Asheville Pedestrian Safety Program

According to WLOS ABC News Channel 13, the City of Asheville has just instituted a new safety pilot program for pedestrians. At this time, pedestrians using the crosswalk at Edwin and Katherine Places can utilize the new safety equipment. On either side of the...

National Drowsy Driving Prevention Week

Last week was National Drowsy Driving Prevention Week (November 1-8, 2015), and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) hosted a forum to launch a new drowsy-driving initiative. Experts from the fields of sleep science, traffic safety and...

Truck Overturned In Buncombe County

On Monday afternoon, a propane truck overturned beside a roadway in Buncombe County. According to WLOS ABC News Channel 13, the incident happened at about 1:45 p.m., at Country Mountain Road and Rose Hill Road. First responders and crews were swiftly on the...

Wet Weather Driving In Asheville

Drivers in and around Buncombe County have been dealing with wet roadways this week. WLOS ABC News Channel 13 reported on the dreary roadway conditions. On Monday, residents in the Upstate had to deal with flooding rain. In addition to wet roadways and...

Volunteer Firefighter Killed In Crash

Last week, a fatal crash in Madison County took the life of a volunteer firefighter. According to WLOS ABC News Channel 13, 26-year-old Billy Naillon was killed in an apparent one-vehicle wreck on Highway 209. Very few details about this crash have been released,...