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Tracy Nava holds her twin daughters, Hana and Nala, during a visit to Mission Hospital in Asheville on Friday, Nov. 13, 2026. Born at just 23 weeks and weighing barely more than a pound each, the girls spent six months in the hospital's neonatal intensive care unit.
Health & Wellness
4 hours ago
Twins born at 23 weeks beat the odds at Mission Hospital

More than a year after their premature birth, Hana and Nala Nava reunite with their caregivers

Brick school building with Buncombe County Schools sign and circular logo against a clear blue sky
Education
6 hours ago
Why does NC list $0 in Buncombe County Schools facility needs?

The district reported nearly $230 million in needs five years ago and says its latest survey is still unfinished

Local
8 hours ago
Nationwide emergency alert test set for Nov. 17

TV and radio broadcasts will be interrupted briefly, but cellphones won’t receive alerts

Construction site fence banners showing a black-and-white church illustration and historical text, with green trees behind the fence.
Asheville History
11 hours ago
On This Date in the 828: WNC events for the week of Nov. 15-21

This week was highlighted by major fires and the date when North Carolina became a state.

Fresh pavement, marked parking spaces and other site improvements are visible at 50 Asheland Ave. in downtown Asheville, where the city is building a temporary skating rink. Asheville Parks & Recreation hopes to open the rink in early 2027.
Local
1 day ago
Asheville skating rink on track for early 2027 opening

Construction is progressing on a temporary rink to replace the skating facility damaged by Tropical Storm Helene

Robert C. Watkins' gravestone stands among fallen leaves at South Asheville Cemetery. Watkins, a U.S. Navy sailor who died in February 1943 at age 33, is believed to have been the last person buried at the historic African American cemetery.
Asheville History
1 day ago
Tombstone Tales: The last burial at South Asheville Cemetery

A World War II Navy sailor’s grave marks the final recorded burial at Asheville’s historic Black cemetery

An agent helps travelers at a ticketing desk at LaGuardia Airport in New York, Friday, Nov. 13, 2026, after the Federal Aviation Administration grounded flights nationwide. (AP Photo/Ryan Murphy)
Local
1 day ago
Thousands of flights canceled as airlines work to dig out from nationwide ground stop

Airlines scrambled to resume normal operations Saturday after a nationwide FAA ground stop canceled more than 2,000 flights, stranded travelers and disrupted air travel worldwide

A light dusting of snow covers the ground at Pisgah Inn along the Blue Ridge Parkway on Friday, Nov. 13, 2026.
Local
2 days ago
WNC snow showers to intensify Friday night as temperatures plunge

Up to 4 additional inches possible in the highest Smokies elevations; Asheville could see a dusting

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