×

Latest News


Crime & Safety
10 hours ago
1 killed in late-night shooting at Flat Rock park

Authorities say incident not random; no threat to public

Portrait of a man with short dark hair and light stubble, wearing a patterned shirt, standing against a purple wooden wall.
Arts & Culture
12 hours ago
Different Strokes! produces latest work by local playwright Travis Lowe

This June, Different Strokes! Performing Arts Collective will debut the latest play by local writer/actor Travis Lowe, “Love and Other Vices.”

Downtown skyline with a tall glass high-rise in the center, surrounded by shorter brick and beige buildings under a cloudy sky.
Local
14 hours ago
Buncombe County ends budget year in better shape than expected

Commissioners review early changes to $485M proposed budget

Orange construction barrel with a reflective white band, placed on a dirt site with equipment in the background
Local
15 hours ago
Crash closes shoulder on I-40 West in Asheville area

Right shoulder closed near Porters Cove Road; traffic impacts expected through midmorning

Vote here election sign
Local
16 hours ago
State board flags 34,000 deceased voters in database review

Officials say findings part of routine list maintenance and verification efforts

NWS radar map showing a broad band of rainfall from green to red moving across western North Carolina and eastern Tennessee, with cities like Knoxville, Morristown, Asheville and Charlotte nearby.
Local
17 hours ago
Rain, storms bring relief to dry Asheville region

First meaningful rainfall in weeks expected to continue into Wednesday

Mugshot of a man with short hair and beard against a gray cinder block wall, wearing a brown shirt; used in a news story.
Crime & Safety
1 day ago
Man arrested after midnight break-in at downtown hotel

Asheville Police Department officers apprehended Joseph Fuller Anderson, 39, at the Downtown Inn & Suites after a report from staff that a man had broken into the hotel electrical room.

Children jump into a pool from the edge as a lifeguard and another adult supervise nearby indoors.
Health & Wellness
1 day ago
YMCA offers swim lessons, safety tips for National Water Safety Month

As Asheville prepares for water hole adventures, public pool days and beach trips, the YMCA of Western North Carolina offering expanded swim education programming for all ages. May is National Water Safety Month.

What's Happening