school officials placed barry owens on administrative leave after an incident with crowd control at a basketball game january 18th. the school system says the investigation is over and they reinstated him. >>> one, two, three. >> eight. >> larry: this morning, asheville police department cadets officers and it is working. the 15 men and one woman are about to start two months of training. >> we can look at them, we can ask them, we can talk to them. they're going to be basically stone cold statues. because we will, at the end of the field training, be expected to do it on our own so that we are ready when we are by ourselves. >> larry: asheville police has overhauled its recruiting website that now lays out starting salaries at $34,000. the department has 28 vacancies. including openings for detectives and patrol officers. >> it feels like it blew up too fast, too quick. >> larry: asheville businesses and neighborhoods are feeling the effects of fast growth. up next, we answer the question, did a $20,000 study really help our affordable housing crisis at all? >> jason: we are dealing

school officials placed barry owens on administrative leave after an incident with crowd control at a basketball game on january 15th. the school system says the investigation is over, and they have reinstated owens to his position. 3 3 the number of college students who want to be teachers has plummeted 30- percent statewide in the last five years. that's according to enrollment numbers released by teacher training programs in the u-n-c system. some blame poor pay and long hours. in recent years, state lawmakers have also raised standards and scrapped a scholarship program for students going into education. some say the drop in enrollment may be a good thing. 3 i really think that the dip is a positive sign of the kind of - i don't want to say exclusive - but the kind of environment that you want in a highly professional field the buncombe county school district says it has received lately. they say if this pattern continues, it could mean fewer quality teachers in classrooms, and larger class sizes. 3 3 3 happening tomorrow... job hunters will have another chance to learn how to bec

schools placed barry owens on a five day suspension. it came after an allegation made against owens involving a crowd control issue following a basketball game. buncombe county schools says the investigation is over and reinstated owens to his position. >> you can weigh in on a proposal to turn a former land fill into a public recreation space. the division of waste management is holding a public hearing tonight at 6:00 at the events center at ab tech in asheville. the site being discussed is the 41 acre property next to the former bfa plant. before the land fill was closed in 2006, construction waste, nylon fabric, other waste was stored on the property. a brownfield agreement would allow the property to be redeveloped into a park with >> happening today, the north carolina highway patrol is is looking to fill more than 160 positions state-wide. one of two recruitment events is from 6:00 until 8:00 in asheville. to see if you qualify for those positions, visit our website. the other event will be on saturday from 10:00 until noon. >> r

school firms placed barry owens on suspension after an incident with crowd control. the school system has reinstated owens to his position. >> the buncombe county school district needs bus drivers. it's been a problem for months. they are paid positions but the district says with the improving economy fewer people are coming forward to fill them. the district has nine positions open right now. for more information visit wlos.com and click news links. >> there's no word this morning about how soon state officials could approve turning a former landfill into a new sport complex in enka. representatives with the department of environmental quality listened to public hearing last night. the deq representative said there are state specific requirements that must be done to make sure the land is safe. the site is near sand hill road next to basf's former plant. >> here's ingrid with a last look at the skywatch forecast. >> ingrid: good morning, everyone. wind advisory out until 10:00 this morning for the counties shaded in brown. the rest of us will also see windy condition

school officials put barry owens on administrative leave after a crowd control incident on the 15th of january. it is over and they have reinstated owens to his position. >>holly: a number of college students who want to be teachers plummeted 30% in the last five years according to enrollment numbers by teacher training programs in the unc system. some blame poor pay and long hours. in recent years state lawmakers also raised standards and scrapped the scholarship program for students going into education. some say the drop in enrollment may be a good thing. >> i really think that the dip of -- i don't want to say exclusive, but the kind of environment that you want in a highly professional field. >>holly: the buncombe county school district says it has been receiving fewer teacher applications lately. they say if this pattern continues it could mean fewer quality teachers in classrooms and larger class sizes. >>jay: the buncombe county school district needs bus drivers. it's been a problem for months. they are paid positions but the district says with the economy improving, fewer and