# Friday, May 15: Star Grant in Courtroom + J6 Rioter Seeing Local Backlash + Housing Project Rejected

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Podcast: [Wake Up, Asheville!](https://stenobird.com/podcast/wake-up-asheville-7435025)
Published: 2026-05-15T09:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Today's Asheville newscast includes these stories: Family mourns as Star Grant appears in Buncombe courtroom Pardoned Jan. 6 rioter who opened Asheville kava bar faces backlash * Council rejects Caribou Road rezoning for 100-unit Shiloh housing project Community input sought to convert Marshall High gym into recreation center * Advocates push for more election funding as WNC prepares for high-stakes midterms

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