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Cicada mania: What to know about the 13-year emergence of Brood XIX (19)
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — While cicadas are causing a noisy ruckus in at least one South Carolina county, many are not yet awake in Western North Carolina. Why? It has to do with soil temperature. Once the temperature of the soil where the cicadas live at about 8" deep warms to a steady 64 degrees Fahrenheit, they'll start sounding off. Soil temperatures are already consistently warmer in South Carolina right now.
Buncombe, Asheville property transfers for April 10-17
29 Forestdale Drive, $425,000, William David Smith and James Carlton Smith to Randal L Warren. 0.16 acres on Tahkieostie Drive, $45,000, Sevysco, LLC to Elizabeth Freeman. 46 Orchard St., $824,500, Southern Alliance For Clean Energy to Orchard Blossom LLC. 253 Country Club Road, $460,000, Peter H Lewis and Kathryn A...
2024 Mother's Day meals, gifts and experiences in Asheville
ASHEVILLE - Show the mothers in your life that you love them with a brunch of crab cake benedicts or a sweet treat of cannoli cake. Or sweep them away to a relaxing getaway at a premier mountain resort for a weekend of pampering. Reserve a table at one of...
Opinion: Students with disabilities shouldn’t be afterthought at Buncombe County schools
This spring, I have been anxiously shuffling from school tour to school tour trying to determine which school will best meet my child’s educational needs. On a recent tour of a public charter school in Buncombe County, I listened as the school representative explained the importance of outdoor play for all children as we walked by the playground. All of us parents nodded in agreement. I then pointed to the staircase leading up to the playground and asked, “Is that the only entrance?” Appearing caught off guard, the tour guide replied, “Yes.”
Volunteers ask Asheville's homeless: What do you wish our community understood?
ASHEVILLE - During its annual homelessness count, volunteers asked a new question of those they surveyed: What is one thing you wish our community understood about homelessness?. Responses reveal the diverse landscape of homelessness in Asheville. Several address common myths and misconceptions. They say: For many of us, it's not...
Asheville mayor one of dozens in DC to push for funding expansion to address homelessness
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Dozens of mayors from across the U.S. will be in Washington, D.C. early this week advocating for further federal partnership to address housing and homelessness crises. Asheville Mayor Esther Manheimer is attending and spoke with News 13 Sunday, April 28. Manheimer is one of about...
Jewelry thief who targeted older women had a long criminal history
A Buncome County man accused of targeting the homes of older women, waiting until they were not home then breaking in to steal jewelry will serve three to five years in prison. Randal Paul Penland Jr., 47, was charged in October with a string of breaking and enterings in the...
WNC History: Steamboat Mountain Lily cruised the French Broad River 1881-85
Six weeks after the USS Maine exploded in Havana Harbor, a writer for The Asheville Daily Citizen’s evening edition reported on Asheville’s plan to protect the city from Spanish troops as the United States prepared to enter what would become the 1898 Spanish-American War. The unnamed journalist wrote that well-known local banker “Captain” James P. Sawyer was getting ready “to take command of the armored cruiser Mountain Lily to guard the city from invasion by water.”
After full day in US Capitol on Blue Ridge Honor Flight, vets return home to warm welcome
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — On Saturday, April 27, News 13 went along as around 90 veterans traveled to the nation's Capitol on the Blue Ridge Honor Flight. Men and women serving in conflicts spanning the 20th century -- including three in World War II, six in Korea and about 80 in Vietnam -- spent Saturday moving from monument to monument.
'He's just like a quiet assassin:' Asheville native attempting to qualify for US Open
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Beginning Monday, April 29, Asheville native and Christ School graduate Andrew Graham will take his first swing at qualifying for this year's United States Open at Pinehurst #2. Graham is a junior at UNC-Greensboro and will be one of 84 vying for five spots at...
Buncombe County to receive $29 million from drug settlements. Where does it go?
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Thirty-nine-year-old Justin Hall knows what it’s like to feel the grip of addiction. “I struggled for about 14 years with opiates and all the mental health struggles that go with addiction,” said Hall. It began when he was 16 years old and suffered...
Opinion: NC Wildlife Commission has failed to protect black bear cubs, other wildlife
This is the second high-profile bear cub abuse case I am aware of in North Carolina that the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission failed to prosecute. In the first case, Richard Godley posted videos of himself and his dogs tormenting two, approximately 2-month-old cubs in Beaufort County. Two-month-old cubs weigh a mere 4-6 pounds and cannot survive without their mother. The Wildlife Commission searched for those cubs for an hour and then gave up, ensuring their deaths. Even...
Asheville music venue announces improvements, new additions for 2024 concert season
ASHEVILLE - Rabbit Rabbit, an outdoor event venue, is broadening its beverage offerings and optimizing its operations for the concert and event season. The Rabbit Rabbit team has crafted a more efficient design to alleviate lines at its beverage stations with more options for craft beer imbibers and zero-proof crowds coming to the...
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