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| Thursday Arrests: Man charged with selling crack near playground Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:15:00 EDT ASHEVILLE - City police Thursday arrested an Asheville man on several drug charges, including selling crack cocaine at or near a playground. |
| Asheville Lyric Opera presents free recital Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:15:00 EDT ASHEVILLE -- James Taylor, former New York City Opera baritone and veteran of the Asheville Lyric Opera stage, will sing in a free recital on Saturday. |
| Sunny, high near 81 today Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:15:00 EDT ASHEVILLE - The overnight forecast calls for a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Skies will be partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Winds will be from the north around 6 p.m. |
| Detroit mayor thrown in jail after bond violation Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:15:00 EDT DETROIT -- Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, charged with perjury and other felonies over his testimony in a civil trial, apologized and acknowledged that he made a mistake when he visited Windsor, Ontario, minutes away from Detroit, for city business last month. |
| Road project approved Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:19:00 EDT MARS HILL -- The state Board of Transportation approved Thursday a $107.9 million contract to widen 13.5 miles of U.S. 19 and U.S. 19-W between Interstate 26 near Mars Hill and Jack's Creek Road about two miles west of the Burnsville town limits. |
| Mahle named director of Broughton Hospital Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:19:00 EDT MORGANTON -- N.C. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Dempsey Benton announced Thursday the appointment of Thomas J. Mahle as Director of Broughton Hospital in Morganton. He will begin his duties August 25. |
| Volunteer training offered Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:16:00 EDT ASHEVILLE -- Volunteers interested in helping RiverLink educate K-12 students about the French Broad River watershed are invited to attend a training session from 9:30 a.m.-noon on Aug. 20 at the Asheville Botanical Gardens. |
| ALE agents cite 19 clerks in July Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:15:00 EDT ASHEVILLE -- During July, Alcohol Law Enforcement agents checked 55 retail establishments and cited 19 store clerks in six counties for selling tobacco products to a minor, according to a release from the N.C. Department of Crime Control and Public Safety. |
| Tribe members get referendum on sale of alcohol at casino Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:15:00 EDT CHEROKEE -- Tribal leaders agreed Thursday to allow members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians to vote on whether alcohol sales would be permitted at Harrah's Cherokee Casino. |
| Top story: N.C. Olympian hits bull's-eye as guide Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:15:00 EDT Officers salute the Chinese national flag as it is raised in a dawn ceremony Friday in Tiananmen Square in Beijing. |
| Activists seek city intervention to save magnolia tree, parkland Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:15:00 EDT John Cram, the owner of Blue Spiral I and other downtown businesses, talks during a press conference about ideas to halt construction of condominiums next to City Hall. The construction would mean the destruction of a giant magnolia tree. |
| New school's site near others Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:15:00 EDT ASHEVILLE -- Land adjacent to West Buncombe Elementary will likely be the site of a new fifth- and sixth-grade school in the county's Erwin district. |
| Woman charged after wreck Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:15:00 EDT ASHEVILLE -- An Asheville woman faces multiple charges after allegedly causing a wreck that seriously injured two people Wednesday. |
| Area schools do well on tests Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:15:00 EDT ASHEVILLE -- Buncombe County Schools outperformed the state and region on end-of-grade and end-of-course tests last school year. |
| Booze It & Lose It today in N.C. Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:15:00 EDT ASHEVILLE -- Asheville police will be among law enforcement agencies across the state conducting a one-day "Booze It & Lose It" enforcement blitz today -- 08-08-08 -- as a reminder for motorists not to drink and drive. |
| Man guilty of killing wife Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:15:00 EDT ASHEVILLE -- The 12-member panel handed down a verdict of guilty of second-degree murder sought by defense attorney David Belser for his client, a Belarus citizen, after deliberating for nearly four hours in Buncombe County Superior Court. |
| 2nd body found in Asheville in week Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:15:00 EDT ASHEVILLE -- Police are investigating a man's skeletal remains found Thursday in a wooded area near Memorial Stadium, making it the second body found in Asheville in three days. |
| WNC grad rates decline Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:15:00 EDT ASHEVILLE -- Fewer local and Western North Carolina high school students graduated in 2008 within the expected four years compared with the previous class of students. |
| Briefs Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:15:00 EDT News briefs |
| Belarus man found guilty of second degree murder Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:53:00 EDT ASHEVILLE -- A man accused of strangling his pregnant wife in their East Asheville apartment was found guilty of second degree murder by a jury this afternoon. |
| County schools' test scores better than state, region Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:51:00 EDT ASHEVILLE -- Buncombe County schools outperformed the state and the region. Thirty-seven or 92.5 percent of the district's 40 schools met state test standards, according to the 2007-08 ABCs of Public Accountability report released today. |
| Details emerge on human remains Thu, 07 Aug 2008 11:46:00 EDT ASHEVILLE -- An autopsy by the medical examiner has revealed that skeletal remains found Monday were those of a white male who died of a gunshot wound to the skull. |
| Top Story: Parkside developer gives timeline for tree removal; protestors meet to respond Thu, 07 Aug 2008 11:05:00 EDT Dhiraja, far right, holds a banner that says "Stop Parkside" during a news conference under the Magnolia Tree near city hall on Thursday. Local groups are working to stop developer Stewart Coleman from building condominiums on the land. "I'll tie myself to the tree if I need to," says Dhiraja. "There's no reason to stay in a place that doesn't value life." |
| Hendersonville: Bearcats look to speed ahead Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:15:00 EDT Hendersonville offensive co-ordinator Jim Fox works his team through drills on Wednesday. |
| PGA Tour: 'The monster' gets best of golfers Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:15:00 EDT Jeev Milkha Singh, tied for first, watches his first tee shot during the first round of the 90th PGA Championship on Thursday. |
| Shooting the breeze Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:15:00 EDT One of the greatest sports debates of all time: Who's the best quarterback in NFL history? Brett Favre is obviously on the list of names that must be mentioned, and some people think he is No. 1. |
| Duke to make power from landfill Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:15:00 EDT DURHAM -- Duke Energy Corp. plans to turn gas produced by a Durham city landfill into electricity. |
| Asheville firm is a Forbes finalist Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:15:00 EDT Honeywear Inc., a local maker of baby carriers, is a finalist in a $100,000 Forbes contest. |
| Jobless rolls at highest since 2002 Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:15:00 EDT WASHINGTON -- The nation's jobs market sent a fresh cry of distress as the number of newly laid-off people unexpectedly hit the highest level in more than six years, a Labor Department report showed Thursday. |
| Lexus ranks at top of car dependability study Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:15:00 EDT Lexus holds to the spot on the annual list of dependable vehicles. Seen here is the 2005 ES330. |
| Indictments point to ID theft threats Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:15:00 EDT In the wake of the largest case of identity theft in the country, consumers are urged to limit or eliminate use of debit or check cards linked to bank accounts, especially in online purchases. |
| Wealth building should be the ultimate goal of real estate investing Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:15:00 EDT Real estate has gotten a bad name recently. |
| Beach volleyball league Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:15:00 EDT ASHEVILLE -- Connect with community |
| Hot gadgets Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:15:00 EDT Digital photographers who can't get to a computer can back up their images with Photo Safe II. Available with an 80-gigabyte or 160GB hard drive, the portable digital storage device comes with built-in memory card readers for popular media, including the new mini Secure Digital card. Plus, it sports protective rubber covers and slot for a removable, rechargeable lithium-ion battery. When you're ready to download the saved photos to a PC, you simply connect it to your computer. The device also can back up files on your computer via a USB connection. An 80GB version costs $139 while a 160GB version is $189. www.digitalfoci.com |
| Tony Kiss' hot picks Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:15:00 EDT Katie West, known in Blue Ridge Rollergirls circles as "Caslamity Jane," makes her way around the ring at Carrier park putting skate over skate during practice June 29. |
| Trinumeral festival adds up at Deerfields Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:15:00 EDT EOTO performs at 1 a.m. Saturday at this weekend's Trinumeral Festival at Deerfields retreat. |
| Test your knowledge of legendary B.B. King Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:15:00 EDT |
| John Cowan Band back at Grey Eagle Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:15:00 EDT Newgrass star John Cowan returns to Asheville for a Saturday night show with his band at The Grey Eagle Music Hall. Lately, they've been doing some songs from his old band, New Grass Revival, which hasn't played together since 1989. |
| Keep the Fire Burnin' Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:15:00 EDT |
| David Byrne to play his first Asheville concert Sept. 21 Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:15:00 EDT ASHEVILLE -- Rock legend David Byrne will play his first Asheville concert Sept. 21 at the Thomas Wolfe Auditorium, with tickets going on sale Friday, promoter AC Entertainment has announced. |
| Famed songwriter Mallonee stays on the road Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:15:00 EDT Acclaimed singer-songwriter Bill Mallonee plays Friday night at the Feed and Seed in Fletcher. |
| Scott Miller reclaims his independence Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:15:00 EDT Americana singer-songwriter Scott Miller is back for a Friday night show at The Grey Eagle Music Hall. |
| The South French Broads take sound to Pritchard Park Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:15:00 EDT The South French Broads host and play at the "Pigeons in the Park" show Saturday night at Pritchard Park. |
| Apatow takes 'Pineapple Express' to different, more violent places Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:15:00 EDT James Franco, left, and Seth Rogen are shown in a scene from the action-comedy "Pineapple Express." |
| 'The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants' goes nowhere, and not even fast Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:15:00 EDT "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2" has an odd problem: A lot of stuff happens in the film, yet nothing that happens feels terribly important. In this sequel to the charming 2005 flick, the four young women from the first film are now college age. |
| New 'Brideshead Revisited' is intelligent entertainment Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:15:00 EDT Those who are weary of summer's bawdy comedies and superheroes will be heartened by "Brideshead Revisited," which is grandly revisited as a feature film. |
| Elizabeth Aiello is powerful in SART's 'Evita' Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:15:00 EDT Brian Scharfenberg, left, as Che Guevara, Ben Starr Coates as Peron and Elizabeth Aiello as Eva, pose for a photo in the Southern Appalachian Repertory Theatre production of "Evita." |
| Parkway's 'Lunch at the Picadilly' is silly but soulful Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:15:00 EDT BURNSVILLE -- "Lunch at the Piccadilly" at Parkway Playhouse has a fine pedigree. |
| Create some cool margaritas Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:15:00 EDT This Honey Melon Margarita uses honey to help keep it sweet. |
| Some funeral homes offer Web services Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:15:00 EDT Vincent Strano adjusts the angle of a webcam on June 13 at the Strano and Feeley funeral home in Newark, Del. The funeral home has started offering webcast funerals to help those who can't attend. |
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