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4 weeks ago in Crime & Safety, Health & Wellness, Local, ZZZ App Top Stories
Propane truck overturns in Ridgecrest, prompts evacuations
No injuries reported; roads closed as crews secure scene
4 weeks ago in Entertainment, Music
What to know about the 2026 Grammys
Sunday's Grammys mark a return to normalcy after the 2025 show was altered to focus on Los Angeles-area wildfire relief efforts.
4 weeks ago in Local, ZZZ App Top Stories
Truck crash closes U.S. 64 near Highlands
Recovery and possible repairs could keep highway shut for up to two days
4 weeks ago in Local, Outdoors, ZZZ App Top Stories
Ice forces trail closures at DuPont State Forest
N.C. Forest Service says some roads and wider trails remain open
4 weeks ago in Community, Local, ZZZ App Top Stories
Duke Energy seeks double-digit rate increases
NC regulators set public hearings on proposed increases that could raise Asheville area residential electricity bills by up to 18%
4 weeks ago in Lifestyle
Being a night owl may not be great for your heart but you can do something about it
Being a night owl can be bad for your heart. That may sound surprising but a large study found people who are more active late at night — when most of the population is winding down or already asleep — have poorer overall heart health than the average person.
4 weeks ago in Sports
Bill Belichick snubbed by Pro Football Hall of Fame in first year of eligibility, report says
Six-time Super Bowl champion head coach Bill Belichick didn't get voted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility, according to a report from ESPN.
4 weeks ago in National
Amazon cuts about 16,000 corporate jobs in the latest round of layoffs
Amazon is slashing about 16,000 corporate jobs in the second round of mass layoffs for the ecommerce company in three months.
4 weeks ago in Sports
‘I was lucky’ says Djokovic after setting up Australian Open semifinal against Sinner
After a walkover and an in-match retirement, 10-time Australian Open winner Novak Djokovic will meet two-time defending champion Jannik Sinner in the semifinals.
4 weeks ago in World
A new report warns that combined war casualties in Russia’s war on Ukraine could soon hit 2 million
A new report warns that the number of soldiers killed, injured or missing on both sides of Russia's war on Ukraine could hit 2 million by the spring, with Russia suffering the largest number of troop deaths recorded for any major power in any conflict since World War II.
4 weeks ago in Lifestyle, Trending
Eating snow cones or snow cream can be a winter delight, if done safely
As the recent winter storm recedes, residents of lesser-affected areas might be tempted to whip up bowls of "snow cream" — snow combined with milk, sugar and vanilla — after seeing techniques demonstrated on TikTok. Others might want to try "sugar on snow," a taffy-like confection made by pouring hot maple syrup onto a plate of snow.
4 weeks ago in Community, Crime & Safety, Health & Wellness, Local, ZZZ App Top Stories
TIP of WNC is recruiting crisis-response volunteers
Program provides emotional support at scenes of sudden death and trauma in Buncombe and Henderson counties
4 weeks ago in Crime & Safety, Local, ZZZ App Top Stories
MISSING: Search underway for man last seen in West Asheville
Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office says Jerron Parker, 34, was last seen near a Cracker Barrel restaurant in October
4 weeks ago in Business, Education, Local, ZZZ App Top Stories
Free job training program available to Asheville youths
Hood Huggers Foundation program serves young people facing education and employment barriers
4 weeks ago in Local, Outdoors, ZZZ App Top Stories
Snow increasingly likely in Asheville area this weekend
Forecasters warn of bitter cold, possible significant accumulations and hazardous travel across WNC
4 weeks ago in Community, Education, Local, ZZZ App Top Stories
Icy roads prompt delays, closures for Western North Carolina Schools
Buncombe County’s Reynolds and Roberson districts and Asheville City Schools on two-hour delay Wednesday
4 weeks ago in Entertainment
Chanel couture gets a breath of fresh air — and a star-studded audience
Fashion powerhouse Chanel stacked the Paris front row like a movie premiere Tuesday: Nicole Kidman, Dua Lipa, Penélope Cruz, A$AP Rocky, Gracie Abrams, Margaret Qualley.
4 weeks ago in Entertainment
Ralph Fiennes, star of stage and screen, makes opera debut in Paris directing `Eugene Onegin’
Ralph Fiennes ' vision of "Eugene Onegin" was cinematic. A three-time Academy Award nominee and a Tony Award winner, Fiennes made his opera directing debut Monday at the Paris Opera's ornate Palais Garnier.
4 weeks ago in Lifestyle
What travelers can expect as Southwest Airlines introduces assigned seats
Southwest Airlines passengers made their final boarding-time scrambles for seats on Monday as the carrier prepared to end the open-seating system that distinguished it from other airlines for more than a half‑century.
4 weeks ago in Sports
Sean Payton says Broncos QB Bo Nix has an ankle condition that made break inevitable
Sean Payton said at his season-ending news conference Tuesday that Denver Broncos quarterback Bo Nix had a preexisting ankle condition that make a fracture inevitable.
