FILE - A great white shark swims past a boat on a shark watching boat off the Massachusetts' coast of Cape Cod on Aug. 17, 2021. The New England Aquarium and an environmental group are launching a project to use data collected about white shark sightings via an app to make beaches more safe. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)
Local
4 months ago
Massive great white shark tracked near North Carolina coast

The shark, named Contender, measures nearly 14 feet long and weighs an estimated 1,653 pounds.

Local
4 months ago
Tourists fall to Cyclones for fifth straight loss

The Asheville Tourists’ bats were quiet on Wednesday night as the club fell 4-2 to the Brooklyn Cyclones at Maimonides Park.

Local
4 months ago
Blues put a touchdown on the board in rout of Birmingham Legion II

Asheville City scored early and often in a 7-0 rout of Birmingham Legion II in Alabama on Wednesday night.

Crime & Safety
4 months ago
APD seeking assistance identifying Monday mystery robber

Asheville Police investigators are seeking the public’s help in identifying an armed robber who held up a convenience store at gunpoint late Monday night.

Local
4 months ago
Blues top Birmingham, move within 5 points of clinching division

The Blues took care of business in Birmingham, scoring a 2-0 win over the Legion to move within 5 points of clinching the South Central Division title

Local
4 months ago
Tourists open Brooklyn series with a loss

The Asheville Tourists fell 8-2 to the Brooklyn Cyclones on Tuesday night at Maimonides Park in Brooklyn, New York.

Local
4 months ago
Sen. Tillis introduces bill to replenish FEMA Disaster Relief Fund

U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., has introduced legislation to provide $25 billion to the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Disaster Relief Fund

Health & Wellness
4 months ago
Inaugural Ayurveda: Smoky Mountain Yoga Festival debuts June 21

Grab your yoga mat and head west for a full day of classes, workshops, vendors, and more to celebrate the International Day of Yoga and the Summer Solstice at the inaugural Smoky Mountain Yoga & Wellness Festival in Haywood County.

Local
4 months ago
APD investigating fatal West Asheville multi-vehicle collision

APD officers responded to reports of a multi-vehicle collision around 2:52 p.m. on Saturday, June 7 near Exit 1B on Interstate 240 West.

Asheville water North Fork Reservoir Helene
Local
5 months ago
Asheville pushes for permanent water pretreatment systems

No long-term funding has been secured for the pretreatment units that began operating at two of the city’s water facilities after Helene.

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