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The Buncombe County Board of Elections has outlined procedures for Republican runoff primaries set for May 14 to decide the GOP nominees for N.C. Lieutenant Governor and State Auditor.

4 weeks ago

Buncombe election officials warn voters about absentee ballot changes

New rules change how some ballot mistakes are handled ahead of the Nov. 3 election

4 weeks ago

Black Mountain honors 4 men for tackling armed man

Four men tackled and disarmed a man at Trailhead Restaurant before police arrived July 2

4 weeks ago

Pack’s Tavern ghost stories to be featured in paranormal documentary

First in Fright Paranormal, a team of paranormal investigators who explore rumored haunted locations across the United States, will make a stop in Asheville this November. The crew will shoot a short documentary featuring the ghost stories of Pack's Tavern.

4 weeks ago

Traffic delays expected around YWCA as pool renovation continues

The YWCA of Asheville anticipates temporary traffic changes and impacted facilities through next week as its ongoing pool renovation hits the next phase of construction.

View of a VA Medical Center campus with a street, traffic light, power lines, and a prominent hospital sign at the entrance.

4 weeks ago

Tunnel Road car crash near VA hospital leaves Asheville pedestrian dead

The Asheville Police Department is investigating a fatal motor vehicle collision involving a pedestrian that occurred last week on Tunnel Road.

4 weeks ago

Paperhouse Pizza coming to former Wayside site in Biltmore Village

Historic train depot damaged by Tropical Storm Helene will get a new restaurant tenant

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Black Mountain rejects 4-foot floodplain standard

Town Council keeps the existing 2-foot freeboard requirement for structures in regulated floodplains despite planning board recommendation

Black Mountain Public Safety firefighter fire station police

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Black Mountain to assess troubled public safety building

Town authorizes up to $10,000 for structural engineering study as it weighs repairs or a new facility

Louis Williams Jones Jr.

4 weeks ago

Man arrested after Woodfin woman stabbed multiple times

Police say the suspect knew the victim and fled in her vehicle after the attack

4 weeks ago

2 charged in April shooting on Asheville’s Atkinson Street

Police arrested one suspect and are searching for a second person they consider armed and dangerous

4 weeks ago

NCDOT issues congestion warning for Brevard Road during Biltmore Championship Asheville

The North Carolina Department of Transportation has advised drivers to expect congestion along Brevard Road in Asheville later this week as the Biltmore Championship Asheville golf tournament begins.

4 weeks ago

Buncombe County habitual felon sentenced to 58-82 months for drug trafficking

Brandon Lloyd Cox, 44, was sentenced to 58 to 62 months in the custody of the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction for trafficking in opium or heroin. The sentence was enhanced by Cox's habitual felon legal status.

4 weeks ago

City grant applications open for Asheville nonprofits to fund free public events

ArtsAVL, the Asheville area arts council, has opened applications for eligible nonprofits to receive between $3,000 and $10,000 to hold free public events along Asheville streets, in Asheville parks or other outdoor spaces around the city.

Deaverview Mountain rises behind homes along Deaverview Road in Asheville. Buncombe County purchased the 342-acre mountain in March and plans to develop it as a public park.

4 weeks ago

Buncombe County to take next step on Deaverview Mountain park

Commissioners will consider a $1.4 million master planning and engineering contract for the 342-acre property

4 weeks ago

Photos: Asheville Fire Department responds to White Duck Taco blaze

The Asheville Fire Department has responded to a structure fire around 388 Riverside Drive, the site of the former White Duck Taco restaurant.

4 weeks ago

Costco resubmits plans for Asheville store

New plans for the proposed Enka Heritage Parkway location are being processed, city officials say

4 weeks ago

Warm, mostly dry week ahead for Asheville

Temperatures will climb into the upper 80s before a possible fall cold front arrives next week

4 weeks ago

132-player Biltmore Championship Asheville field to include 3 Top 50 golfers

132 golfers will take to The Cliffs at Walnut Cove for the inaugural Biltmore Championship Asheville golf tournament later this month. Three of those players sit inside the top 50 of the Official World Golf Ranking.

4 weeks ago

Blue Ridge Roller Derby celebrates 20 years in Asheville

The Oct. 3 celebration will feature three home teams, three bouts, open skating and an alumni party

MAMA flight paramedic John Carrico has logged roughly 1,100 patient flights during nearly 12 years with the medical airlift service.

4 weeks ago

40 years, 31,000 patients and one mission: MAMA keeps flying

Flight paramedic John Carrico says caring for people on their worst days is what keeps him coming back

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3 days ago in National

Isaias strengthens into a dangerous Category 3 hurricane on track toward the US Gulf Coast

Isaias strengthened Friday into a major hurricane as it headed toward the U.S. Gulf Coast, where final preparations were being made for potentially life-threatening storm surges and high winds.

3 days ago in Entertainment, Music

Linkin Park documentary ‘Unshatter’ tracks band’s emotional return to recording, touring

For years after the death of frontman Chester Bennington, members of Linkin Park weren't sure if the band would — or should — continue to exist. The new documentary "Linkin Park: Unshatter" takes fans inside the uncertainty, grief and creative risk behind their return, including raw footage of early recording sessions, conversations and experimentation that eventually led to Emily Armstrong joining the group.

3 days ago in Entertainment

Lightsaber Darth Vader used in ‘I am your father’ duel in ‘Empire Strikes Back’ goes up for auction

In July, a lightsaber with Luke Skywalker's severed hand from "The Empire Strikes Back" sold for $3.75 million at auction, the highest price ever fetched for a prop used in a "Star Wars" film according to the auction house. Now, someone can buy the saber that did the severing.

3 days ago in Lifestyle

Caregivers need to take care of themselves, too

Nearly one in four adults in the United States, or 63 million people, provided care to adults or children with medical conditions or disabilities in 2025, a total that jumped by almost 50% in 10 years, according to a report by the National Alliance for Caregiving and AARP.

4 days ago in Entertainment

Mia Goth files for divorce from Shia LaBeouf nearly 10 years after the actors married

Mia Goth has filed for divorce from Shia LaBeouf nearly 10 years after the two actors were married. The petition filed Tuesday in Los Angeles County Superior Court says the 32-year-old Goth and the 40-year-old LaBeouf have been separated since July 2025.

4 days ago in National, Trending

Hurricane Isaias is expected to get stronger on its way to Florida, Alabama and Mississippi coasts

Isaias surged toward the U.S. Gulf Coast on Thursday as the first hurricane of the Atlantic season, prompting mandatory evacuations, school closures and local government shutdowns in parts of Florida.

4 days ago in National

Christa Pike is angry and confused after surviving execution attempt, attorney says

Christa Pike was "angry and confused" in the hours after regaining consciousness following Tennessee's failed execution attempt, first asking, "Where am I?" her lawyer said Wednesday.

5 days ago in Entertainment

Eva Marie Saint, star of ‘North by Northwest’ and ‘On the Waterfront,’ dies at 102

Eva Marie Saint, the pale, willowy actor who won an Academy Award for her first movie, "On the Waterfront," and starred opposite Cary Grant in the Alfred Hitchcock thriller "North by Northwest," has died. She was 102.

5 days ago in National, Trending

Tropical Storm Isaias forms, is forecast to become a hurricane and hit US Gulf Coast this week

Tropical Storm Isaias formed early Wednesday in the warm waters off eastern Mexico and forecasters said it was expected to strengthen into the first hurricane of the Atlantic season before hitting the U.S. Gulf Coast later in the week.

5 days ago in Entertainment, Trending

Nicole Kidman, Zendaya and hovering cars see Paris Fashion Week go out on a high

Louis Vuitton closed Paris Fashion Week on Tuesday evening with Zendaya in the audience and car sculptures hovering above the runway at the Louvre Museum. It was the final major show of a spring runway season that began in New York last month.

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