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Shame aplenty to go around in lenient rape sentencing
A grown man rapes a 10-year-old girl not once, but on three separate occasions, and he rapes a 12 year old.
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Saturday, November 22, 9AM - 12PM Western Carolina Rescue Ministries, 225 Patton Avenue, Asheville
Western Carolina Rescue Ministries will be giving away over 2000 articles of winter clothing to the poor and homeless this Saturday, November 22nd.
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Unexpected snow causes accidents, school closings in Asheville
N.C. Highway Patrol has received more than 100 calls for traffic-related incidents this morning throughout Western North Carolina as snow creates treacherous road conditions.
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Candler man gets more than 17 years for child porn
Clarke Morrison * CMorrison@CITIZEN-TIMES.com * published November 21, 2008 11:12 am ASHEVILLE A Candler man has been sentenced to more than 17 years in prison after investigators found hundreds of images of ...
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Cancer center gets ally in fight with state
The N.C. Institute for Constitutional Law, known for taking on state business incentives and the lottery, has jumped into a challenge to the constitutionality of state Certificate of Need laws.
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EHS Students Charged in Fire
Two Erwin High School freshmen are facing felony charges after allegedly setting fire to the school Thursday.
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Former Louisville standout gets 8 years for armed robbery
Asheville A University of Louisville football player who held a gun to a store clerk's head in February while stealing $200 will spend eight years in prison.
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Arrests: Man charged with breaking into churches
ASHEVILLE City police charged an Asheville man with breaking into two churches, stealing items and pawning stolen goods for cash.
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Snowfall closes lanes on I-40
Authorities said eastbound lanes of the interstate were closed near the Haywood-Buncombe county line while crews worked on the road between mile markers 33 and 37.
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Firefighters douse blaze at River District building
Josh Boatwright * JBoatwright@CITIZEN-TIMES.com * published November 21, 2008 12:15 am ASHEVILLE A paper jam started an early morning fire Thursday that caused extensive damage to a printing business in the ...
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The Future Of WNC Business
Big meetings are being held Thursday and Friday in Asheville on a very big subject: future jobs and industry.
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President-elect Obama getting attacked on airwaves
The Republican radio talk jocks have already begun to bombard us with disinformation about President-elect Barack Obama.
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Arrests: Teen charged with larceny
Akili Chelsea Smith, 16, of Liberty Circle, was charged with breaking or entering motor vehicle and larceny after breaking or entering.
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Fire at Burco Printing on Roberts Street
Asheville firefighters work to extinguish a fire early Thursday morning that started in a UV coating machine at Burco printing company.
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Arrests: Man charged with statutory rape
ASHEVILLE Authorities charged a Hendersonville man with sex crimes involving a teen-aged girl.
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Arrests: Woman charged with stabbing
ASHEVILLE City police Tuesday charged an Asheville woman with stabbing a man Sunday.
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NC man with long criminal record back in prison
A North Carolina man who's been in prison and jailed at least 28 times will spend up to 13 more years behind bars after his latest conviction for driving while impaired.
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Evening flu shot clinic planned
ASHEVILLE The Buncombe County Health Center will hold an evening flu shot clinic 5-7 p.m. Thursday.
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Christmas at Biltmore in Asheville, N.C.
The first Christmas celebration at Biltmore took place in 1895, when George W. Vanderbilt welcomed some 40 guests to his estate in Asheville, N.C. Today, Biltmore - a historic landmark and the largest privately ...
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Hunter who fell off cliff rescued in after-dark operation
Asheville Rescue crews worked in the dark to find a hunter who fell off a cliff and broke his leg in the North Carolina mountains.
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