French Broad River
Local
10 months ago
Arctic air mass to send wind chills dangerously low

Get ready — an Arctic airmass and the chance for heavy snow are in the forecast

FILE - North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey talks to reporters at the Albemarle Building in Raleigh, N.C., April 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Hannah Schoenbaum, file)
Housing
10 months ago
NC home insurance rates increasing about 15%

The North Carolina Rate Bureau, which represents insurance companies, was seeking a 42.2% overall average increase.

Local
10 months ago
Tombstone Tales: Asheville’s unidentified mummy man

Find out about the death of Sydney Lascelles or Charles H. Asquith — a bogus nobleman, notorious swindler and bigamist

Snow in the trees in West Asheville
Local
10 months ago
Prepare for frigid and wintry conditions, National Weather Service says

Expect temperatures to be about 20 degrees below normal next week

Business
10 months ago
‘Sip, vibe, escape’: New cocktail bar Färməsē celebrating grand opening

Färməsē Cocktail Lounge – the name looks like “Farmese” and is pronounced “pharmacy” – is hosting their “uniquely curated experience” from 5 p.m. Friday, Jan. 17 until 2 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 18 in their space at 5 Biltmore Ave., Suite 1 in downtown Asheville.

Crime scene police tape
Crime & Safety
10 months ago
2 people injured in drive-by shooting in Asheville

Asheville police are investigating two drive-by shootings that happened late Thursday night and early Friday morning.

Perspectives
10 months ago
‘In Heaven, everything is fine’: Acclaimed filmmaker David Lynch dies at 78

Filmmaker David Lynch, the artist behind “Twin Peaks,” “Mulholland Drive,” “Blue Velvet” and “Eraserhead,” died at 78 years old on Jan. 16, 2025.

Housing
10 months ago
Gov. Stein urges FEMA to extend Transitional Sheltering Assistance program

According to FEMA officials, 86,945 individuals in Buncombe County have registered for help.

Education
10 months ago
Asheville Middle fundraising for 8th grade trip with silent auction, Grey Eagle concert

Asheville Middle School eighth graders are fundraising for their annual trip to Washington, D.C. via two musical methods: a silent auction of merch from many musical artists and a benefit concert at the Grey Eagle called Coverfest IV.

Lifestyle
10 months ago
Flood Gallery wants to flood Asheville with art, poetry, music, film

The Flood Gallery prints the Black Mountain Press, hangs art on its walls, hosts weekly open-mic nights and poetry readings, screens movies from all around the world, welcomes community events and participates in “Mail Art,” an arts initiative which began at Black Mountain College and spread across the world.