Asheville Citizen-Times

ASHEVILLE — Remnants from Tropical Storm Ida will make for a wet day across Western North Carolina today as the storm tapers off, making for potential flash floods in parts of the region. Full Story »

ASHEVILLE — Tennessee Department of Transportation will close part of the Interstate 40 rockslide detour route to make repairs to the north and southbound bridges that carry Interstate 81 in Greene County. Full Story »

FINES CREEK — Three motorists helped a Haywood County man escape his burning car on the side of Interstate 40 about 2 p.m. Monday. Full Story »

WEAVERVILLE — Buncombe Soil and Water Conservation District and the Buncombe County Cooperative Extension Service are hosting a workshop on “Keeping Your Farm.” 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday in Weaverville Town Hall. Lunch will be provided. Full Story »

ASHEVILLE — Buncombe County Schools Foundation will be hosting its annual Fall Education Celebration today. This is the fifth year for the Eat out for Education event. Restaurants are giving a donation of a portion of their proceeds from today to benefit education in Buncombe County. Full Story »

ASHEVILLE — The Strong and Courageous Wrestling Program will begin a new session of skill clinics, specialized training and tournaments from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Thursday in Eliada Homes gymnasium. Full Story »

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ASHEVILLE — Tennessee Department of Transportation will close part of the Interstate 40 rockslide detour route to make "urgent repairs" to the north and southbound bridges that carry Interstate 81 in Greene County. Full Story »

GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK — Rangers in Great Smoky Mountains National Park located three lost hikers in the Abrams Fall area at around 7 p.m. Monday, according to a press release from the park. Full Story »

WAYNESVILLE — Ronnie Parton said he plans to continue going to work every day operating Beaver’s Drive Inn restaurant with his son, even after winning a $1 million Powerball jackpot. Full Story »

ASHEVILLE — Police say they arrested a man and woman for breaking into an Asheville home and stealing three videogame consoles, a TV and videogames valued at $2,000. Full Story »

MARION — A Marion man has been charged with taking indecent liberties with a 3-year-old child. Full Story »

MARION — The N.C. Highway Patrol investigated a traffic accident near Marion in McDowell County this morning. Full Story »

CANDLER — The N.C. Highway Patrol investigated a traffic accident on Interstate 40 near Asheville this morning. Full Story »

ASHEVILLE — Hillcrest Apartments offered a better standard of living for hundreds of Asheville residents when it opened in 1959 – but that came at a price. Full Story »

ASHEVILLE — Jaylynn Matthews was having a hard time concentrating Monday morning for fear her mother might not be safe. Full Story »

ASHEVILLE — Patsy Keever ticked off a list of problems she saw as a Buncombe County teacher and county commissioner: teen pregnancy, loss of jobs, lack of child care, mental illness and drug addiction. Full Story »

SYLVA — Police and state arson investigators on Monday were trying to determine the cause of a retirement home fire that killed a 76-year-old Jackson County man. Full Story »

ASHEVILLE — After months of discussion over what should be in the city’s downtown master plan, the process has begun to actually put parts of it in place. Full Story »

ASHEVILLE — Robert “Bob” Campbell Jr.’s roots ran deep in Asheville and after a journalism career that took him to three states, he returned here for his retirement. Full Story »

The N.C. Highway Patrol investigated traffic accidents in Henderson, Transylvania and Haywood counties this morning. In Transylvania County, a two-vehicle wreck was reported at 6:33 a.m. on Crab Creek Road, according to a Highway Patrol dispatcher. No one was injured. Full Story »

CANDLER — The N.C. Highway Patrol is investigating a traffic accident on Interstate 40 near Asheville this morning. Full Story »

MARION — The N.C. Highway Patrol is investigating a traffic accident near Marion in McDowell County this morning. Full Story »

WOODFIN — Police charged two Weaverville men with trafficking in morphine after stopping their vehicle on Interstate 26 in Woodfin. Full Story »

ASHEVILLE — Police say an Asheville man tried to swallow a rock of crack cocaine while they were arresting him. Full Story »