Local
5 days ago
828 Scoreboard: Week 5 of high school football

Find out how your favorite Asheville area team fared

Crime & Safety
6 days ago
Jury convicts Asheville father in 12-week-old’s death

Nickolas Stephenson receives 27 to 34 years after jury convicts him of second-degree murder, child abuse

Local
6 days ago
Flood advisory issued for Buncombe County after heavy rainfall

Asheville, Woodfin, Leicester among communities under advisory

Music
6 days ago
Asheville band Blue Dragons to play benefit show for Helene recovery

Blue Dragons, an Asheville Americana and blues band, will perform two benefit sets at the Grey Eagle next weekend, the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Helene, in support of a Helene recovery album.

Food & Drink
6 days ago
Finest, farmers market sandwich staple, to open West Asheville brick-and-mortar

Farmers market pop-up Finest has built a strong local following around the deli’s farm-fresh, Italian-American grub. Next week, the pop-up will transform into a place to pop in, officially opening a brick-and-mortar location in West Asheville.

Arts & Culture
6 days ago
Punch Bucket Lit to bring buckets of writers to weekend festival

Writers and readers alike are invited to the Punch Bucket Literary Festival, a weekend celebration that will bring writers, poets and essayists from all over the country to share their work with a series of panels and workshops.

Asheville History
6 days ago
13 haunted places and ghost stories in Asheville & Western North Carolina

Step into the haunted side of the mountains with 13 ghost stories, legends, and mysteries from Asheville and Western North Carolina. From eerie cemetery tales to mountain folklore that refuses to fade, discover the chilling places and tales that still haunt the region today.

Local
6 days ago
How to make 828newsNOW your preferred news source on Google (step-by-step)

Google now lets you pick favorite news sites, so their stories show up more often in Top stories and a “From your sources” section. Here’s the fastest way to add 828newsNOW.

Michael Traister fills a bag of drinking water Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024 in Asheville, North Carolina. (AP Photo/Brittany Peterson)
Local
6 days ago
Gov. Stein announces $86M for water projects in Helene recovery

Projects in Haywood, Buncombe, Madison, Burke and Caldwell counties aim to guard against future storms

Local
6 days ago
Big South Baseball Championship returning to Asheville in 2026

Renovated McCormick Field to host league tournament for first time since 2009

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