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FILE - Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce (87) and Taylor Swift kiss after the Chiefs defeated the San Francisco 49ers in the NFL Super Bowl 58 football game on Feb. 11, 2024, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

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Speculation swirls around Asheville as possible Swift-Kelce wedding site

Biltmore Estate rumors have Buncombe officials offering to issue marriage license

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Reading nature’s signs for winter’s forecast

Folklore links onion skins, woolly worms, squirrels, spiders, persimmon seeds to predictions of snow and cold

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Asheville to host NAIA track and field championships in 2026, 2027

Events expected to bring 1,300 athletes and $1.3 million in direct spending to Buncombe County

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Late-inning collapse sinks Asheville in final home series opener

Spartanburgers sent 11 batters to the plate in a decisive eighth inning

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Asheville expands panhandling restrictions in high-traffic areas

City Council cites more than 430 service calls in past year; new zones added along Haywood Road, Patton Avenue

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Council OKs Helene recovery measures across Asheville

Council backs water, roadway and park projects while adding oversight for $225M in federal aid

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Oktoberfest returns this fall with free admission, 60+ beverages

The Asheville Downtown Association event will be held from 1 to 6 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 4 in Pack Square Park.

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Chimney Rock, Bat Cave slowly rebuild after Helene

Temporary roads restored access; $250M in permanent fixes to take 2 more years

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Car plunges into French Broad River from Lyman Street

Asheville Fire Department crews conducted a low-angle rescue in the River Arts District

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Series of small earthquakes rattle Upstate South Carolina

USGS confirms 13 quakes near Coronaca since Aug. 19, including a 3.0-magnitude felt across multiple states

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Colder, snowier winter forecast for Asheville area

Old Farmer’s Almanac predicts below-normal temperatures, heavier snowfall in southern Appalachians

FILE - A sign for the Federal Emergency Management Agency is pictured at FEMA headquarters, April 20, 2020, in Washington. (Al Drago/The New York Times via AP, Pool)

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NC communities to get $28M more in FEMA aid

Funding covers roads, utilities, parks and debris removal in areas hit by Tropical Storm Helene

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Grace in Action: Local realtors, Grace Covenant Church unite for housing relief

Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church and the Land of the Sky Association of REALTORS joined forces in July to create the Grace in Action Fund, an initiative intended to bring long-term stability to Western North Carolina households after Hurricane Helene.

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Community gets first look at West Asheville’s next public pool

Residents invited to review plans for Malvern Hills Park pool and historic bathhouse renovation on Sept. 23

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‘Mark II’: Marquee Asheville announces ‘Take II’ RAD reopening

Nearly a year after Hurricane Helene swept through the River Arts District, the district will officially welcome back Marquee Asheville, the first Foundy Street business to return to the RAD since the storm.