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5 hours ago in Health & Wellness, Local

Appalachian Mountain Health plans facility for Black Mountain, Swannanoa

Buncombe County will sponsor a $480,000 state grant for the Swannanoa Valley project

7 hours ago in Business, Education, Entertainment, Lifestyle, Local

A one-time fix for pop-up ads and family internet safety — now $15 during Deal Days

AdGuard's Family Plan blocks ads and trackers across up to 9 devices with a single lifetime purchase.

Asheville and WNC households can explore AdGuard’s ad blocking, privacy features and parental controls for up to nine devices. The $14.97 lifetime offer is for new users.

8 hours ago in Community, Local, Outdoors

Asheville woman joins NC Spider Search, hunts for elusive writing spider

Tiffany Hall has recruited friends and neighbors to help document spiders for a statewide citizen science project

Tiffany Hall has recruited friends and neighbors to help document spiders for a statewide citizen science project

11 hours ago in Housing, Local

Buncombe County changes affordable housing rules

Rocky River Apartments, a $44.4 million development that will include 120 affordable rental units with 48 project-based vouchers supported by the Housing Authority of the City of Asheville, is under construction in Woodfin.

Commissioners expand mortgage assistance and adopt new requirements aimed at getting county housing loans repaid sooner

22 hours ago in Crime & Safety, Local, Native Advertising

Buncombe County pulls $290K sheriff’s office Axon, camera request

White sheriff SUV with orange/black graphics reading Buncombe County Sheriff; badge emblem on front door.

Commissioners did not say why the funding request was removed; a cybersecurity professional raised surveillance concerns

1 day ago in Crime & Safety, Local, Native Advertising

I-26 Connector construction changes routes for Asheville firefighters

An Asheville firefighter works at the scene of a fire on Riverside Drive. The Asheville Fire Department says I-26 Connector construction has forced crews responding in the Hill Street and Riverside Drive area to adjust their routes.

Fire crews are taking different routes in some areas as construction and congestion reshape travel

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7 hours ago in Business, Education, Entertainment, Lifestyle, Local

A one-time fix for pop-up ads and family internet safety — now $15 during Deal Days

AdGuard's Family Plan blocks ads and trackers across up to 9 devices with a single lifetime purchase.

Asheville and WNC households can explore AdGuard’s ad blocking, privacy features and parental controls for up to nine devices. The $14.97 lifetime offer is for new users.

1 day ago in Lifestyle

One income, two retirements: How couples can protect their future

For a lot of people, a one-size-fits-all retirement plan just doesn't fit. Their family circumstances call for a more custom-made approach.

5 days ago in Entertainment, Music

Quavo talks new album, fatherhood, viral ‘Hotel Lobby’ and working on Migos project with Offset

The Grammy-nominated rapper is moving forward with fatherhood, healing and a sense of purpose. Now a father to...

5 days ago in Entertainment, Music

Buddy Guy celebrated at Radio City Music Hall with a sold-out ‘Buddy’s Got the Blues’ show

Two months past his 90th birthday, Buddy Guy is still up for a little bragging, a lot of cursing and a long night of partying.

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2 weeks ago in Features

Fat Bear Week opens for Alaska’s heavyweight crown. Can Chunk, the 1,200-pound champ, win again?

After a summer spent packing away sockeye salmon, Alaska's heftiest brown bears are ready to throw their weight around. Online voting began Tuesday for Fat Bear Week, the annual contest that pits the rotund residents of Katmai National Park and Preserve against each other for the title of most oversized ursine.

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