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12 hours ago

Barnardsville barista: Meet the owner of one-woman coffee shop Quinn Wren Coffee

24-year-old Emily Timgren is a mom, a dedicated community member and owner and operator of Quinn Wren Coffee, Barnardsville's one-and-only specialty coffee shop.

16 hours ago

These cookies make a perfect homemade holiday gift

Those with a knack for baking can gift a batch of these "Oatmeal Cranberry Cookies" courtesy of Lines+Angles.

16 hours ago

Documentary about NC dancers’ work with veterans to make Asheville premiere

Timed to the celebration of Veterans Day, a documentary about a North Carolina dance company's work with veterans will make its Asheville premiere at the Wortham Center of the Performing Arts.

17 hours ago

MANNA FoodBank rebounds after Helene with new facility

Volunteers and staff transform former FedEx site into a hub for food safety, storage and regional distribution

17 hours ago

Shoplifters apprehended after months of evading custody

Two men wanted on open warrants for shoplifting and other charges have been taken into custody by the Asheville Police Department.

18 hours ago

Murder warrant issued in Yancey County death

Henry Paul Deyton hospitalized after crash; remains in custody

19 hours ago

Hendersonville launches probe in Public Works Department

City says investigation is ongoing; additional details will be released when it is complete

19 hours ago

Duke vs. North Carolina basketball bobblehead hits market

Blue Devil and Rameses mascots featured as teams tip off 2025-26 season

20 hours ago

Shots fired outside Hendersonville McDonald’s

Authorities say the incident appears isolated and there is no ongoing threat

20 hours ago

Morgan Wallen adds Clemson shows to 2026 tour

Brooks & Dunn and Ella Langley to join the country star at Memorial Stadium

22 hours ago

Haywood County rescuers aid two hikers in separate incidents

Search and rescue crews respond to overnight search near Wet Camp Gap and an ankle injury off the Blue Ridge Parkway

22 hours ago

Go gourmet from the comforts of home this holiday season

Holiday hosts can try this recipe for "Stuffed Poularde Hen With Chestnuts and Apples."

1 day ago

Interview: NC author Mason Deaver on their YA queer romance novel, ‘I Wish You All the Best’

"I Wish You All the Best" is a coming-of-age novel by Mason Deaver, a nonbinary, North Carolinian author and librarian, about a nonbinary teen grappling with anxiety, family and first love after coming out to their unaccepting parents.

2 days ago

Young T. rex or a new dinosaur? New bones add to the debate

North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences and North Carolina State University help solve dinosaur mystery

2 days ago

Strangeville: The Legend of Curtis Logan and the Car in the Grave

Waynesville’s Green Hill Cemetery is home to a long-running legend that auto dealer Curtis G. Logan was buried in his car.

2 days ago

Hikes of WNC: Rattlesnake Lodge

One of the most accessible hikes on the Blue Ridge Parkway is the Rattlesnake Lodge Trail, a quick mountain ascent over rocks and switchbacks on the Mountains-to-Sea Trail.

3 days ago

Woodfin and Weaverville voters head to polls Nov. 4

Polls open 6:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m. Nov. 4; photo ID required under new state law

3 days ago

Tombstone Tales: Lamar Stringfield’s mountain legacy

A North Carolina composer who brought Appalachian folk music to the concert stage rests beneath a headstone engraved with the notes of his lifelong song.

3 days ago

MB HAYNES: Asheville’s trusted experts in Heating & Cooling, Plumbing, Electrical and Solar Services

Recently recognized in the "Best of Asheville" contest by Asheville Media Group, as Asheville’s #1 company in all four of these categories — Heating and Cooling, Plumbing, Electrical and Solar — MB HAYNES continues to set the standard for excellence.

3 days ago

828 Scoreboard: This week’s high school football results

Find out how your favorite Asheville area teams fared

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News

13 hours ago in National, Trending

Trump administration says SNAP will be partially funded in November

President Donald Trump's administration said Monday that it will partially fund SNAP for November, after two judges issued rulings requiring the government to keep the nation's largest food aid program running.

13 hours ago in Entertainment, Music

Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay, Grateful Dead singer, dies at 78

Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay, a soulful mezzo-soprano who provided backing vocals on such 1960s classics as "Suspicious Minds" and "When a Man Loves a Woman" and was a featured singer with the Grateful Dead for much of the 1970s, has died at 78.

19 hours ago in National

NYC mayoral candidates make final push ahead of Election Day

New York City's mayoral candidates are making a final push Monday to get voters to the polls, as the race to lead America's biggest city nears its finale.

20 hours ago in Entertainment, Trending

Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade: Which stars are joining this year’s lineup?

Ciara, Foreigner, Lil Jon, Kool & the Gang, Busta Rhymes, Mickey Guyton and Teyana Taylor will feature in this year's Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, which will also cement "KPop Demon Hunters" as a pop culture phenomenon with appearances by the movie's singers on the ground and cute characters in balloons overhead.

20 hours ago in National

Government shutdown could become longest ever as Trump says he ‘won’t be extorted’ by Democrats

The government shutdown is poised to become the longest ever this week as the impasse between Democrats and Republicans has dragged into a new month. Millions of people could lose food aid benefits, health care subsidies are set to expire and there are few real talks between the parties over how to end it.

4 days ago in Entertainment

Disney content has gone dark on YouTube TV. Here’s what customers should know

Disney content has gone dark on YouTube TV, leaving subscribers of the Google-owned live streaming platform without access to major networks like ESPN and ABC.

4 days ago in Entertainment

Dictionary.com’s word of the year is ‘6-7.’ But is it even a word and what does it mean?

Go ahead and roll your eyes. Shrug your shoulders. Or maybe just juggle your hands in the air. Dictionary.com's word of the year isn't even really a word. It's the viral term "6-7" that kids and teenagers can't stop repeating and laughing about and parents and teachers can't make any sense of.

4 days ago in Lifestyle

Ramen instead of Reese’s? Looming SNAP cuts change what’s on offer for Halloween trick-or-treaters

Many people across the U.S. are preparing to give out shelf-stable foods to trick-or-treaters this year to help fill the void left by looming cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, which helps about one in eight Americans buy groceries.

4 days ago in Entertainment

Vermont town draws ‘Beetlejuice’ fans to iconic horror movie site

For nearly 40 years, a tiny town in Vermont has attracted hoards of "Beetlejuice" fans eager to visit where the whimsical horror movie's most famous scenes were filmed.

4 days ago in National

Trump says Senate should scrap the filibuster to end the shutdown, an idea opposed by Republicans

Back from a week abroad, President Donald Trump is calling on the Senate to scrap the filibuster and reopen the government after a monthlong shutdown, breaking with majority Republicans who have long opposed such a move.