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2 days ago in Sports

Jannik Sinner to miss the rest of the year due to knee inflammation

Top-ranked Jannik Sinner announced he will be out for the rest of the year as he continues to deal with an injured knee. Sinner has not played since July when he beat Alexander Zverev in the Wimbledon final. He withdrew from the U.S. Open because of a right knee injury.

2 days ago in Local, Outdoors

Dam Slam brings French Broad dam debate to Asheville

Artists and environmental advocates will use fish, puppets and a parade to highlight river barriers Oct. 17

Green I-26 Asheville Connector road sign with construction equipment in background and American flag nearby, in a construction site setting

2 days ago in Local, Native Advertising

I-26 blasting to slow traffic near Exit 25 Tuesday

Drivers should expect brief delays in both directions around 11 a.m. as I-26 Connector work continues

3 days ago in Crime & Safety, Local, Native Advertising

Third suspect charged in Asheville’s Atkinson Street shooting

Police say Trevon Demarkus Stone is in federal custody on unrelated charges

3 days ago in Community, Local

Buncombe commissioners to weigh health center grant, housing changes

Tuesday’s agenda also includes a recycling pilot and $290,000 in proposed Sheriff’s Office spending

3 days ago in Business, Local

East Fork Pottery incentives head to Buncombe vote

Commissioners will consider up to $21,000 for the company’s $2.5 million Asheville expansion

3 days ago in Entertainment, Olympics, Trending

Brisbane 2032 launches a cockatoo emblem for Olympics and Paralympics after an accidental leak

The cockatoo has won out over the kangaroo, the koala and the bin chicken to become the emblem of the 2032 Olympics and Paralympics — after a bit of an embarrassing social media leak.

Buncombe County Administration Building

3 days ago in Community, Local

Swannanoa sidewalks move forward with $1.76M in grants

Buncombe commissioners also will hear public input on another $719,400 for engineering and right-of-way costs

4 days ago in Local, Outdoors

Emergency bear-feeding rule approved for Buncombe County

Wildlife officials cite 836 bear reports and 71 home entries in Buncombe County since May

4 days ago in Community, Local

Helene water recovery efforts in WNC earn national award

NCDEQ has awarded $861 million for 217 drinking water and wastewater projects, but significant needs remain

Lake Craig Dam spans the Swannanoa River in Asheville. Hurricane Helene partially washed out the century-old dam, creating an opening that has allowed fish to reach upstream habitat that had been blocked for more than 100 years.

4 days ago in Local, Outdoors

Helene damage brings unexpected benefit to Swannanoa River

A breach at Lake Craig Dam has reopened upstream habitat to native fish after more than a century

5 days ago in Business, Local

Asheville weighs River Arts District’s future after Helene

City leaders are weighing how to rebuild the flood-damaged district while preparing for future flooding

Nora Mae “Aunt Mae” Gilliam stands with children outside the tiny Broad River Community Library, which she operated in rural Buncombe County beginning in 1938. The 12-by-12-foot log building served residents with books and other reading materials.

5 days ago in Asheville History, Community, Education, Local, Native Advertising

Tombstone Tales: Aunt Mae brought books to Broad River

Nora Mae Gilliam ran a 12-by-12-foot Buncombe County library where books crowded the shelves and children exchanged them through school-bus windows

5 days ago in Local, Sports

828 Scoreboard: Week 7 of high school football

Western North Carolina high school football scores from Oct. 2

Mission Hospital

5 days ago in Business, Health & Wellness, Local

Mission Health antitrust lawsuit heads toward settlement

Agreement in principle could end yearslong legal fight over health care competition in Western North Carolina

Traffic moves through the I-26 Connector construction zone in Asheville, seen from across the French Broad River.

5 days ago in Local, Native Advertising

I-26 Connector update: Lane closures set for next week in Asheville

Northbound traffic near Broadway will be affected as crews continue rock removal and slope stabilization

Eric Lee Anderson Sr.

5 days ago in Crime & Safety, Local

Asheville man faces fentanyl trafficking charge

Police say Eric Lee Anderson Sr. fled officers on an e-bike before being arrested

Ted E. Tourist, the Asheville Tourists’ mascot, surprises kindergartners at Johnston Elementary School during the school’s annual Bear Breakfast on Friday, Oct. 2, 2026.

6 days ago in Education, Local

Johnston Elementary’s Bear Breakfast brings big surprise

Asheville kindergartners received stuffed bears, decorated tiny T-shirts and got a surprise visit from Ted E. Tourist

A hotel in Asheville’s River Arts District is seen on a fall morning. Buncombe County lodging sales rose nearly 11% in July, even as hotel demand and occupancy dipped from a year earlier.

6 days ago in Business, Local

Asheville tourism revenue increases as hotel demand slips

Buncombe County lodging sales jumped nearly 11% in July, but hotels sold fewer rooms than a year ago

6 days ago in Business, Local

Asheville Costco heads to key zoning hearing

City staff recommends approval of the Enka store, with 914 parking spaces, 32 fuel pumps and several development modifications

Recent Headlines

16 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

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.

18 hours ago in National, Trending

Tropical Storm Isaias forms, is forecast to become a hurricane and hit US Gulf Coast this week

Tropical Storm Isaias formed early Wednesday in the warm waters off eastern Mexico and forecasters said it was expected to strengthen into the first hurricane of the Atlantic season before hitting the U.S. Gulf Coast later in the week.