Education
7 months ago
UNC Asheville, WCU respond to Trump’s DEI orders

Local colleges and universities are changing graduation requirements based on executive orders from President Trump.

Local
7 months ago
Hundreds gather in Pack Square, protest Griffin’s efforts to overturn election

An estimated 1,000 people gathered in downtown Asheville to protest Jefferson Griffin’s bid to throw out more than 60,000 votes in state Supreme Court race

Local
7 months ago
Strangeville: Three-time presidential nominee’s house in Asheville

The home of William Jennings Bryan, the famed orator and three-time Democratic presidential nominee, is in Asheville, N.C. near the Grove Park Inn.

Politics
7 months ago
Buncombe sheriff clarifies stance on cooperating with ICE

Following increased ICE activity since President Trump’s inauguration, Buncombe County Sheriff Quentin E. Miller explains his approach to dealing with agents of the controversial federal agency.

Local
7 months ago
State Republicans move to block AG’s power to sue Trump

Senate Bill 58, filed Wednesday, would prevent Attorney General Jeff Jackson from joining any lawsuits against President Donald Trump’s executive orders.

Asheville protest Feb. 5, 2025
Local
7 months ago
Asheville protest takes aim at Musk, Project 2025

The rally was billed as a call to action by Stronger Together WNC-N/Weaverville Indivisible group, which planned to march at U.S. Sen. Ted Budd’s Asheville office

Perspectives
7 months ago
‘What’s going on here?’: Edwards team addresses community concerns

Congressman Chuck Edwards sent out his mobile office, the Carolina Cruiser, today, Feb. 4, to address community concerns in Woodfin. Citizens came prepared with questions about FEMA and Elon Musk.

Ted Corcoran reads names from a list of over 60,000 people who cast ballots in the November 2024 election but whose votes have been challenged by Republican state Supreme Court candidate Jefferson Griffin in his extremely close race with Demcoratic Associate Justice Allison Riggs, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025, in Raleigh, N.C. Behind him is the North Carolina Supreme Court. (AP Photo/Chris Seward)
Local
7 months ago
Democrats, voting groups: Bid to toss out NC ballots is an attack on democracy

The fight in the nation’s ninth most populous state over the Supreme Court seat is being considered in two court systems.

Lifestyle
7 months ago
Tombstone Tales: Asheville’s lost cemetery refound

After a century, a long-lost cemetery on Haywood Road was rediscovered in 2023. Today, it faces the possibility of being lost once more.

Politics
8 months ago
President in Buncombe County, locals respond

President Donald Trump visited Swannanoa, N.C. to assess damages from Tropical Storm Helene. Locals lined up on streets to watch his motorcade.

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