Ursula Wren

There have been 162 new positive COVID-19 cases among students and staff between the dates of September 1, 2021, and September 8, 2021.

In July, the Asheville Police Department released their quarterly "Use of Force" data. Our Data Editor, Elliot Patterson, has created two interactive visualizations with this data.

Tay Cote feels like they’re slipping through the cracks. On August 31st, the lease on the home they've lived in for 4 years will come to an end. In July, their landlord informed them of his intention to sell the house, meaning he will not renew the

The Asheville Citizen Times' Executive Editor, Jewell Walston, sent an email to The Asheville Free Press this morning demanding that we remove the link to their video of a Black man, Jonathan Barker, being tased by Woodfin police. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Note: Despite saying "Second notice," this is the

Woodfin Chief says the man “charged.” A bystander video tells a different story.

The City of Asheville announced [https://www.ashevillenc.gov/news/homelessness-emergency-shelter-and-the-ramada-inn/] it is under contract to purchase the Ramada Inn at 148 River Ford Parkway to establish a more permanent "emergency shelter" for unhoused community members. According to their press release, if Council approves the purchase at their