4 weeks ago in Local, ZZZ App Top Stories

Power companies urge reduced electricity use during Monday morning peak amid extreme cold

Utilities warn extreme cold could strain the power grid and increase outage risk as customers are asked to cut usage during peak morning hours Monday.

4 weeks ago in Asheville History, Local, Native Advertising, ZZZ App Top Stories

Strangeville: The Cherry Bounce King of WNC

Meet Amos Owens, the Cherry Bounce King of North Carolina, whose moonshine legacy and infamous mountain parties made him a folk legend on Cherry Mountain in the late 1800s.

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

NOON UPDATE: Asheville area in a deep freeze

Dangerous road conditions, subzero wind chills and power outages reported across the region

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

5 things homeowners can learn at the WNC Build and Remodel Expo

Home projects don’t start with blueprints; they start with questions. The WNC Build and Remodel Expo, produced by the Builders Association of the Blue Ridge Mountains (BABRM), brings those questions directly to our region’s experts.

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

Hikes of WNC: Triple Falls Trail

Located in the hiking bounty of DuPont State Recreational Forest and captured on the silver screen in movies like "The Hunger Games," Triple Falls Trail leads to a beautiful waterfall view, three times over.

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

Blowing snow, fierce winds expected overnight in Asheville area

Temperatures plunge into single digits with hazardous travel and outage concerns through Sunday in Western North Carolina

4 weeks ago in Community, Lifestyle, Local, Outdoors, Photo, ZZZ App Top Stories

Photo gallery: Snow covers Western North Carolina

As snow accumulates from a weekend winter storm around Western North Carolina, people have come out to play, shovel and admire the pretty white sights. Check out our photo gallery.

4 weeks ago in Asheville History, Local, Native Advertising, ZZZ App Top Stories

Tombstone Tales: A Revolutionary War Soldier at Canton’s Locust Field

A Revolutionary War pension file and a Canton gravesite connect Thomas Abel’s Virginia enlistment to his final resting place in Haywood County.

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

1 p.m. UPDATE: Snowfall adds up across Asheville area

Wind chills as low as minus 30 degrees expected in the mountains