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Baseball catcher in light mint-green chest protector and mask, mid-throw against a blue geometric backdrop.

4 weeks ago in Local, Sports, ZZZ App Top Stories

Astros honor Asheville’s Schiavone as top minor leaguer for April

Tourists catcher piling up homers, RBIs in standout start to 2026 season

4 weeks ago in Local, ZZZ App Top Stories

Small earthquake recorded near Canton

Minor tremor is latest in string of quakes across southern Appalachians

Buncombe County Sheriff's Office

4 weeks ago in Crime & Safety, Local, ZZZ App Top Stories

5 charged in Buncombe County AT&T wire theft ring

Investigation tied to widespread outages uncovers burn sites, stolen wire worth hundreds of thousands

Yellow police line tape reading 'DO NOT CROSS' wrapped around a wooden utility pole and a nearby metal post, cordoning off a sidewalk area in a residential street.

4 weeks ago in Crime & Safety, Local, ZZZ App Top Stories

Federal, local officials meet in Asheville to discuss violent crime concerns

U.S. attorney says coordinated effort aims to disrupt gangs, support prevention and reduce violence

Outdoor festival with a crowd seated on grass under colorful bunting, trees providing shade and a bright blue sky.

4 weeks ago in Arts & Culture, Community, Entertainment, Lifestyle, Local, Music, On The Town, Outdoors, ZZZ App Top Stories

Dr. Dog, Grace Bowers, more in ‘wave one’ of AVL Sounds Fest lineup

AVL Sounds Fest, a successor to Asheville music festival AVLFest, will be held across the city this August. Before tickets go on sale to the public today, the festival has announced "wave one" of its artist lineup.

Front of Buncombe County Administration building with a beige brick facade, tall windows, and surrounding trees; sign reads 'BUNCOMBE COUNTY ADMINISTRATION' above the entrance

4 weeks ago in Community, Local, ZZZ App Top Stories

Swannanoa residents invited to review 20-year planning proposals

New Buncombe County poll asks residents to weigh in on land use, transportation and development priorities

4 weeks ago in World

A cruise ship is waiting for help after a suspected outbreak of rare hantavirus onboard killed 3

A Dutch cruise ship with nearly 150 people aboard, including 17 Americans, was waiting for help off the coast of Cape Verde in the Atlantic Ocean on Monday after a suspected outbreak of the rare hantavirus killed three passengers and left at least three others seriously ill, the World Health Organization and the ship's operator said.

Candler Feed and Seed owner Tony Fisher

4 weeks ago in Business, Community, Local, People at Work, ZZZ App Top Stories

People at Work: Small-town service drives longtime Candler feed store

Tony Fisher says loyal customers, community ties and personal service set feed store apart from big-box retailers

Man kneeling on a plastic-covered basement floor, reaching up to a wooden floor joist under a bare hanging light bulb

4 weeks ago in Ask The Expert, Business, Community, Home Building & Remodeling Expert, Housing, Local, Native Advertising, ZZZ App Top Stories

Spring crawl space check: What Western North Carolina homeowners should look for

A musty smell. Cold floors. Windows that fog up for no clear reason. If you’re noticing any of these issues in your home, your crawl space may be to blame.

4 weeks ago in World

US claims progress in reopening the Strait of Hormuz, saying 2 merchant ships have transited

The U.S. military said Monday that two American-flagged merchant ships had successfully transited the Strait of Hormuz after it launched a new plan to restore traffic. Iran has effectively closed the critical waterway since the U.S. and Israel launched the war in late February.

4 weeks ago in Sports

Jury selection begins in former Patriots receiver Stefon Diggs’ assault trial

Jury selection began Monday in the assault trial of former New England Patriots wide receiver Stefon Diggs in connection with a heated dispute he had with his private chef.

4 weeks ago in Sports

Allen ties playoff career high with 22 points as Cavaliers beat Raptors 114-102 to advance

Jarrett Allen tied his playoff career high with 22 points and grabbed 19 rebounds as the Cleveland Cavaliers advanced to the Eastern Conference semifinals with a 114-102 victory over the Toronto Raptors in Game 7 of their series Sunday night.

4 weeks ago in Sports

Cunningham and Harris help Pistons finish comeback for first playoff series win in 18 years

Cade Cunningham had 32 points and 12 assists, Tobias Harris added 30 points and the Detroit Pistons beat the Orlando Magic 116-94 in Game 7 on Sunday to win a playoff series for the first time in 18 years.

4 weeks ago in Entertainment, Trending

Met Gala guests from Beyoncé to Nicole Kidman set to flaunt fashion as art

From beyond the museum walls Monday, works of art will move and take shape as the glitterati of guests from Beyoncé, Nicole Kidman to Venus Williams will fashionably ascend the Metropolitan Museum of Art's steps and exhibit their creative interpretations of this year's dress code, "Fashion is art."

Color-coded 7-day precipitation map showing rainfall amounts in inches at many locations, with a red outline highlighting a route or area of interest.

4 weeks ago in Local, Outdoors, ZZZ App Top Stories

Burn ban lifted for 81 North Carolina counties; 19 still under restrictions

Forecasters say additional rain this week could further ease wildfire danger

Tri-panel collage showing: a male singer performing on stage, a gold-clad woman wearing an ornate crown, and a shirtless man outdoors.

4 weeks ago in Arts & Culture, Entertainment, Lifestyle, Local, Perspectives, ZZZ App Top Stories

From ‘Michael’ to ‘Mother Mary’: New movies to see or skip in May 2026

A Michael Jackson biopic, two Anne Hathaway vehicles and an Australian serial killer thriller are our movies to see, stream or skip this May. Find out which is which in our reviews.

Modern hospital building with red brick wings, blue glass atrium, and an emergency entrance facing the street with blue sky above

4 weeks ago in Health & Wellness, Local, ZZZ App Top Stories

Mission Hospital surpasses 90 nurses in 90 days hiring goal

Health system adds 400 workers since January, expands recruitment efforts

4 weeks ago in Arts & Culture, Local, ZZZ App Top Stories

Federal arts leaders to visit Asheville, Marshall after Helene

Discussions to center on recovery, resilience and support for local artists

Justin Thomas Baker

4 weeks ago in Crime & Safety, Local, ZZZ App Top Stories

Georgia man charged in Asheville jewelry store heist

Suspect remains at large as investigators also search for second person in March break-in

Rocky mountain ridge with dense evergreen forest and misty clouds rolling over the valley below.

4 weeks ago in Asheville History

Strangeville: Grandfather Mountain’s Phantom hiker haunts Western North Carolina

A silent figure on rugged High-Country paths has become one of Western North Carolina’s most enduring mountain mysteries.

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3 days ago in Sports, Trending

MLB owners have proposed a salary cap for the first time since baseball’s 1994-95 strike

Major League Baseball owners made their long-expected salary cap proposal to the players' association on Thursday, a system the union has vowed never to accept, setting the sides on course for a confrontation that threatens the 2027 season and perhaps beyond.

4 days ago in Entertainment, Trending

Matthew Perry’s assistant gets more than 3 years in prison for central role in his ketamine death

Matthew Perry's live-in personal assistant, who had a central role in the "Friends" star's descent into ketamine addiction and injected him with the fatal dose of the drug, was sentenced Wednesday to three years and five months in prison.

4 days ago in Entertainment, Music

The Chicks announce intimate ‘Taking the Long Way’ 20th Anniversary Tour. ‘This is our lives’

Call it a comeback, a crossover moment, or both. Twenty years ago, The Chicks released their blockbuster 2006 album "Taking the Long Way" — their first full-length after the country music industry turned their backs on them — and one of the biggest of their career.

4 days ago in Sports, Trending

The Blue Wave from tiny Curaçao is making World Cup history

Before the tournament even begins, Curaçao has already crafted a story like none other in World Cup history. A tiny island country — autonomous territory, if you prefer — of about 156,000 residents in the Caribbean is now the smallest, both in terms of population and land mass, to make it to soccer's biggest stage.

5 days ago in Entertainment

What tastes like a Korean pancake and is purple all over? An Oreo inspired by K-pop group BTS

Oreo is teaming up with K-pop supergroup BTS for a bit of marketing dynamite that capitalizes on consumers' growing interest in global flavors.