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Dozens of North Texas school districts are either closed or opening late Thursday because of a Winter Weather Advisory.

ASHEVILLE - The Feb. 1 removal of a homeless encampment under an I-240 bridge during some of the coldest weather of the year has sparked outraged in the community. BeLoved Asheville, a nonprofit that works with Asheville's vulnerable population, put a statement on the West Asheville Exchange Facebook page describing how they had been working with a homeless man who lived under the bridge to get him a pair of boots. The man lived in a "shelter made out of tent, cardboard, and blankets. He walked on the back of his only pair of shoes because it was a size 10 and he wears a size 12," the organiz...

Removal of homeless camp under I-240 bridge sparks outrage John Boyle, Asheville Citizen Times © Asheville Citizen Times The underpass of Interstate 240, marked by murals, is near the point where three new state House districts converge. ASHEVILLE - The Feb. 1 removal of a homeless encampment under an I-240 bridge during some of the coldest weather of the year has sparked outraged in the community. BeLoved Asheville, a nonprofit that works with Asheville's vulnerable population, put a statement on the West Asheville Exchange Facebook page describing how they had been workin...

By Staci Inez Mountain SHARE ASHEVILLE, N.C. — As western North Carolina braced for winter weather, some shelters went into Code Purple to help take people in off the street. “The people I deal with are really good people, just on hard times,” Eddie Buckley said. He works with the Western Carolina Rescue Ministries and helps check people into shelters. “I personally believe that the homeless are just as important as anybody else,” Buckley said. The shelter run by the rescue ministries at...

January 10, 2021 Delivering Christmas dinner to Lighthouse for Broken Wings clients at the American Inn are (l-r) Seaside Jewish Community members Chris Braudy and Gail Seligson; Anthony Hardy, Lighthouse resident; Toni Short, RN, founder of the Lighthouse; and Seaside members Deena Newman, Carl Newman and Sara Rosen. SUBMITTED PHOTO On Christmas Eve, more than 30 volunteers from Seaside Jewish Community in Rehoboth Beach provided a turkey dinner with all the trimmings for clients of the Lighthouse for Broken Wings, a nonprofit agency that assists homeless people. This included meal...