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Cranes and heavy equipment stand at an I-26 Connector construction site near Patton Avenue and Interstate 240 in Asheville. Overnight lane closures are scheduled this week as work continues on the highway project.
Local
11 minutes ago
I-26 Connector update: Lane closures planned this week

Overnight closures on I-240 and Patton Avenue, plus daytime work on Riverside Drive, could affect Asheville drivers

Explorers navigate a narrow passage between towering rock walls inside Bat Cave in Henderson County. The cave, known for its unusual geological formations and legends of buried treasure, is protected by The Nature Conservancy and closed to the public. (Photo by Sue Cameron/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)
Asheville History
2 days ago
Strangeville: Buried gold and the secrets of Bat Cave

Lost treasure, towering rock chambers and a history wrapped in mystery

Buncombe County Sheriff's Office
Crime & Safety
2 days ago
Two men found shot to death in Arden

Buncombe County sheriff’s investigators are working to identify the shooter after two men were found dead early Saturday

Local
2 days ago
828 Scoreboard: Week 10 of high school football

Western North Carolina high school football scores from Oct. 23

Local
3 days ago
I-26 Connector update: Jacksons demolition moves closer

NCDOT expects the next phase of French Broad River work to begin soon as Jacksons Western Store building prepares for demolition

The swimming pool at Asheville's Recreation Park remains closed, with overgrown vegetation and debris visible in the facility. The city received nearly $2.5 million in an earlier round of state grants to help reconstruct the park following Hurricane Helene.
Community
3 days ago
Helene recovery grant deadlines approaching in WNC

Millions remain available for infrastructure repairs, child care and disaster preparedness, but application deadlines are nearing

Crime & Safety
3 days ago
Leicester man killed in wrong-way I-26 crash

South Carolina driver faces felony death by vehicle and impaired driving charges following Thursday’s three-vehicle crash

Road Closed sign
Local
4 days ago
I-26 eastbound closed after serious crash in Buncombe County

Emergency crews responded to a reported three-vehicle crash near the Blue Ridge Parkway

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