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A guide to the bookstores owned by your favorite authors

Amazon remains the dominant force, but physical, brick-and-mortar stores have rebounded — and stores owned by authors such as Ann Patchett are now a niche unto themselves, found everywhere from Brooklyn to New Mexico.

3 hours ago in Entertainment

YouTuber box office boom: ‘Backrooms’ and ‘Obsession’ draw Gen Z to theaters

Young audiences turned out in droves to movie theaters around the country this weekend. It wasn't for the big budget "Star Wars" movie, "The Mandalorian and Grogu, " which fell sharply in its second weekend, however, but for a small budget horror from a 20-year-old first-time filmmaker that began on the internet.

3 hours ago in Entertainment, Local

Asheville concerts in June 2026: Live music in Western North Carolina

From national touring acts to local jams and emerging artists, here’s a look at June concerts and live music in Asheville and WNC.

4 days ago in Entertainment, Local

Things to do in Asheville and WNC: May 29-31

Events in Asheville and Western North Carolina this weekend include Cold Mountain Music Festival, WNC Whiskey Festival, live music, outdoor activities, community events and stage performances.

5 days ago in Entertainment, Trending

Matthew Perry’s assistant gets more than 3 years in prison for central role in his ketamine death

Matthew Perry's live-in personal assistant, who had a central role in the "Friends" star's descent into ketamine addiction and injected him with the fatal dose of the drug, was sentenced Wednesday to three years and five months in prison.

5 days ago in Entertainment, Music

The Chicks announce intimate ‘Taking the Long Way’ 20th Anniversary Tour. ‘This is our lives’

Call it a comeback, a crossover moment, or both. Twenty years ago, The Chicks released their blockbuster 2006 album "Taking the Long Way" — their first full-length after the country music industry turned their backs on them — and one of the biggest of their career.

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Pam Bondi faces a closed-door questioning from House lawmakers over the Epstein files

Former Attorney General Pam Bondi is testifying before House lawmakers investigating Jeffrey Epstein's sexual abuse cases, a long-awaited appearance that brings fresh scrutiny of the Trump administration's botched release of the Epstein case files.

4 days ago in National

A large fire has erupted at an apartment complex in Dallas

Firefighters battled a large fire that erupted Thursday at an apartment complex in Dallas, where debris from one collapsed building lay heaped on the ground while flames and black smoke billowed into the sky. Neighbors reported hearing a loud boom like an explosion.

4 days ago in National

Justice Department opens investigation into E. Jean Carroll, who accused Trump of assault: AP source

The Justice Department has opened an investigation into whether E. Jean Carroll, the longtime advice columnist who has said Donald Trump sexually assaulted her in a Manhattan department store 30 years ago, lied during the course of civil litigation against the Republican president, according to a person familiar with the matter.

1 week ago in National

FDA staff blindsided by move allowing more e-cigarettes and nicotine pouches onto US market

Senior officials in the Food and Drug Administration's tobacco center were blindsided by a recent decision that opens the door to allowing more unauthorized electronic cigarettes and nicotine pouches onto the U.S. market, The Associated Press has learned.

2 weeks ago in National

What to watch in Tuesday’s primaries as Trump’s endorsement is put to the test

Is there a future in politics for Republicans who cross President Donald Trump? The signs this year suggest no, and Trump has convinced his voters to defeat his adversaries again and again.

3 weeks ago in National, Trending

Prosecutors to retry Alex Murdaugh in deaths of wife and son after high court overturned convictions

Alex Murdaugh's murder convictions and life sentence for the deaths of his wife and son were overturned Wednesday by the South Carolina Supreme Court because the court clerk at his trial suggested he was guilty. But the disgraced lawyer won't be leaving prison anytime soon.

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Rescuers search for alternative route to reach 2 missing in a flooded Laos cave

Rescue workers in Laos searched Monday for an alternative passage into a flooded cave where two people are believed to have been trapped for nearly two weeks after heavy rainfall flooded the main entrance, making it impassable.

4 days ago in World

Taylor Swift concert attack plot suspect found guilty by Austrian court

An Austrian court on Thursday convicted a man of planning to attack a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna nearly two years ago.

4 days ago in World

Think it’s hot now? The next five years will smash records, UN says

In the next five years, the Earth is overwhelmingly likely to surge again and again past the international climate threshold set as safe and shatter its hottest-year record along the way, according to new United Nations climate projections.

6 days ago in World

Exceptionally early heat wave shatters records and brings deaths in Europe

The United Kingdom smashed a century-old temperature record for the second time in 24 hours on Tuesday as a spring heat wave continued to scorch parts of Western Europe, triggering government warnings about risks to life.

1 week ago in World

Congo curtails funeral wakes in Ebola outbreak as WHO upgrades risk assessment

Authorities in northeastern Congo banned funeral wakes and gatherings of more than 50 people Friday in an effort to curb a rapidly spreading Ebola outbreak in a region where medical workers have struggled with a lack of resources and pushback from angry residents.

2 weeks ago in World

US announces charges against former Cuban leader Raúl Castro in 1996 aircraft shootdown

Federal prosecutors on Wednesday announced charges against former Cuban President Raúl Castro in the 1996 downing of civilian planes flown by Miami-based exiles as the Trump administration escalated pressure on the island's socialist government.

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Ramp closure, I-240 work to slow WNC drivers

Two road projects begin this week in Haywood and Buncombe counties, with impacts lasting through late summer in one area.

3 hours ago in Entertainment, Local

Asheville concerts in June 2026: Live music in Western North Carolina

From national touring acts to local jams and emerging artists, here’s a look at June concerts and live music in Asheville and WNC.

4 hours ago in Business, Local

Helene recovery program targets Asheville’s small businesses

New Optimist Ventures program combines grants, investment capital and business training to help companies recover from Tropical Storm Helene

5 hours ago in Local, Native Advertising, Outdoors

Storm chances return to Asheville before dry stretch takes hold

Morning fog over a road with guardrails, trees in the distance, and a green traffic light overhead on the right.

Near-normal temperatures Monday will give way to a cooler Tuesday before a gradual warmup through the weekend

5 hours ago in Health & Wellness, Local

NC promotes tobacco quit programs, 988 mental health lifeline

NCDHHS urges residents to use free crisis counseling and smoking cessation resources during statewide awareness campaigns

5 hours ago in Local, Outdoors

Chimney Rock closed this week after landslide

American flag on a tall pole at a cliff viewpoint, two people standing near a railing with a panoramic valley below.

Park officials say recent rainfall caused damage to the main access road, prompting a temporary closure

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4 days ago in Lifestyle

Why your co-worker might be listening to music tuned to 432 hertz

Music recorded in 432 hertz (cycles per second) is taking off on social media platforms and music streaming services, where users can find an increasing number of tracks and playlists employing the alternate tuning, everything from meditation soundscapes to reggae songs recorded by Ziggy Marley.

5 days ago in Lifestyle

Independent bookstores are multiplying, although many people still think they’re dying out

Allison Hill, CEO of the American Booksellers Association, is used to strangers expressing sympathy when they learn what she does for a living. "It's all so funny," she says. "When I tell them I run the trade association for independent stores, they'll say, 'It's just so sad that they're disappearing.'

5 days ago in Entertainment, Music

The Chicks announce intimate ‘Taking the Long Way’ 20th Anniversary Tour. ‘This is our lives’

6 days ago in Community, Lifestyle, Local, Native Advertising, Outdoors

Hikes of WNC: Lookout Trail

Mountain valley with green forest, rolling hills, and a blue sky framed by pine branches in the foreground.

As peak hiking season hits Western North Carolina, trek out to Montreat outside of Black Mountain, N.C. for a climb up Lookout Trail. The technical route requires stamina and some rock scrambling, but its views of the Swannanoa Valley are unmatched.

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A proposed additive ban could change New York’s pizza and bagels, some say for the better

After more than a decade of mixing and kneading dough in his family's Brooklyn pizzeria, Salvatore Lo Duca recently made a distressing discovery: A key component of their thin-crust pies, bromated flour, contained a suspected carcinogen already banned in much of the world.

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