×
Local
3 weeks ago
Best of Asheville 2026 winners announced after more than 255,000 votes

The annual community choice awards recognized 394 winners across Asheville and Western North Carolina.

Local
3 weeks ago
Hendersonville receives $72 million to protect wastewater facility from future flooding

Hendersonville city leaders and state and regional representatives gathered at the Hendersonville Wastewater Treatment Facility to celebrate a $72 million blend of grants and low-interest loans to expand and improve the facility.

Education
3 weeks ago
Boys & Girls Clubs to expand across Asheville following September kickoff

Following Boys & Girls Clubs of the Asheville Region’s debut this September, two significant expansions to afterschool programming in Asheville will come to the region in 2027 and beyond.

Outdoors
3 weeks ago
NCWRC to enact 10-year habitat restoration plan in Pisgah, Nantahala forests

The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission has been developing a Helene Restoration Division team for the implementation of a 10-year Tropical Storm Helene habitat restoration plan in Pisgah National Forest and Nantahala National Forest.

Crime & Safety
3 weeks ago
Marion man arrested after breaking nose of another man

Verquan Durell Young, 29, was charged with felony assault inflicting serious bodily injury following an altercation that left another man with a broken nose.

On The Town
3 weeks ago
As anniversary of Helene approaches, Biltmore Village is focused on the future

In September 2024, Biltmore Village, the historic Asheville district located just outside of the Biltmore Estate, was flooded by Tropical Storm Helene. Damage was catastrophic. However, two years later, the neighborhood has reopened, changed but recovering.

Arts & Culture
3 weeks ago
Pack Memorial Library to debut soundproof study pods this winter

Pack Memorial Library is about to get quiet, even by library standards. The downtown Asheville library has announced several upgrades coming to the library, including noise-cancelling personal study rooms.

Outdoors
3 weeks ago
UNC Asheville renews partnership with Asheville Botanical Garden for 50 years

The University of North Carolina Asheville has extended its lease with the Asheville Botanical Garden, a 14-acre community nature preserve located at the university, through 2072.

Outdoors
3 weeks ago
Thunderstorms on horizon through midweek before sunny weekend

There is rain on the forecast this week as the first day of fall arrives. 

Crime & Safety
3 weeks ago
Asheville man sentenced to 8-19 years for raping 15-year-old girl

Malik Keanu Ronshun Thompson, 25, was sentenced to 96-236 months in North Carolina prison for a second-degree forcible sex offense and the second-degree forcible rape of a 15-year-old girl.

1 … 9 10 11 12 13 … 546