After environmental groups sued, the Forest Service paused logging — for now

What you need to know from the Nov. 18 Asheville City Council meeting.

What you need to know from the Nov. 18 Buncombe County Board of Commissioners meeting

Asheville City Councilmember Kim Roney introduced a resolution on Monday that would block the use of city property for civil immigration enforcement. The proposal says no city-owned facility, lot or park could be used as a staging area, processing location or operations base for civil immigration enforcement.

The demonstration at AVL was part of a nationwide picket across all 22 of Allegiant’s pilot bases.

After a difficult year, visitor data shows that tourism has been looking up this fall.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection started operations in Charlotte over the weekend. Western North Carolina residents hit the streets in downtown Asheville to protest.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents may target the city of Asheville, according to a Facebook post Friday afternoon from Mayor Esther Manheimer. This latest news comes a day after Mecklenburg County Sheriff Garry McFadden confirmed that CBP agents could start immigration operations in Charlotte as soon as Saturday.

Dry, windy weather is fueling fire activity across Buncombe County, prompting caution from firefighters and local officials.

Western North Carolinians could see their  SNAP benefits restored tomorrow. While volunteering at Asheville’s MANNA Food Bank on Thursday, Stein presented the food bank with a $585,000 check, its portion of nearly $22 million in state funds and donations raised to help with food relief during the shutdown.