ASHEVILLE - Trailblazing civil rights attorney and Asheville native James "Fergie" Ferguson died the morning of July 21, his son Jay Ferguson told the Citizen Times. He was 82.

James Ferguson II, a pioneering Charlotte civil rights attorney whose landmark cases helped desegregate schools nationwide, died Monday at 82. An Asheville native, he co-founded North Carolina’s first ...

Story Townhomes ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA / ACCESS Newswire / July 21, 2025 / In the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains, a new ...

One person was grazed and six vehicles were struck by gunfire after a shooting occurred at an apartment complex in Asheville, ...

Asheville police are investigating a shooting which damaged six vehicles and a person was grazed by a bullet. According to ...

Cyclists began working with North Carolina's transportation department on possible safety improvements to N.C. 251, months ...

An Asheville City Council committee discussed ways to activate downtown after Helene, including a possible pilot for an event ...

For BPR, an NPR member station that provided critical coverage in the wake of Helene, the move will result in an annual loss ...

For its sixth installment, Under the Big Sky Festival in Whitefish, Montana, boasted one of its most potent lineups yet: ...

Anyone with information regarding the shooter’s identity is asked to call the Asheville Police Department at (828) 252-1110.

Eileen Fulton, the actress who originated the soap opera 'vixen' trope as Lisa Miller on CBS' As the World Turns, died July ...

The singer and songwriter first emerged as an indie-rock bandleader from Western North Carolina. With a newfound clarity, she ...