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Sign for River Walk Park in a green wooded area under sunny sky, with trees surrounding.
Community
2 weeks ago
Black Mountain teen helps restore Helene-damaged dog park

A year and a half after Tropical Storm Helene, Amanda Latta, 16, is contributing to the reconstruction of River Walk Park, one picnic table, flower bed and birdhouse at a time.

Local
2 weeks ago
Tubing season returns, but recovery from Helene still shapes the flow

Operators across Asheville and surrounding waterways report steady demand but varied recovery paths heading into the summer season

Paved country road with a wooden fence, green fields, and distant hills under a bright blue sky and white clouds.
Local
2 weeks ago
Cades Cove 2026 vehicle-free days begin: What to know before you go

11-mile loop opens to bikes and pedestrians every Wednesday through Sept. 30

Local
2 weeks ago
Home repairs, housing projects, Flock technology top Asheville City Council agenda

Proposed shifts in Helene recovery funding could impact home repairs and water infrastructure projects

Open rural landscape with rolling brown hills, leafless trees, a wooden fence in the foreground, and a bright blue sky with scattered clouds.
Outdoors
2 weeks ago
Hikes of WNC: Flat Top Mountain Trail

Flat Top Mountain Trail is a rewarding trek with diverse terrain near Moses Cone Manor on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Read more in our hiking guide below.

Weathered granite tombstone in a sunny grassy cemetery, inscribed with Amos Lunsford and family dates and the word 'Father'/'Mother'.
Asheville History
2 weeks ago
Tombstone Tales: Deadly 1889 camp meeting in Buncombe County

A violent confrontation at a Turkey Creek camp meeting led to a death and a murder trial in Buncombe County.

Community
2 weeks ago
Haywood Road business owners share concerns over I-26 Connector

Though the I-26 Connector project is intended to make travel easier for all of Asheville, the massive interstate initiative will require some difficult changes for several local businesses, especially along Haywood Road.

Colorful performers on a wooden outdoor stage under a banner reading 'The Wonderful Wizard of Oz' in front of a crowd.
Arts & Culture
2 weeks ago
Montford Park Players put on a wonderful, wonderful, ‘Wonderful Wizard of Oz’

“The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” is not the musical, but it is not the L. Frank Baum book, either. The Montford Park Players show is another wonderful thing entirely. Read our review for more.

Crime & Safety
2 weeks ago
T. C. Roberson student arrested on handgun charge

Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested a T. C. Roberson High School student after discovering a handgun in a car on campus.

Crime & Safety
2 weeks ago
Teen daughter, man charged with murder in Fairview triple homicide

Authorities say Travis, Kimberly and Sharon Grant were found dead from gunshot wounds inside an Ashworth Drive home

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