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MAIN News Archives for August 2024

08/31 -  Israel says it killed the head of Hamas in Jenin during a West Bank airstrike
08/31 -  US, Iraqi forces raid targeting Islamic State group militants kills 15 in western desert
08/31 -  USDA found bugs, mold at Boar’s Head plant linked to deadly listeria outbreak
08/31 -  Jury finds Candler woman guilty of murder for 2020 shooting death of boyfriend
08/30 -  Democrats sue Georgia board over election certification rules
08/30 -  Boar's Head plant linked to deadly outbreak broke food safety rules dozens of times, records show
08/30 -  Wake sheriff found responsible for firing two deputies who reported sheriff's friend
08/30 -  Asheville police seek help to find missing man last seen on Biltmore Avenue
08/29 -  CDC warns against eating recalled deli meat as deadly listeria outbreak expands
08/29 -  JD Vance downplays Trump campaign altercation at Arlington Cemetery as 'little disagreement'
08/29 -  Mission Hospital strike vote comes as pressure on HCA mounts
08/29 -  Pride display drives Yancey County library out of regional system
08/28 -  Israel launches a large-scale military operation in the occupied West Bank, killing 10 militants
08/28 -  Trump indicted for second time in Jan. 6 case after Supreme Court immunity ruling
08/28 -  30 emergency calls in 4 years to home where daughter allegedly killed mother
08/28 -  Asheville man with rifle dead after threatening officers, citizens; investigation underway
08/27 -  Appeals court paves way for Florida to ban minors' access to gender-affirming care
08/27 -  Health officials warn of 2 mosquito-borne disease outbreaks
08/27 -  Haywood County homeless shelter faces funding crisis; suspends some services
08/27 -  NC special deputy attorney general exposed himself to traffic on Glenwood Avenue, arrest warrant says
08/26 -  Could climate change cause more lightning — and spark more wildfires?
08/26 -  Ukraine’s president says Russian overnight attack involved over 100 missiles and about 100 drones
08/26 -  More than 9,500 cases of apple juice sold at Walmart recalled
08/26 -  Asheville's $38.5M McCormick Field renovations will break ground Aug. 28
08/25 -  Fed chair plans to drop interest rates as 'inflation has declined significantly'
08/25 -  US economy added 818,000 fewer jobs than first reported in year that ended in March
08/25 -  SpaceX will bring stranded Boeing Starliner crew home in February
08/25 -  Daughter accused of killing mother detained, charged with 1st-degree murder
08/23 -  RFK Jr. files paperwork to withdraw name from the Arizona ballot
08/23 -  Kamala Harris accepts Democratic nomination, urges unity on America's 'highest aspirations'
08/23 -  Asheville man sentenced up to 20 years in prison for statutory rape of a child
08/23 -  Buncombe County Sheriff's Office investigating homicide in Black Mountain area
08/22 -  Record number of US homebuyers backed out of deals in July, per Redfin
08/22 -  JD Vance promoted far-right views in speech about extremists’ book
08/22 -  No layoffs in Asheville area schools despite loss of millions in federal funds
08/22 -  Threats and emails: the escalating situation after Ryan Houston rejected as youth coach
08/21 -  BMW recalls more than 720,000 vehicles due to an electrical fire risk
08/21 -  More than half of Mission’s remaining staff neurologists say they are resigning, citing burnout
08/21 -  RFK Jr. campaign considering whether to drop out, 'join forces' with Trump
08/21 -  I-26 Connector South Section contract awarded at $105 million; could start by end of month
08/20 -  Israel recovers bodies of 6 hostages from Gaza as Blinken tries to advance cease-fire deal
08/20 -  U.S. intelligence says Iran behind efforts to infiltrate Trump, Harris campaigns
08/20 -  The sun now sets before 8 p.m. Will we ever do away with the time change?
08/20 -  Two dead after major crash on US-19; investigation underway
08/19 -  Palestinian militant groups claim bombing in Tel Aviv
08/19 -  Blinken, in Israel, says now is 'maybe the last' chance for a Gaza cease-fire deal
08/19 -  NC State Board of Elections approves 12 additonal IDs for voting in 2024
08/19 -  $1.08 million allocated for repairs to historic Carl Sandburg Home dam
08/18 -  There is more carbon dioxide than ever in the atmosphere. That’s bad for the climate
08/18 -  Backyard stargazers find object moving 1 million mph
08/18 -  HCA chased Mission doctors away and made a ‘debacle’ of emergency department, draft academic report says
08/18 -  Firm leading Asheville City/Buncombe School consolidation study says public input vital
08/17 -  U.S., Egypt, Qatar propose Israel-Hamas cease-fire 'bridging proposal'
08/17 -  Now that mpox is a global health emergency, will it trigger another pandemic?
08/17 -  ACS closes budget gap ahead of new school year
08/17 -  Local business owner says $37,000 worth of electric, mountain bikes stolen
08/16 -  Annual Social Security adjustment expected to be much smaller this year
08/16 -  Harris to focus Raleigh speech on economic plan as she faces GOP attacks over grocery costs
08/16 -  City program offers ‘carrot’ to hotel developers
08/16 -  Escaped NC murderer captured in Cabarrus County after days on the run
08/15 -  CDC warns cases of highly contagious parvovirus B19 are on the rise. What is it?
08/15 -  NASA to make final decision on stranded Boeing Starliner astronauts by end of month
08/15 -  Human trafficking arrest: Man had 40 fake IDs for woman who was in his car
08/15 -  Trump criticizes Harris, promises economic resurgence during Asheville rally
08/14 -  Cigarette smoking hits 80-year low in U.S.
08/14 -  Data shows inflation is cooling, but many Americans are still struggling
08/14 -  County Commission candidates make pitches at CIBO forum
08/14 -  Trump to discuss economic challenges at Asheville town hall
08/13 -  Contaminated cooling tower blamed for outbreak of Legionnaires' in New Hampshire
08/13 -  Ex-Cornell student gets 21 months for threatening to kill university's Jewish community
08/13 -  Several downtown roads will temporarily close for Donald Trump campaign event, beginning Tuesday, Aug. 13
08/13 -  Trump's upcoming Asheville visit stirs mixed feelings among local businesses
08/12 -  Why is Tim Walz's military record the target of Republican attacks?
08/12 -  Pentagon: U.S. 'strengthening' Middle East military presence amid soaring tensions
08/12 -  Buncombe residents use millions of recyclable plastic bags a year; nearly all end up in landfills
08/12 -  Haywood County faces unexpected summer COVID surge similar to winter levels
08/11 -  Fusion power might be 30 years away but we will reap its benefits well before
08/11 -  No survivors after passenger plane with 61 aboard crashes in Brazil
08/11 -  Third death tied to Listeria linked to deli meat, health officials say
08/11 -  Former President Trump making campaign stop in Asheville on Wednesday
08/10 -  Baby formula recalled from CVS, H-E-B in 12 states due to exceedingly high levels of vitamin D
08/10 -  Trump's Calif. helicopter crash story refuted by those cited in tale
08/10 -  WNC grapples with Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain spotted fever
08/10 -  Public viewing held for Denzel McKnight, Asheville's 7th homicide victim this year
08/09 -  Debby bringing heavy rain, flooding and possible tornadoes northeast into the weekend
08/09 -  Confusion abounds in Buncombe about what trash can be recycled
08/09 -  Trump lashes out at Harris and falsely claims no one was killed on January 6
08/09 -  Water main break disrupts businesses, damages vehicles at Asheville shopping plaza
08/08 -  Tropical Storm Debby makes second landfall in South Carolina as flooding continues
08/08 -  U.S. says it is close to securing cease-fire amid fears of escalating Middle East war
08/08 -  Why downtown Asheville is dominated by half-empty parking lots
08/08 -  20-year record of domestic violence, abuse by Ryan Houston
08/07 -  Hamas names Yahya Sinwar, mastermind of the Oct. 7 attacks, as its new leader in show of defiance
08/07 -  With Walz beside her, Harris says strengthened middle class to be 'defining goal'
08/07 -  Flooding in Charleston, South Carolina after Debby dumps 12 inches of rain
08/07 -  Ryan Houston's violent past detailed in court records, pending trials
08/06 -  What’s behind the anti-immigrant violence that has exploded across Britain?
08/06 -  Oropouche virus health alert issued in Latin America
08/06 -  June tourism stays steady compared with June 2023
08/06 -  Wanted man confirmed dead after wrong-way crash in Madison County
08/05 -  Wall Street headed sharply lower again after Japan’s Nikkei index tumbles to worst loss since 1987
08/05 -  Robert F. Kennedy Jr. admits to dumping dead bear in Central Park
08/05 -  Third-party candidate Cornel West joins voter group's lawsuit over NC ballot access
08/05 -  Witness recounts fiery crash that killed 2 in Madison County
08/04 -  Study says background checks insufficient to cut gun homicide rates
08/04 -  Tropical storm Debby will be rainmaker for NC
08/04 -  Western Carolina University breaks fundraising record with $36 million raised
08/04 -  'Dangerous' man in fatal wreck before home invasion; ankle monitor stopped working
08/03 -  Trump agrees to debate Harris on Fox News on Sept. 4
08/03 -  Harris clinches enough delegate votes to win Democratic presidential nomination
08/03 -  Josh Stein’s office wants state health department to deny Mission’s bed expansion application
08/03 -  Manhunt subject was out on bond, charged in 2023 shooting at magistrate’s office
08/02 -  Americans released by Russia greet Biden, Harris on U.S. soil
08/02 -  Body of 20-year-old North Carolina man recovered after 400-foot fall at Grand Canyon National Park
08/02 -  'It's a lack of care:' Asheville resident discusses violence in public housing
08/02 -  Olson Huff, national children's advocate, brought Asheville top pediatric care; died at 87
08/01 -  Trump falsely questions whether Harris is Black during panel with Black journalists
08/01 -  MrBeast, YouTube’s biggest star, acknowledges past ‘inappropriate language’ as controversies swirl
08/01 -  Blue Ridge Community College president addresses accountability over BLET suspension
08/01 -  Doctor allegedly dies by suicide at Asheville VA Medical Center, employee says