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Business
1 year ago
Visiting Asheville after Helene? Try our reopened business bucket list

Asheville is a city known for its diverse dining options, beautiful nature walks and vibrant nightlife. We have a bucket list guide to what’s open.

Perspectives
1 year ago
Theatre review: ‘9 to 5’ at Mars Hill messy but unmistakably Dolly

Mars Hill University staged a fun but flawed production of Dolly Parton musical “9 to 5” from Feb. 27 to March 2 at Owen Theatre.

Local
1 year ago
Strangeville: Cherokee village disappeared without a trace

In the mid-1700’s, a Cherokee settlement known as Kanasta vanished in Western North Carolina. Legend has it they entered a mountain and never returned.

Local
1 year ago
Trout stocking schedule revised because of Helene; maps available

Because of Helene, the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission has revised its spring and summer trout stocking schedule.

Local
1 year ago
Multiple wildfires have scorched hundreds of acres across the area

Multiple wildfires are ongoing across the area

Local
1 year ago
Crews battle 50-acre wildfire near Hookers Gap

Crews were battling several wildfires across the state Saturday night, including one on a ridge near Hookers Gap.

Local
1 year ago
Evacuate: Crews battling brush fire near Tryon

An evacuation order was issued for areas near Tryon on Saturday afternoon because of a wildfire.

Local
1 year ago
Wildfire burning off Pisgah View Road in West Asheville

A fire is burning off Pisgah View Road near McKinney Road.

Local
1 year ago
828 roundup: I-40 to reopen, new podcast, things to do

Here’s a look at the top local news stories from 828newsNOW this week.

Asheville History
1 year ago
Tombstone Tales: World’s heaviest twins were pro-wrestlers from Hendersonville

Recognized by Guinness World Records, Benny and Billy McCrary, or McGuire, were famous showmen and wrestlers, wowing audiences with their immense size, each weighing over 700 pounds.