FILE - North Carolina state House Speaker Destin Hall, R-Caldwell, left, speaks while state Senate leader Phil Berger, R-Rockingham, listens during a news conference at the North Carolina Legislative Building in Raleigh, N.C., Sept. 11, 2025 (AP Photo/Gary D. Robertson, File)
Local
2 weeks ago
NC GOP to vote on new House map amid redistricting fight

Republicans plan a new map vote next week, following similar moves in Texas, Missouri and California

Arts & Culture
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The Haunted Trail scares up fun for the whole family

At The Haunted Trail, spooky season is for everyone … even the scaredy-cats. The annual family-friendly Halloween attraction is back for its 13th season from 6-9 p.m., Oct. 17-19 and 23-26, at the Adventure Center of Asheville, 85 Expo Drive.

Arts & Culture
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The healer who writes horror: An Asheville author’s double life

Chiropractor blends science, art and imagination — channeling discipline and empathy into his practice and his prose

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Crime & Safety
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UPDATE: Mills Gap Road reopens after fatal crash

Police urge drivers to avoid the area and use alternate routes

Local
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PHOTOS: Beauty endures amid Helene’s damage in Cataloochee Valley

Park crews restore access to key sites as recovery continues in one of North Carolina’s most beloved mountain valleys

Arts & Culture
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Interlocking nuclear drama ‘A House of Dynamite’ blows its third act – 828reviewsNOW

Kathryn Bigelow is back. The filmmaker behind war thrillers like “The Hurt Locker” and “Zero Dark Thirty” and cult action flicks including “Near Dark” and “Point Break” has returned to the director’s chair for “A House of Dynamite,” her first movie in eight years. Read our review now.

A pharmacist gives a patient a flu shot in Miami on Sept. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Daniel Kozin)
Health & Wellness
2 weeks ago
Fewer ER visits for respiratory illnesses reported in Asheville area

State data show declines in COVID-like and flu-like symptoms across Western North Carolina

Asheville History
2 weeks ago
Strangeville: Moore Hall’s Haunted Reputation

CULLOWHEE, N.C. — Every campus has that one building. The one everyone swears is […]

Health & Wellness
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YMCA of WNC names new president and CEO

After Paul Vest, longtime CEO of the YMCA of Western North Carolina, announced his retirement earlier this year, the organization has named a successor. Tim Blenco, current chief operating officer of the YMCA of WNC, will step into the leadership position on Dec. 1, 2025.

Local
2 weeks ago
Armadillos expand across North Carolina, new map shows

Sightings now reported in more than 28 counties, including Buncombe, officials say

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