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Nantahala National Forest law enforcement officers pose next to 425 pounds of illegally collected ramps. Photo credit: USDA Forest Service/Tori Stackhouse
Local
6 hours ago
Ramp season about to ramp up in Asheville area

Slow-growing Appalachian delicacy returns to forests and farmers markets as Forest Service officials warn against overharvesting

Entertainment
12 hours ago
Stabby’s dollhouse: ‘Dolly’ is derivative slasher fun – 828reviewsNOW

“Dolly,” a new horror film evoking slashers like “The Texas Chain Saw Massacre” and filmed in Chattanooga, Tennessee, does Appalachian horror with gory panache. Read more in our review.

Music
21 hours ago
2026 Downtown After 5 concert lineup announced

Downtown After 5, Asheville’s annual free, outdoor concert series, will return for four multicultural shows this spring and summer.

Crime & Safety
21 hours ago
Juvenile shooter succumbs to wounds after March 9 incident

Following the fatal shooting of William Wyatt Adair, 20, on Monday, March 9, his suspected attacker has been pronounced dead.

Health & Wellness
1 day ago
Mission Hospital’s head and neck specialists offer advanced cancer care in Western North Carolina

Surgeons use advanced technology, minimally invasive procedures and multidisciplinary treatment plans to help patients close to home

Community
1 day ago
USPS seeks comments on unnamed Swannanoa post office site

Residents say it’s impossible to weigh in without knowing the proposed location

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Food & Drink
1 day ago
Fork & Dagger: Drink the beer, play the golf, skip the food at Salt Face Mule

A lively Asheville brewery serves solid brews, but its sandwiches and service miss the mark

Education
2 days ago
Buncombe County Schools plans free, family-friendly STEAM Day

STEAM Day, a free, family-friendly event featuring all sorts of science, technology, engineering, arts and math, will be held this weekend at Nesbitt Discovery Academy.

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