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Mark Barrett

Reporter · US

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Sep 23, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 23, 2026 · Mark Barrett

    Asheville residents tell City Council to do more about bear issues (opens the original)

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    Saving one bear is not enough, members of the public told Asheville City Council Tuesday evening. State government has backed off a plan to kill a bear that entered a North Asheville home Aug. 18 and injured a woman inside. But three residents told Council Tuesday the city needs to do more to prevent similar conflicts between people and bears going forward. “It’s time we step up and update our response to and for an animal that truly represents … these ancient mountains,” North Asheville residen

  2. Article · Sep 23, 2026 · Mark Barrett

    Asheville residents tell City Council to do more about bear issues (opens the original)

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    Saving one bear is not enough, members of the public told Asheville City Council Tuesday evening. State government has backed off a plan to kill a bear that entered a North Asheville home Aug. 18 and injured a woman inside. But three residents told Council Tuesday the city needs to do more to prevent similar conflicts between people and bears going forward. “It’s time we step up and update our response to and for an animal that truly represents … these ancient mountains,” North Asheville residen

  3. Article · Sep 16, 2026 · Mark Barrett

    Buncombe commissioners talk bear response, disaster dollars (opens the original)

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    Buncombe County has more than its share of bear problems. During Tuesday’s Board of Commissioners meeting, officials were urged to do more to reduce the danger of bear-related property damage and human injuries. Since 2017, more people have been injured by bears in Buncombe than in the rest of the state combined, biologist Ashley Hobbs with the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission told commissioners. There were 11 bear-related injuries in the county during that period and seven in the rest of the

  4. Article · Sep 16, 2026 · Mark Barrett

    Buncombe commissioners talk bear response, disaster dollars (opens the original)

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    Buncombe County has more than its share of bear problems. During Tuesday’s Board of Commissioners meeting, officials were urged to do more to reduce the danger of bear-related property damage and human injuries. Since 2017, more people have been injured by bears in Buncombe than in the rest of the state combined, biologist Ashley Hobbs with the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission told commissioners. There were 11 bear-related injuries in the county during that period and seven in the rest of the

  5. Article · Aug 26, 2026 · Mark Barrett

    Asheville Council cancels Flock cameras, loosens zoning rules for smaller homes (opens the original)

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    Asheville City Council voted 5-2 Tuesday to end the city’s contract with automatic license plate reader provider Flock Safety, but it rejected calls for city government to stop all use of the technology. Council also adopted changes to development rules to make it easier to build duplexes and accessory dwelling units in much of the city in an attempt to increase housing supply. A stream of speakers asked Council to get rid of all automated license plate readers it uses in addition to the 11 came

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