ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Work to demolish and remove a 75-foot-tall stone obelisk built to honor a Confederate leader will begin soon in Asheville, North Carolina.

City officials said barricades have been placed around the Vance Monument ahead of work that will begin this week, TV station WLOS reported.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — More direct train service between Raleigh and Richmond and passenger service to Asheville and Wilmington are included in Amtrak’s plan for $80 billion in federal funds, proposed as part of President Joe Biden’s $2 trillion infrastructure plan announced this week...

Mercer (18-10, 11-9) vs. UNC Greensboro (20-8, 15-5)

Southern Conference Tourney Championship, Harrah's Cherokee Center, Asheville, North Carolina; Monday, 7 p...

East Tennessee State (13-11, 9-7) vs. UNC Greensboro (19-8, 14-5)

Southern Conference Tourney Semifinals, Harrah's Cherokee Center, Asheville, North Carolina; Sunday, 5 p...

The Citadel (13-11, 6-11) vs. No. 1 seed UNC Greensboro (18-8, 13-5)

Southern Conference Tourney Quarterfinals, Harrah's Cherokee Center, Asheville, North Carolina; Saturday, 12 p...

UNC-Asheville (3-2) vs. Chattanooga (6-0)

McKenzie Arena, Chattanooga, Tennessee; Wednesday, 7 p...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — A county in western North Carolina has joined the neighboring city of Asheville to apologize for its role in slavery and take the rare step of supporting reparations for Black residents...

A wildlife group in North Carolina is offering a $5,000 reward to identify a person they say is responsible for putting a “Trump 2020” sticker on the collar of a bear...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — The leaders of seven law enforcement agencies in western North Carolina's Buncombe County are expected to sign an agreement on reporting officer misconduct...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Officials in the North Carolina city of Asheville have apologized for its historic role in slavery and discrimination and voted to provide reparations...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — A 54-year-old man has died while hiking in western North Carolina's Pisgah National Forest...

HILDEBRAN, N.C. (AP) — A group called the Sons of Confederate Veterans has raised a 20-foot-by-30-foot Confederate flag on an 80-foot pole near an interstate in North Carolina...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Government officials in North Carolina have voted for a measure that calls for the removal of two Confederate monuments in the city of Asheville...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Police officers in North Carolina stomped on water bottles and destroyed medical supplies at a station set up to aid demonstrators protesting the death of George Floyd...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina woman accused of faking her infant daughter's kidnapping and trying to kill her is scheduled to undergo a mental health evaluation.