Van Duyn backs council districts before vote

Sen. Terry Van Duyn, D-Buncombe, said Thursday she will support the districts bill if the Senate shifts council elections to even-numbered years. Van Duyn to back Asheville council districts bill if Senate shifts election dates Sen. Terry Van Duyn, D-Buncombe, said Thursday she will support the districts bill if the Senate shifts council elections to even-numbered years.

Father, son plead guilty to fraud involving secretive sect

He and his son, who belong to a secretive evangelical church in North Carolina called Word of Faith Fellowship Church, pleaded guilty t... . FILE - This 2016 image from video shows the entrance to the Word of Faith Fellowship church in Spindale, N.C. A father and son who belong to the secretive evangelical church in North Carolina pleaded guilty Friday, May 25, 2018, ... .

NC, Asheville to receive air quality upgrades

The N.C. DEQ will hold public meetings starting Monday in Asheville on the proposed plan to use a $92 million air quality settlement with VW. NC, Asheville air quality to get a boost from Volkswagen scandal settlement The N.C. DEQ will hold public meetings starting Monday in Asheville on the proposed plan to use a $92 million air quality settlement with VW.