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ACCUWHEATHER: State of Emergency declared in 4 states; Dorian makes landfall in Bahamas as Category 5. 

On Sept. 6, Asheville City Council will hold a worksession on affordable housing. The session will take place from 8:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the U.S. Cellular Center Banquet Hall, 87 Haywood St.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina man’s body has been exhumed from a grave site on a court order after a funeral home discovered it’d mistakenly sold the same plot twice.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina university student arrested with guns and ammunition in his dorm room had studied mass shootings and was making plans to kill his roommate and himself if he didn't get into a fraternity, a prosecutor said Wednesday.

Asheville -- Brother Wolf No-Kill Animal Rescue is dealing with controversy after the decision was made to euthanize two dogs in their care. Face Book Photos Brother Wolf Animal Rescue . Feature Photo: Rhubarb 

Asheville -- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- Chicago Man Who Traveled To Western North Carolina To Engage In A Sexual Activity With A Minor Is Sentenced To 14 Years In Prison

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — A former employee at a well-known North Carolina mountain inn has pleaded guilty to killing a co-worker who was an aspiring chef.

(ASHEVILLE, N.C. - August 26, 2019) - Yesterday at approximately 6:30 p.m. Asheville Police Department (APD) responded to a call at 180 Azalea Road regarding a possible stabbing and found 48 year-old Regina Ray Hoglen deceased upon arrival. Witnesses provided information that allowed officers to quickly identify 62 year-old Truitt Norman Nichols as the suspect. APD charged Nichols with first degree murder and he was brought into custody early this morning by Canton Police Department.

Raleigh -- (AP) EMS professionals told Governor Roy Cooper and Secretary Mandy Cohen that the state needs to use every resource at its disposal to fight the opioid epidemic and urged policymakers to save lives by expanding Medicaid. First responders from Cabarrus, Halifax, Onslow and Stanly counties were among the participants.