Michael Absher, the founder and operator of a shelter for homeless teenagers who faces multiple accounts of child-sex offense, spent “tens of thousands of dollars” of his nonprofit agency’s money at ...

Regardless of party, voters are noticing that the weather isn’t as predictable as it once was. Western North Carolina has seen a lot of natural disasters in the past few years, from Hurricane Fred in ...

WNC Bridge Foundation is a community-based charitable organization serving 18 counties and the Qualla Boundary across Western North Carolina by expanding access and equity for vulnerable populations ...

Recent reports have shown that both MAGA Inc. and Elon Musk have committed hundreds of millions to boost Republican candidates in toss-up races for the House and Senate. Musk’s America PAC committed ...

A Henderson County School Board member posted a $62,500 bond for a Pisgah Forest man who was subsequently convicted of 12 counts of rape of a child and sentenced to 60 years in prison, court records ...

The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission will hold a public hearing this week on its proposed temporary rule prohibiting feeding and attracting bears in Buncombe County, the site of 271 reports of ...

The Henderson County Veterans Services office is holding a workshop on veteran survivor benefits at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22, in the first-floor meeting room of the Hedrick-Rhodes Veterans Center, 900 ...

The Nov. 6 gathering gives neighbors, friends and local businesses an opportunity to revisit the story behind the fund and support educational opportunities for the next generation of club members.

Democrat Jamie Ager held a substantial lead over Republican nominee Jennifer Capps Balkcom in cash on hand as the closely watched 11th Congressional District campaign entered the stretch drive to ...

County officials opened a new passport office in the Grove Street courthouse with a ribbon cutting Thursday. [photo courtesy of Mike Morgan, Henderson County Chief Communications Officer] People ...

FROM THE EDITOR: It's campaign season. Which also means it's campaign sign-stealing season. Stealing, flattening and running over signs is too common. It's pointless and juvenile. Such vandalism is an ...