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Wake Up, Asheville! episodes
- Wednesday, March 18: Actions After Shootings + Sticker Shock + Airport Update
Today's Asheville newscast includes these stories:
- Asheville leaders commit to 'urgency' after recent shootings, but also cite challenges
- Buncombe County homeowners face sticker shock over newly assessed property values
- Asheville Regional Airport update: parking fees studied; support for unpaid TSA workers
- Black Mountain moves public safety staff after building deemed unsafe
- $1M in grants for A-B Tech's high school work-based education program
5 min - Tuesday, March 17: Mission's Leadership + Contrasting Edwards, Ager + Van Noort Op-Ed
Today's Asheville newscast includes these stories:
- Mission Hospital to evaluate leadership's 'capacity and competency'
- Here's what Chuck Edwards has to say about Iran war, FEMA reform and more
- Hickory Nut Gap Farms CEO Jamie Ager spells out contrasts with Edwards
- Nearly 6,000 acres intentionally burned across WNC already this month
- Van Noort: UNCA’s future will not be secured by standing still
5 min - Monday, March 16: HUD Addresses Funding Challenges + Flag-Burning Charges Dropped + Swannanoa Greenway
Today's Asheville newscast includes these stories:
- HUD addresses home repair funding challenges in WNC after Hurricane Helene
- Prosecutors drop charges against veteran who burned US flag in protest
- Josh Morgan resigns after eight years at Shining Rock Classical Academy
- Proposed greenway in Swannanoa aims to reduce flooding and boost resilience
- Buncombe County hosts property appeal clinics in April, final appeal deadline May 5
4 min - Friday, March 13: GE Aerospace Expansion + Youth Career Development + Pedestrian Plan
Today's Asheville newscast includes these stories:
- Asheville among cities to benefit from GE Aerospace expansion
- AG Jackson secures $2.5M in restored federal funding for public schools
- New YouthBuild program supports career development for local youths
- 'We're 100 years behind': Buncombe County begins work on first Pedestrian Plan
- Volunteers in Marshall working on Rollins, Blannahassett Island projects
5 min - Thursday, March 12: Gun Violence Strategies + Library Assault Case Settlement + AVL Fee Hikes?
Today's Asheville newscast includes these stories:
- Asheville leaders address gun violence with new safety initiatives, community partnerships
- Mission Hospital independent monitor meets with public in Asheville, Brevard
- Defendants guilty in West Asheville Library assault case
- With dam removal on table, tensions flare between conservationists, wastewater officials
- These Asheville services might see fee hikes this year
5 min - Wednesday, March 11: River Pipe Cleanup + Craggy Dam Removal + Signs of the Times
Today's Asheville newscast includes these stories:
- No Pipe Dream: PVC pipe cleanup still happening on the French Broad
- How to weigh in on Asheville's new riverfront park design concepts
- Study: Craggy Dam's removal from could lower flooding risks, improve water quality
- National Park Service targets climate signage in the Great Smoky Mountains
- Haywood Community College hosts second annual WNC Environmental Summit
5 min - Tuesday, March 10: Second Fatal Shooting + Water Resources Director + ART Bus Service
Today's Asheville newscast includes these stories:
- Second Asheville fatal shooting in three days, city's first this year
- State law restricts downzoning, affecting Buncombe County’s planning efforts
- Bill Hart named as City of Asheville Water Resources Director
- Canton secures land for wastewater treatment and redevelops paper mill site
- Opinion: ART buses sometimes look empty, but service is more complicated than we realize
4 min - Monday, March 9: Parkway Reopening Timeline + Mayor About Costco + Birth in Jail
Today's Asheville newscast includes these stories:
- All Helene-damaged Blue Ridge Parkway sections to reopen by end of year
- Costco considering a return to development negotiating table, says Mayor Manheimer
- After 37 years of effort, work on the I-26 Connector finally getting started
- Mother gives birth in jail toilet after seeking medical assistance
- Asheville restaurants navigate post-storm recovery and prepare for spring tourism
4 min - Friday, March 6: Look at Local Officers Arrested + Noem 'Hampered' FEMA + Eastern Cherokee Nation
Today's Asheville newscast includes these stories:
- Update on six Asheville-area law enforcement officers arrested in past year
- Senators say Noem 'hampered' disaster response as delayed FEMA money comes to WNC
- Dogwood Health Trust helps launch collaboration to strengthen WNC health centers
- Asheville Regional Airport reports strong passenger growth despite hurricane challenges
- EBCI residents respond to proposed name change to Eastern Cherokee Nation
5 min - Thursday, March 5: Primary Turnout + Moore Makes History + Local Tie to Iran War
Today's Asheville newscast includes these stories:
- Buncombe County primary election turnout nears 55,000 votes
- Martin Moore elected Buncombe County's first Black district attorney
- NC universities prepare for federal digital accessibility deadline
- Asheville resident seeks help for loved one stranded in Kuwait
- Street paper is also an income stream for Asheville's unhoused
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Catch up on all the Asheville news every weekday morning. Our newscast podcast draws stories from across the local news media landscape to keep you in-the-know in under four minutes.