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1 day ago in Business, Food & Drink, Health & Wellness, Local, ZZZ App Top Stories
Federal THC limit puts Asheville CBD stores at risk
New limit of 0.4mg THC per container would wipe out 95% of products and devastate North Carolina’s hemp economy, businesses say.
2 days ago in Sports
Man charged with murder in shooting of Oakland football coach and ‘Last Chance U’ star John Beam
A 27-year-old man was charged Monday with murder in the shooting death of celebrated former football coach John Beam, who died Friday after being shot in the head on the junior college campus in Oakland where he worked.
2 days ago in National
Here’s what’s in the opioid settlement against OxyContin maker Purdue and the Sackler family
Members of the Sackler family who own OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma must pay billions of dollars to settle a flood of lawsuits over the harms of opioids, in a new deal formally approved by a federal bankruptcy judge on Tuesday.
2 days ago in Entertainment, Trending
Labubu and ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ to dazzle at Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Here’s what to know
Two things that made massive cultural splashes this year — Labubu and "KPop Demon Hunters" — will fill the sky and streets of New York when the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade kicks off this year.
2 days ago in National
House votes overwhelmingly to force release of Epstein files, sending bill to Senate
The House voted overwhelmingly in favor of a bill Tuesday to force the Justice Department to publicly release its files on the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a remarkable display of approval for an effort that had struggled for months to overcome opposition from President Donald Trump and Republican leadership.
2 days ago in Community, Local, Outdoors, Politics, ZZZ App Top Stories
Asheville residents invited to participate in Urban Forest Plan survey
The city of Asheville is inviting residents, nonprofit leaders, business owners and community stakeholders to participate in a public engagement survey for the development of its first-ever Urban Forest Master Plan.
2 days ago in Health & Wellness, Lifestyle, Local, On The Town, Outdoors, ZZZ App Top Stories
Run-up to the big run: 2026 Asheville Marathon & Half opens registration
Calling all distance runners, Boston Marathon aspirants and first-time marathoners. The 2026 Asheville Marathon & Half has opened regular registration for next year's race.
2 days ago in Community, Health & Wellness, Lifestyle, Local, Perspectives, Politics, ZZZ App Top Stories
‘Millions of dollars short’: NC nurses call out state legislature over Medicaid funding
In a press release yesterday, registered nurses with the National Nurses Organizing Committee-North Carolina, a chapter of National Nurses United, called out North Carolina lawmakers for "playing politics with patients' health."
2 days ago in Community, Health & Wellness, Local, ZZZ App Top Stories
Help Hendersonville: Two donation drives open for toys, food, essentials
The first drive will support local families with food and personal care items, while the second will collect toys and necessities for foster children. Both drives will be open for donations from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., until Friday, Dec. 5 at Hendersonville City Hall, 160 6th Avenue East.
2 days ago in Community, Food & Drink, Lifestyle, Local, On The Town, ZZZ App Top Stories
Free Thanksgiving meals in the WNC area
Thanksgiving is almost here. For community members who are looking to share a hot meal this Turkey Day, we have compiled a list of free Thanksgiving dinners from all over the Asheville area.
2 days ago in Crime & Safety, Local, ZZZ App Top Stories
Buncombe County emergency alert system down, 911 not affected
The disruption is part of a nationwide CodeRED system outage, county says
2 days ago in Crime & Safety, Local, ZZZ App Top Stories
Two people arrested in fatal Asheville shooting
44-year-old Jonathan Torres found dead on Oak Terrace Road Friday
2 days ago in Entertainment, Music
A new Netflix doc offers an intimate portrait of Selena, straight from her family’s vault
It's been 30 years since the singer known simply as Selena was killed at 23 — and those who love her are working hard to ensure her legacy endures for decades to come.
2 days ago in Entertainment
New coin honors Freddie Mercury and his 4-octave range
Britain's Royal Mint is celebrating Freddie Mercury with a new coin design that marks 40 years since his iconic Live Aid concert performance.
2 days ago in Sports
Alcaraz withdraws from Davis Cup Finals because of hamstring injury
Carlos Alcaraz will go another year without fulfilling his dream of winning the Davis Cup for Spain. The top-ranked Alcaraz said he's heartbroken to withdraw from the Davis Cup Finals in Italy because of a hamstring injury on Tuesday.
2 days ago in Sports
Cowboys honor Kneeland, then get 4 TD passes from Prescott in 33-16 win over Raiders
The Cowboys spent 11 days mourning defensive end Marshawn Kneeland before taking the field Monday night. Dallas then paid tribute to Kneeland by dominating the spiraling Raiders for 60 minutes.
2 days ago in Entertainment
Roblox steps up age checks and groups younger users into age-based chats
Roblox is stepping up its age verification system for users who want to privately message other players and implementing age-based chats so kids, teens and adults will only be able to message people around their own age.
2 days ago in National
Cloudflare outage disrupts ChatGPT, X, other internet services
Internet infrastructure provider Cloudflare says it is deploying a fix for an issue that caused global outages for ChatGPT, social media platform X, transit infrastructure and other prominent internet services.
2 days ago in Local, ZZZ App Top Stories
Council member pushes resolution limiting ICE access in Asheville
Community leaders urge calm, documentation and verified information
2 days ago in Local, Outdoors, ZZZ App Top Stories
Fire risk high again today in Western North Carolina
Low humidity, dry brush and winds up to 25 mph could cause fires to spread quickly
