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N.C. Board of Elections Investigates Voter Registration Misconduct in Buncombe

N.C. Board of Elections Investigates Voter Registration Misconduct in Buncombe

State elections board is probing voter registration misconduct in Buncombe after complaints that drive workers impersonated officials and filed forms with wrong birthdates and bogus names.

James Thompson•2 min read•01:18 PM

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Approximately 269,452 residents

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Asheville, North Carolina

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660 square miles in western North Carolina

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State Lawmakers Grill Buncombe County Officials Over DEI Initiatives

State Lawmakers Grill Buncombe County Officials Over DEI Initiatives

Amanda Edwards told state lawmakers Buncombe County never used race-based criteria as critics pointed to the Racial Equi...

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Buncombe Officials Defend DEI Practices After NC House Committee Questions

Buncombe Officials Defend DEI Practices After NC House Committee Questions

Amanda Edwards and county attorney Kurt Euler went to Raleigh on Feb. 11 to “correct the record” after Asheville lawyer ...

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Juan Ramon Juarez-Talamantes, 29, Charged With Three Statutory Rapes in Buncombe County

Juan Ramon Juarez-Talamantes, 29, Charged With Three Statutory Rapes in Buncombe County

Juan Ramon Juarez-Talamantes, 29, is held without bond in Buncombe County on three statutory rape charges; ICE has lodge...

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Asheville, Buncombe Officials Testify in Raleigh Rebutting DEI Racial Bias Claims

Asheville, Buncombe Officials Testify in Raleigh Rebutting DEI Racial Bias Claims

Asheville and Buncombe officials testified in Raleigh to rebut allegations that DEI programs favor Black residents, a di...

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Buncombe County Starts Mailing 2026 Property Value Notices to 130,000-plus Parcels

Buncombe County Starts Mailing 2026 Property Value Notices to 130,000-plus Parcels

Property value notices are being mailed in phases to more than 130,000 Buncombe County parcels, reflecting market value ...

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Anna Garrett Shows Buncombe County CSI's High-Tech Lab and Workflow

Anna Garrett Shows Buncombe County CSI's High-Tech Lab and Workflow

Anna Garrett led a walkthrough of Buncombe County’s new CSI lab, showing high-tech tools and procedures that strengthen ...

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John Blodgett Pleads Guilty, Sentenced to Life for 2025 Gas Station Murder

John Blodgett Pleads Guilty, Sentenced to Life for 2025 Gas Station Murder

John Parker Blodgett, 54, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to life without parole for the July 14, 2025, killing of 55-y...

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UNC Asheville Mourns Death of Head Track and Field Coach Joel Williams

UNC Asheville Mourns Death of Head Track and Field Coach Joel Williams

Joel Williams, UNC Asheville's head track and field coach, died Saturday, Feb. 7 after a battle with cancer; his leaders...

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$503,625 awarded to western North Carolina museums; Buncombe gets more than $100,000

$503,625 awarded to western North Carolina museums; Buncombe gets more than $100,000

The North Carolina Science Museums grant program awarded $503,625.33 to museums across western North Carolina, with Bunc...

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Asheville to Replace Sidewalks on North Lexington Avenue Between Woodfin/Hiawassee and Walnut

Asheville to Replace Sidewalks on North Lexington Avenue Between Woodfin/Hiawassee and Walnut

Asheville will replace sidewalks on North Lexington Avenue between Woodfin/Hiawassee and Walnut to improve safety and pr...

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Duke Energy Crews Restore Power After Wind-Driven Outages Across Buncombe County

Duke Energy Crews Restore Power After Wind-Driven Outages Across Buncombe County

Duke Energy crews worked through high winds to restore power after trees and limbs knocked out service across Buncombe C...

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Buncombe County High School Students Stage Multiple Walkouts Against ICE

Buncombe County High School Students Stage Multiple Walkouts Against ICE

About 200 A.C. Reynolds students walked out at 11 a.m., joining earlier protests of roughly 150–250 students at T.C. Rob...

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Bear’s Smokehouse BBQ among USA TODAY’s 2026 Restaurants of the Year

Bear’s Smokehouse BBQ among USA TODAY’s 2026 Restaurants of the Year

Bear’s Smokehouse BBQ in downtown Asheville was named one of USA TODAY’s 2026 Restaurants of the Year, an honor that spo...

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Asheville shooting victim sues Airbnb, homeowner; NC Court of Appeals to hear

Asheville shooting victim sues Airbnb, homeowner; NC Court of Appeals to hear

Marcus Deshon Blair, shot four times at a West Asheville Airbnb party in 2022, sued Airbnb and the homeowner; the NC Cou...

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Food Connection and Black Mountain Home awarded $325,000 in Chick-fil-A grants

Food Connection and Black Mountain Home awarded $325,000 in Chick-fil-A grants

Two Asheville-area nonprofits received $325,000 from Chick-fil-A to boost mobile meal delivery and help a children’s she...

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Students Stage Walkouts at Multiple Buncombe County High Schools Against ICE

Students Stage Walkouts at Multiple Buncombe County High Schools Against ICE

“If things had gone a worse way, I probably could have been deported,” senior Adrian Rovers said as more than 100 T.C. R...

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Gourmand Rotisserie, Coffee Bar Planned for North Asheville, Opening Later This Year

Gourmand Rotisserie, Coffee Bar Planned for North Asheville, Opening Later This Year

Gourmand says it will open a North Asheville spot on Broadway Street between Montford and Five Poins, serving rotisserie...

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ICE Lodges Detainer for Buncombe County Inmate Facing Three Statutory Rape Charges

ICE Lodges Detainer for Buncombe County Inmate Facing Three Statutory Rape Charges

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement lodged a detainer for Juan Ramon Juarez-Talamantes, 29, held on three statutory...

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Ingles: Three Helene-damaged stores to reopen 2026 and 2027; Swannanoa rebuild filed

Ingles: Three Helene-damaged stores to reopen 2026 and 2027; Swannanoa rebuild filed

Ingles says three Helene-damaged stores in Swannanoa, Spruce Pine and Morganton will reopen in 2026-2027, offering a tim...

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Buncombe in-person early voting opens Feb. 12-28 for March 3 primary

Buncombe in-person early voting opens Feb. 12-28 for March 3 primary

Buncombe County opened in-person early voting Feb. 12 for the March 3 primary, giving residents more flexible options to...

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Asheville Police Officer Beau Baley Arrested by Buncombe Sheriff on Multiple Charges

Asheville Police Officer Beau Baley Arrested by Buncombe Sheriff on Multiple Charges

Senior Asheville police officer Beau Baley was arrested on multiple charges after an incident on Charlotte Highway; the ...

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Buncombe deputies arrest three after larceny; James Carroll English charged with felonies

Buncombe deputies arrest three after larceny; James Carroll English charged with felonies

Three people were arrested after a larceny report led deputies to execute search warrants at a Leicester property. The c...

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Gov. Josh Stein Announces $5.7 Million Flood Resiliency Grants in Woodfin

Gov. Josh Stein Announces $5.7 Million Flood Resiliency Grants in Woodfin

Gov. Josh Stein announced $5.7 million in Flood Resiliency Blueprint grants at Riverside Park in Woodfin to fund eight p...

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Buncombe County faces seven-year capital spending spike to $66.1M

Buncombe County faces seven-year capital spending spike to $66.1M

Buncombe County staff projected general-fund capital spending could rise from $18.3M to $66.1M by FY2031-32, a shift tha...

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Asheville invites public input on French Broad and Azalea riverfront designs

Asheville invites public input on French Broad and Azalea riverfront designs

Asheville invites residents to review new design concepts for the French Broad and Azalea riverfront recovery projects a...

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Asheville man pleads guilty to indecent liberties, triggers Laken Riley Act

Asheville man pleads guilty to indecent liberties, triggers Laken Riley Act

An Asheville man pleaded guilty to felony indecent liberties with a minor and was ordered held under the Laken Riley Act...

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Buncombe commissioners advance plan for up to $225M in November bond referenda

Buncombe commissioners advance plan for up to $225M in November bond referenda

Commissioners advanced a plan to let Buncombe voters weigh up to $225 million in bonds - $162M for schools, $53M for hou...

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Homeland Security Arrests Robert Benjamin Thorpe, 49, in North-Asheville; Federal Child-Exploitation Indictment

Homeland Security Arrests Robert Benjamin Thorpe, 49, in North-Asheville; Federal Child-Exploitation Indictment

Homeland Security arrested Robert Benjamin Thorpe, 49, in North Asheville in a federal child-exploitation case, a local ...

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Explore Buncombe County’s Historic Landmarks From Biltmore Estate to Blue Ridge Parkway

Explore Buncombe County’s Historic Landmarks From Biltmore Estate to Blue Ridge Parkway

America’s largest privately owned home, the Biltmore, sits in Biltmore Village and offers tours of the mansion, historic...

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