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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.
23 charged, 13 arrested after joint operation targets trespassing, theft, other crimes
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Nearly two dozen people were charged and 13 arrested after a joint operation between the Buncombe County Sheriff's Office and Asheville Police Department targeting reported crimes on the border of city limits. Police said the special operation was initiated after receiving community complaints about trespassing,...
Male rose-breasted grosbeak always a stunning sight
Susan Westall emailed me on Sunday, April 21, for help identifying a new bird at her feeders. Susan wrote, “We spotted this bird today (April 21) around 2:45 p.m. This bird has never been to visit that we're aware of. We didn’t find the identity.”. Susan, who noted...
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...
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...
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.”
Town’s only barber retiring after 72 years cutting hair
GLENWOOD, Wis. (KARE) - A Wisconsin mainstay is hanging up his clippers. After cutting hair in Glenwood for more than seven decades, Norm Hagen announced his retirement. Many people said they will miss the 92-year-old. Maybe it was inevitable that he’d become part of Glenwood’s history. It’s been...
Answer Man: What’s taking so long with the Enka Heritage Trail? There’s a “baby post office” in Naples?
Today’s round of questions, my smart-aleck replies, and the real answers:. Question: Why hasn’t the Enka Heritage Trail been built? It got combined state, federal and county dollars in 2018 — over $12 million. Not a stitch of dirt has been moved. What level of incompetence is going on in Parks and Rec? COVID can’t be the excuse. They got dollars 16 months before the pandemic shut us down.
Burnsville man receives prison sentence for crash that killed two
MCDOWELL COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — A Burnsville man has been sentenced to prison for a crash that killed two people in McDowell County. Officials say 67-year-old Ricky McPeters pleaded guilty to two counts of felony death by vehicle and possession of methamphetamine. He was sentenced to two consecutive prison...
Asheville's long-standing Jacksons Western Store could be on the move
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — A long-standing store along Interstate 240 could be on the move soon. Jackson’s Western Store has been in business for decades in Buncombe County. The plan is for that to continue, but not inside its current building located at 641 Patton Avenue, just off the Bowen Bridge.
2 injured after Marion shooting incident
MARION, N.C. (WLOS) — A man and woman were hospitalized after a shooting incident in McDowell County. The sheriff's office says officers responded to a location along US 221 North in Marion on Sunday, April 21, 2024, at around 11 p.m. A male with a gunshot wound was found...
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