includes stories about recyclables that aren't, historic homes making way for high-density living, Asheville firefighters supporting communities under threat of Hurricane Debby, a proposed conversion of Asheville Primary School and details state voting requirements and deadlines.Oleh Podcast Asheville

Today's newscast includes stories about a county committee to address the regulation of short-term rentals, the City of Asheville's duel with a dueling piano bar, concern about a merger within Asheville City Schools, the tons of daily waste that go into local plastic bag use and Asheville Police looking forward to building relationships through Nat…

Today's newscast includes stories about the upcoming election for the Buncombe County Board of Education, a potential nurses' strike at Mission Hospital, the revival of the city's long-dormant "Peace Chimes" and columnist John Boyle's update to a an Asheville family pushed out by rising housing costs.…

Today's newscast includes stories about lane closures along I-26, the urban resistance work of an amateur videographer, the owners of the Pactiv Evergreen paper mill pushing back on repaying cash incentives it received and an attempt by the Republican gubernatorial candidate to change his tune on abortion rights.…

Today’s newscast includes stories about the expansion of Asheville Regional Airport, debunking election rules myths, the health of local hotel and short-term rental occupancy, the federal ratings of regional hospitals and how drought is affecting farmers around the state.Oleh Podcast Asheville

Today's newscast includes stories about a plan to hire civilians to handle minor car crashes for the Asheville Police, two items on the agenda for Tuesday's county commission meeting, a conversation with Asheville Mayor Esther Manheimer, illicit use of West Asheville properties claimed through eminent domain and another chapter in the saga of HCA H…

Today's newscast includes stories about the suspension of a law enforcement training program at Blue Ridge Community College, an extended conversation with Asheville Mayor Esther Manheimer, an overlooked race in the upcoming election, derailment of a plan to protect LGBTQ+ students and a major music festival spread across Asheville this weekend.…

Today's newscast include a pair of stories about HCA Healthcare and Mission Hospital, the Housing Authority of Asheville naming early childhood education providers at four of its properties, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper removing his name from a list of potential vice-presidential nominees and a surge in voter registrations across the state.…

Today's newscast includes stories about elevated bacteria in the French Broad River, updated crime statistics in Asheville, an appeal to deny an expansion of Mission Hospital, a conversation with members of the local chapter of Jewish Voice for Peace and a call for more swimming options in Asheville.…

Today’s newscast includes stories about the dissolution of an advisory committee on homelessness, an interview with members of the local chapter of Jewish Voice for Peace, 10 things to know about North Carolina governor and potential vice-presidential candidate Roy Cooper and a short postponement of two highway projects.…

Today’s newscast includes stories about Asheville’s median home sales prices, a committee to address short-term rental ordinances, a new Asheville Police Department advocacy group and the preservation of an historic tree in Black Mountain.Oleh Podcast Asheville

Today’s newscast includes stories about cuts at UNC-Asheville, a new coalition looking to separate HCA Healthcare from Mission Hospital, a bond referendum going before Asheville voters, a housing development at Haw Creek and a new emergency shelter for women and children.Oleh Podcast Asheville

Today’s newscast includes stories about a new bond referendum going before Asheville voters, an investigative series looking into public-private partnerships in affordable housing, a push for court-ordered alcohol-monitoring bracelets, a new Buncombe County history book and a conversation with a mover in The Block neighborhood of historic Black Ash…

Today's newscast features a look at North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper as a potential vice presidential pick, an investigative look at a failed affordable housing initiative and a story about where city council candidates stand on the issue. We also point to a new mental health initiative and Matt Peiken's interview for "The Overlook" podcast with a yo…

Today's newscast includes stories about the closure of French Broad Outfitters, local impacts of last Friday's global software glitch, a new tennis facility at UNC-Asheville and two projects on tomorrow's Asheville City Council agenda: McCormick Field and a proposed housing development at Haw Creek.Oleh Podcast Asheville

Today’s newscast includes stories about Asheville’s growing housing crisis, frustrations over HCA’s hospital management in Transylvania County, expanded access to Buncombe County court records and a call for election night poll workers.Oleh Podcast Asheville