. >> tammy: our frank fraboni is with us now. frank, the county has recycling, right? >> frank: yes, it does, tammy, waste pro picks up blue bags filled with recyclables around the county. it may be hard for some to see. an anonymous viewer says, why doesn't buncombe county require recycling of paper, cans, et cetera, in county offices? they continue, it seems like the county would set the example for citizens. we went to the buncombe county courthouse to look for trash cans marked recycling. inside we found all kinds of trash cans but we couldn't find any for recycling. the same was true for all the one trash can for the city out the courthouse near the city plaza. we did find a few in the administrative offices for county commissioners. so buncombe county public relations director cathy hughes offices but we don't have recycling in public areas. she had no explanation for why they don't but whether she asked county commission chairman david gantt, he said maybe it's something they shouldconsider. gantt says while he suspects it will have an additional cost, it's just

. >>> gun advocates say asheville news 13's frank fraboni investigates. frank, have they been complying with the state law? >> frank: they have not. and both the county and the city admit to dropping the ball. grassroots north carolina says signs like these prohibiting the possession of weapons in city and county parks are a violation of north carolina law. >> what we're asking asheville and other cities to do is exactly the same thing they're asking citizens, obey the law. >> frank: these photos taken in september and our own taken this month, prove local officials have been ignoring state law since 2013. >> conceal carry is now legal in state parks. yet we continue to have cities which post against firearms, including lawful conceal carry through the entire park system. allows concealed weapons in parks, with the exception of recreation facilities like pools, gymnasium and athletic fields where there are organized events. bike paths and greenways don't qualify as recreational facilities. >> some of our park signs have ordinances of 15 to 20 signs. we're

. >> larry: news 13's frank fraboni looks at the state towing policy. >> darcel: frank, don't they give drivers time to get their cars off the highway? >> frank: that's right. normally they do. but once there's a storm, cars can be towed immediately. your car breaks down on the highway. you leave it to get help. hours later when you return, it's gone. that's what happened to teresa of canton on the morning of january 21st before the big storm. she says now we have to pay to a wrecker service ordered by the >> to try to make sure the interstate remains free. >> frank: normally they will mark a car with an orange sticker. >> under normal circumstances, we will wait 24 hours. >> frank: but once the storm starts to fly, troopers say it's anything but normal. clear clearance law. any investigating officer, if the dot agrees, can remove any abandoned or disabled vehicle. when plows start clearing the road, there's a risk. statistics show five percent of traffic fatalities on the interstate involve a car. >> knew the vehicle was there but there were people in it. i didn't know that so i pulled

. >> larry: frank fraboni with here with reality check. why would that be a waste, frank? >> frank: a decorative stamp concrete median. sidewalks for pedestrians a lot more than it needs fancy. engineering student and part time construction worker shane mccarthy took notice when the state replaced this concrete median with a much more expensive decorative stamp concrete. he showed us the area of sidewalks that go nowhere. and the danger for pedestrians without crosswalks. safety improvement should come first. >> it's being used for a beautification project rather than safety unit. >> frank: replaced the old crumbling median at a cost of $700,000. when the dot began looking at replacing the 60-year old island, they learned that money was available for beautification projects. >> when we found out we could use those funds, we added the stamp portion as well as the islands. >> it seems backwards. >> frank: but the dot says safety is always their priority. and that sidewalk and pedestrian improvements are underway. >> and also one on leicester highway. we're spending over 6 an

. >>> you're watching news 13 with tammy watford, frank fraboni, chief meteorologist jason boyer, and on time traffic with jaclyn deaugustino. this is news 13 at 5:30. >> frank: stocks on wall street were mixed today. the dow down 21 ending trading the nasdaq was up 16 and closed at 4504. >> tammy: facebook and twitter are supporting apple in its battle with the fbi. >> frank: apple is refusing to help investigators it break in to the phone of san bernardino shooter syed farook. twitter's ceo tweeted we stand with tim cook and apple. >> tammy: it voted to begin the process of creating new rules that could give consumers the option to not get the boxes from the cable or satellite provider. but they can use their apps to get their cable tv. which could help decrease costs >> frank: proctor and gamble says it will cut another $10 billion in costs. the company has shed more than 20,000 jobs so far. executives have said much of the trimming will come from marketing. hathaway and coby merger will . >> tammy: yahoo's ceo outlined a flr . >> frank: you might be saying yahoo about the weather.

. >> tammy: frank fraboni on the job drchlgts always. >> tammy: just like jason boir, right? >> darcel: and we're loving this weather, jason. >> jason: for the first time over a week, we've had a high temperature of above average. we start out just a touch below average. no rain or snow today. haven't seen much in the past several days. but we're going to get a lot of rain. it will impact part of your weekend. find out which day is the wetter thankfully lighter i don't know what i'm doing. i can't find anything just when i think it's just not going to work. this woman that works there comes over and asks can i help you? and he was so happy, to do it amazing right? i never would have expected would have thought that anyone would find that do that. make that go out of their way for me. right then, right there i couldn't believe it he was so helpful i know it's such a small thing simple thing but it made me smile made me happy made my day share your story. publix. where shopping is a pleasure. >>> now your news 13 skywatch weather. >> jason: yes, so we saw a little warmer weathe

. >>> you're watching news 13 with tammy watford, frank fraboni, chief meteorologist jason boyer. and on time traffic with jaclyn deaugustino. this is news 13 at 5:30. >> tammy: stocks awall street the dow up 79 ending trading at 16,416. the nasdaq closing at 4509. >> frank: the irs has had some trouble with its website. >> tammy: the agency said it experienced a hardware failure that brought down some of its tax processing systems. that includes one that allows people to file eelectroniclylectronically . taxes aren't due this year until april 18th. >> frank: ticket tracking site seat geek reports the average ticket price is just shy of $5,000 for one seat. this is hundreds of dollars more than the record sitting price >> tammy: google cyber intends to wire public housing buildings in all of the cities where it operates. it's part of a plan launched last summer aimed at connecting low income households to the internet. >> frank: ben and jerry's is now offering a frozen treat that is entirely vegan. it's made with almond meal. experts have been working on the recipe for almost four

news 13's frank fraboni at the spartanburg marriott decided the victory party for donald trump. >> victory for donald trump here in south carolina, but one he is not taking for granted. >> but i just want to congratulate the other candidates. there is nothing easy aboutut running for president. i can tell you. it's tough. it's nasty. it's mean. it's vicious. it's beautiful. when you win it's beautiful. >> it's not what i expected. i was attorney between cruz and trump but i knew trump would take south carolina. >> nobody or anyone as a kid doesn't like common core, we want to get rid of common core and donald trump is the best person for it. >> the people in this community, every time i see them, they want education locally. the parents, the teacher, they went to do it. they don't want bureaucratics in washington telling them how to educate their children. >> >> reporter: south carolina is known for picking wins. the winner here has been the no, ma'am the nominee every year since 1980 with only one in spartanburg, frank fraboni, news 13. >> reporter: marco rubio celebrates the results in t

season, some people could be missing out on big savings by overlooking some >> darcel: news 13's frank fraboni, investigates in tonight's reality check. how much are we looking at? >> frank: that depends, darcel. everyone's situation is different. but we came up with the five best ways that could save you hundreds, even thousands of dollars. this year the irs has increased ira and 401(k) contribution limits. >> that's a good one. >> frank: mickey dale is at the cpa firm johnson, price, sprinkle. he helped us run down the best ways to save. >> especially if the company is making matching contributions, because if you're not contributing and the company matches even a portion of it, you're giving up money. >> frank: for example, a single 10,344 dollars in taxes. if they contribute $5,000 to a retirement account, their tax drops. a $763 savings. another smart strategy, itemized deductions deductions. >> you have to have deductions over 12,600 dollars i think it is. >> frank: some of the most popular deductions, mortgage interest and mortgage insurance premiums. then there's your filing status. ma

in spartanburg, frank fraboni, news 13. >> nicki haley, senator tim scott and representative tray go di, rubio said he is the one that can unite the republican party and it's a three. >> person race and we predict he is the one voters will choose. >> i know our campaign gives us the best chance, not just to come together, not just to unify our party, but to unify our country and to grow this rubio congratulated trump and praised jeb bush for running and now it's on to nevada. in columbia, aaron adelson, news 13. >> reporter: emotions ran high at the state fairgrounds in columbia as ted cruz supporters came here by the hundreds. the crowd was completely silent or nearly silent as donald trump read his victory speech from the upstate. the crowd began cheering after former florida governor jeb bush announced he was dropping out of the race. and the crowd went wild after cruz took the stage touting his conservative record and predicting he would eventually take the gop presidential nomination despite trailing trump in both new hampshire and now south carolina. >> and i will tell you this