Sam DeGrave
The Greenville News
Asheville, NC, United States
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A 3-year-old with leukemia needs a bone marrow transplant. Her race complicates the search
Three-year-old Ailani is half black and half white, meaning a bone marrow transplant for her leukemia is hard to find. → Read More
A 3-year-old with leukemia needs a bone marrow transplant. Her race complicates the search
A match would mean the world to me. It would be like giving my child life all over again." → Read More
UNC Charlotte victim receives her degree at commencement 11 days after shooting
The university conferred honorary degrees on two students killed in the April 30 shooting on campus. → Read More
UNCC victim receives degree 11 days after shooting, slain students honored at commencement
The university conferred honorary degrees on both men killed in a shooting on campus 11 days earlier. → Read More
Fire department releases name of fatal West Asheville fire victim, cause of fire undetermined
The cause of the fire has yet to be determined, according to a May 7 update from the Asheville Fire Department. → Read More
'It was a lot of shots': 911 calls from UNC Charlotte shooting describe campus in chaos
One of the callers told a 911 operator she had escaped from the class where the shooting unfolded. “He was still shooting when we left.” → Read More
'It was a lot of shots': 911 calls from UNC Charlotte shooting describe campus in chaos
One of the callers told a 911 operator she had escaped from the class where the shooting unfolded. “He was still shooting when we left.” → Read More
Restaurant employee tipped herself hundreds at a time with prepaid credit cards, police say
According to arrest warrants, the restaurant worker charged tips to 14 prepaid credit cards, ranging from $59.16 to $539.58, totaling $3,734.28. → Read More
Man sought in connection to Fairview stabbing arrested, detained in Henderson County
The 48-year-old is in custody after a months-long search following a mid-February stabbing in Fairview. → Read More
Candler man sentenced to 15 years for sex crimes against children
"Gunter knew the two minor victims suffered prior sex abuse and acted to exploit their vulnerabilities," Buncombe County's district attorney said. → Read More
Days after rockslide, Interstate 40 lanes to reopen Thursday afternoon
One lane in each direction will open, while cleanup work continues for about six weeks. → Read More
Freezing rain still slated to 'glaze' mountains Tuesday night, possibly impacting travel
"It only takes a very light glaze on the roads to make things slippery," a weather service meteorologist said. → Read More
'Merging the past and the present': YMI kicks off Black History Month in historic space
"We need to remember that the past is a part of the present — that the past is becoming the present," said interim executive director Dewanna Little. → Read More
2 bodies recovered from submerged vehicle found in Henderson County lake
Law enforcement officials weren't immediately able to release many details about the situation Wednesday. → Read More
Women's March returns to downtown Asheville; streets along route to close Sunday
The route is different but the message is the same. → Read More
Killing was self defense, attorney says as murder trial of slain WLOS salesman starts
Opening arguments began Wednesday in the trial of a woman accused of killing a WLOS sales manager in 2015. → Read More
Tractor trailer overturns on I-26 closing highway, snarling traffic
The driver of the tractor trailer, which was hauling wood-chips before it overturned, wasn't injured in the wreck. → Read More
Wintry weekend in store for Asheville; forecasters predict snow, sleet, freezing rain
A low-pressure system with Gulf-coast moisture plus cold air could make for a snowy Saturday, forecasters say. → Read More
Brother Wolf founder, president steps down; new executive director named
Brother Wolf's founder is stepping down to devote herself more thoroughly to "her passion in vegan advocacy." → Read More
Even as rivers recede, problems caused by flooding persist in WNC
Forecasters called for 2.25 inches of rain spread over three days. Friday alone saw more than 4 inches fall. → Read More