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4 days ago

Chatt Hills Music sets 2026 Riverside Concert Series lineup

Chatt Hills Music has announced its sixth Riverside Concert Series season at the Olivette Riverside Pavilion. The outdoor concerts, positioned right along the French Broad River, will begin this April.

4 days ago

The Hop to celebrate ‘beauty of the irrational’ for Pi Day

The Hop Ice Cream Café has planned an irrational celebration for Pi Day, March 14, which honors the mathematical constant π.

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Asheville Marathon partners with United Way for miles of charity

The 2026 Asheville Marathon and Half, hosted by iDaph Events and sponsored by New Belgium Brewing, will hit the streets of Asheville later this month. This year, the race has chosen United Way of Asheville and Buncombe County as its charity partner.

Buncombe County Helene Resource Center

4 days ago

Helene Resource Center to close walk-in services in Asheville

Center to shift to appointment-based model as storm recovery continues

GE Aerospace Asheville

5 days ago

Asheville among cities to benefit from GE Aerospace expansion

North Carolina plants to gain advanced manufacturing technology and hundreds of jobs

NCDOT sign

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Rock blasts scheduled on I-26 Connector in Asheville

Up to eight controlled blasts planned near Asheville interchange; motorists may face 10-15 minute slowdowns

Partly cloudy skies hang over railcars above Hendersonville Road, as Western North Carolina braces for a cold front expected to bring rain and mountain snow.

5 days ago

From near-record heat to possible snow: Weather shift ahead for Asheville area

Cold front expected overnight with storms, rain and a brief wintry mix in the mountains

5 days ago

First public hearing on PFAS wastewater rules set for Asheville

State regulators will take public comment April 7 on plans to monitor and reduce “forever chemicals” discharged into North Carolina waterways

5 days ago

What Asheville City Council approved at its March 10 meeting

Council signs off on recovery funding, infrastructure improvements and affordable housing plan update

Asheville Mayor Esther Manheimer and Interim Police Chief Jackie Stepp

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Violent stretch continues with gunfire at West Asheville apartments

Mayor and interim police chief call for community help following weekend violence

5 days ago

Mission Health compliance under scrutiny at community meeting

Independent monitor and state officials explain complaint process and compliance review at public meeting

Black Mountain Police Chief Steve Parker says he is worried about the structural integrity of the Public Safety Building.

5 days ago

Report: Black Mountain public safety building may be unsafe

Structural issues, flooding and soil concerns raise questions about continued occupancy

5 days ago

New books, Old Fort: McDowell County to host literature festival

McDowell County is officially home to its very own book festival. The first ever McDowell Literary Festival will be held on April 25 in Marion, Old Fort and Little Switzerland, just in time for Independent Bookstore Day.

5 days ago

UNC Asheville seeking community feedback on Millennial Campus

As the University of North Carolina Asheville continues to eye development of their Millennial Campus, woodland acreage surrounding the college, a structured public engagement system for community feedback has been announced.

6 days ago

Pollen season hits Asheville: How to reduce allergy symptoms

Dense forests, mountain valleys and warm weather trap pollen, making spring allergies worse in Asheville and surrounding areas

6 days ago

Public invited to weigh in on Mission Health oversight at Asheville meeting

Independent monitor seeks community feedback on HCA operations

6 days ago

Nine hurt in Sunday shooting in downtown Asheville, police say

Police say most injuries were minor; person of interest identified in North Lexington Avenue incident

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$5.8 billion road recovery continues across Western North Carolina

NCDOT has spent $1.4 billion so far, with more than $533 million reimbursed through federal aid

Angel Blanding

6 days ago

No injuries after shot fired at Buncombe County Detention Facility

Officials say detainee accessed firearm inside police vehicle before firing one round

6 days ago

Man found dead near Elk Mountain Scenic Highway identified

Buncombe County Sheriff's Office says suspect died of self-inflicted gunshot wound during standoff

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Ryan Coogler understands what Sunday night could mean for Oscar history. He's just not dwelling on it. Instead, the Oscar-nominated filmmaker is looking forward to spending one more night with his "Sinners" collaborators who helped bring the film to life.

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US forecasts blizzard, polar vortex, heat dome and atmospheric river all at once

Days of downpours have begun in Hawaii. The Southwest will soon bake with day after day of record 100-degree-plus (38 Celsius-plus) heat. Two storms will dump snow by the foot over northern Great Lakes states. And the dreaded polar vortex will again invade the Midwest and East with soul-crushing Arctic chill. This forecast of extremes comes as weather whiplash has already hit much of the East.

3 days ago in Entertainment

Two long-lost episodes of ‘Doctor Who’ have been found. Fans will soon be able to watch them

Over six decades of "Doctor Who," the intergalactic adventurer's adversaries have included evil robots, rampaging Yeti — and the BBC, which erased many early episodes of the now-iconic sci-fi TV series. A film charity announced Friday that it has found two previously lost 1960s episodes among the possessions of a deceased collector.

4 days ago in Entertainment

Oscars preview: Producers tease ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ and ‘Sinners’ celebrations

The producers behind the 98th Academy Awards have set out to celebrate not just the hit song "Golden" from "KPop Demon Hunters", but the cultural phenomenon of the film itself. That logic is why the only other nominated song that will get a moment on the broadcast is "I Lied to You," from "Sinners," a blockbuster hit and the most-nominated film of all time.