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1 week ago in Crime & Safety, Local, ZZZ App Top Stories

Juvenile arrested with firearm at Erwin High football game

Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office credits school staff, resource officers for quick response and safe resolution

1 week ago in Arts & Culture, Community, Entertainment, Lifestyle, Local, Music, On The Town, Photo, ZZZ App Top Stories

PHOTO GALLERY: The best of Boomtown FestAVL

For the second day of Boomtown FestAVL, Saturday, Aug. 30, we captured small moments from the festivities in a photo gallery.

1 week ago in Local, ZZZ App Top Stories

Asheville man wins $1 million with scratch-off

Bobby White claims lump-sum payout of $430,503 from MAX-A-MILLION ticket

1 week ago in Asheville History, Local, Native Advertising, ZZZ App Top Stories

Tombstone Tales: The 1911 Asheville Murder Story Behind a Riverside Cemetery Grave

A simple grave in Riverside Cemetery marks the tragic story of Allen “Buck” Trivette. In 1911, the young Asheville man was shot by his uncle, Pitt Ballew, during a family quarrel that led to trial in Buncombe County.

1 week ago in Local, Outdoors, ZZZ App Top Stories

Hiker found safe after going missing in Middle Prong Wilderness

Search crews guide lost hiker to safety near Green Mountain Trail

1 week ago in Local, Outdoors, ZZZ App Top Stories

Devil’s Courthouse area reopens on Blue Ridge Parkway

Repairs restore 85 miles of continuous travel from Asheville to Cherokee

1 week ago in Local, Sports, ZZZ App Top Stories

828 Scoreboard: Week 2 of high school football

Find out how your favorite teams fared

FILE - As President Barack Obama and former President Bill Clinton mark the 20th anniversary of the AmeriCorps national service program, hundreds of new volunteers are sworn in for duty at a ceremony, Friday, Sept. 12, 2014, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, file)

2 weeks ago in Local, ZZZ App Top Stories

AmeriCorps releases withheld funds for Western North Carolina

Restored funding helps AmeriCorps members continue vital Helene disaster recovery work

2 weeks ago in Arts & Culture, Entertainment, Food & Drink, Local, Music, ZZZ App Top Stories

NC Apple Festival returns to Hendersonville this weekend

Four-day event features street fair, parade, live music, and family activities celebrating local apple heritage

2 weeks ago in Local, Native Advertising, ZZZ App Top Stories

Cooler weather to stick around through Labor Day

Scattered afternoon storms possible with highs below seasonal norms

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

Asheville man reported missing; last seen downtown

Detectives say Steven McLaren was last seen more than a week ago

2 weeks ago in World

Peace efforts in limbo as Ukraine’s capital mourns 23 dead after Russian attack

The death toll in a major Russian missile and drone strike on the Ukrainian capital rose to 23, including four children, officials said Friday, as U.S.-led efforts to end the three-year war remain stuck in apparent limbo.

2 weeks ago in Sports

Micah Parsons joins other NFL stars traded away during their primes

The shocking decision by the Dallas Cowboys to trade Micah Parsons to Green Bay after four dominant seasons as a pass rusher is far from unprecedented.

2 weeks ago in Sports

F1 tension builds as Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris resume title fight at the Dutch GP

Ahead of this weekend's Dutch Grand Prix, the first race in four weeks, Oscar Piastri is just nine points ahead of his McLaren teammate and title rival Lando Norris, who won three of the last four races before the mid-season break.

2 weeks ago in National

Trump revokes Secret Service protection for former Vice President Harris after Biden had extended it

President Donald Trump has revoked Secret Service protection for former Vice President Kamala Harris, a senior White House official said on Friday.

2 weeks ago in Entertainment, Music

Doja Cat, Post Malone and Tate McRae will perform at MTV VMAs. Here’s what to know about the show

Pop singers Conan Gray and Tate McRae will each make their performance debut on the MTV Video Music Awards stage next month, the VMAs announced Tuesday.

2 weeks ago in Local, ZZZ App Top Stories

Crews face snakes, storms and steep slopes in $1.3B I-40 rebuild

NCDOT says repairs in Pigeon River Gorge will rely on roller-compacted concrete and steel pipe-pile walls anchored in bedrock

2 weeks ago in Community, Entertainment, Food & Drink, Lifestyle, Local, Music, Outdoors, ZZZ App Top Stories

Canton set to host 117th Labor Day Festival

Two-day event features Craig Morgan, Balsam Range, car show and family activities

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

Headliners announced for 2nd annual Black Mountain Blues Festival

Western North Carolina is just a few weeks away from the 2nd annual Black Mountain Blues Festival, an arts and culture celebration of storytelling, blues music and Appalachian history.

Harrah's Cherokee Center - Asheville

2 weeks ago in Entertainment, Local, ZZZ App Top Stories

Asheville eyes new entertainment hub

Storm recovery grants could help fund downtown project

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15 hours ago in Entertainment

What to Stream: Ed Sheeran, ‘Only Murders in the Building,’ Charlie Sheen doc and Borderlands 4

"Only Murders in the Building" returning for its fifth season and Ed Sheeran coming back with the new pop album "Play" are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.

15 hours ago in Entertainment, Music

Ella Langley, Megan Moroney, Lainey Wilson lead Country Music Association Awards noms with 6 each

Joining Lainey Wilson in competing for the night's highest honor — CMA entertainer of the year — will be Luke Combs, Cody Johnson, Chris Stapleton and Morgan Wallen, last year's winner in the category.

22 hours ago in Entertainment

‘SNL’ wins big for season 50 at the Creative Arts Emmys. Obama, Kimmel and Lamar also take trophies

Barack Obama won his third career Emmy and Kendrick Lamar won his second, while the 50th season of "Saturday Night Live" was the biggest winner with 11 on the second night of the Creative Arts Emmy Awards.

22 hours ago in Sports, Trending

Ravens’ stunning collapse: Baltimore blows 15-point lead in final 4 minutes in 41-40 loss to Bills

With Matt Prater hitting a 32-yard field goal as time expired, Baltimore squandered a 15-point lead in the final four minutes in a stunning season-opening 41-40 loss to the Buffalo Bills on Sunday night.

4 days ago in Entertainment, Music

This year’s song of the summer is a ballad, not a banger. Here’s what that says about us

For the past 14 weeks and counting, the top Billboard spot has been held by a love ballad: Alex Warren's "Ordinary." As Berklee College of Music professor and forensic musicologist Joe Bennett notes, the February release is "a fair bit slower than the mean average for the Hot 100, or for a historical song of the summer."