2 days ago in Business, Housing, Local, ZZZ App Top Stories

Local homebuilder featured on ‘Build Across America’ series

Alair Homes–Red Tree’s Brandon Bryant showcases climate-resilient, wellness-focused homes in Western North Carolina

2 days ago in Local, Outdoors, ZZZ App Top Stories

Volunteers needed on Blue Ridge Parkway on Sept. 27

National Public Lands Day coincides with storm anniversary as park pushes recovery efforts

2 days ago in Local, ZZZ App Top Stories

Asheville seeks public input on Helene Recovery Plan

Draft outlines 114 projects across Buncombe County to rebuild, restore and prepare for disasters

2 days ago in Business, Health & Wellness, Local, ZZZ App Top Stories

Mission Hospital celebrates decade of LVAD care

Concert pianist among patients whose lives were extended by heart pump program

2 days ago in Arts & Culture, Community, Entertainment, Lifestyle, Local, Perspectives, ZZZ App Top Stories

Letter to the Editor – More than nostalgia: Why The Land of Oz matters

For the last three seasons, Austin Maynor, a lifelong Oz enthusiast, has performed as a Winkie Guard and the Munchkin Mayor for the Autumn at Oz festival in Beech Mountain. Read his Letter to the Editor about why the cancellation of this year's season at The Land of Oz is a great loss for Western North Carolina.

3 days ago in Arts & Culture, Entertainment, Lifestyle, Local, ZZZ App Top Stories

‘A Big Bold Beautiful Journey’ is dull, baffling malarkey – 828reviewsNOW

Read our 828reviewsNOW take on "A Big Bold Beautiful Journey," starring Margot Robbie and Colin Farrell. Spoiler: the title is misleading in nearly every way.

4 days ago in Asheville History, Local, Native Advertising, ZZZ App Top Stories

Tombstone Tales: The life and death of Ben Addison, Eagle Street merchant

Ben Addison, a respected Black merchant on Asheville’s historic Eagle Street, was gunned down in 1906 during a desperado’s rampage that also claimed two police officers. His grave at Riverside Cemetery bears a haunting inscription: “Killed by a Desperado.”

4 days ago in Local, Sports, ZZZ App Top Stories

828 Scoreboard: Week 5 of high school football

Find out how your favorite Asheville area team fared

4 days ago in Crime & Safety, Local, ZZZ App Top Stories

Jury convicts Asheville father in 12-week-old’s death

Nickolas Stephenson receives 27 to 34 years after jury convicts him of second-degree murder, child abuse

4 days ago in Local, Native Advertising, ZZZ App Top Stories

Flood advisory issued for Buncombe County after heavy rainfall

Asheville, Woodfin, Leicester among communities under advisory

4 days ago in Lifestyle

Gen Z’s credit scores are dropping. Here’s what to do if yours is too

Gen Z has seen its credit scores drop more than any other generation over the past year, largely because of student loan debt, according to a new report out this week.

4 days ago in Sports

Miami Heat All-Star Tyler Herro has ankle surgery and will miss the start of training camp

All-Star guard Tyler Herro underwent surgery Friday to repair an issue affecting his left ankle and foot, meaning the Miami Heat will be without their leading returning scorer when training camp starts later this month.

4 days ago in Entertainment, Music

Grammy-winning songwriter Brett James who co-wrote ‘Jesus, Take the Wheel’ dies in plane crash

Grammy award-winning country songwriter Brett James, whose string of top hits includes "Jesus, Take the Wheel" by Carrie Underwood and "When the Sun Goes Down" by Kenny Chesney, died in a plane crash in North Carolina, authorities said Friday. He was 57.

4 days ago in World

The Taliban release British couple held for months in Afghanistan on undisclosed charges

The Taliban released on Friday a British couple held in Afghanistan for more than seven months on undisclosed charges, likely part of a wider effort to get their government recognized internationally, years after taking power.

4 days ago in National

Kennedy’s vaccine advisers change COVID shot guidance, calling them an individual choice

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s new vaccine advisers added confusion Friday to this fall's COVID-19 vaccinations — declining to recommend them for anyone and leaving the choice up to those who want a shot.

5 days ago in Arts & Culture, Community, Lifestyle, Local, Music, On The Town, ZZZ App Top Stories

Asheville band Blue Dragons to play benefit show for Helene recovery

Blue Dragons, an Asheville Americana and blues band, will perform two benefit sets at the Grey Eagle next weekend, the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Helene, in support of a Helene recovery album.

5 days ago in Business, Food & Drink, Local, ZZZ App Top Stories

Finest, farmers market sandwich staple, to open West Asheville brick-and-mortar

Farmers market pop-up Finest has built a strong local following around the deli's farm-fresh, Italian-American grub. Next week, the pop-up will transform into a place to pop in, officially opening a brick-and-mortar location in West Asheville.

5 days ago in Arts & Culture, Lifestyle, Local, On The Town, ZZZ App Top Stories

Punch Bucket Lit to bring buckets of writers to weekend festival

Writers and readers alike are invited to the Punch Bucket Literary Festival, a weekend celebration that will bring writers, poets and essayists from all over the country to share their work with a series of panels and workshops.

5 days ago in Asheville History, Local, Native Advertising, ZZZ App Top Stories

13 haunted places and ghost stories in Asheville & Western North Carolina

Step into the haunted side of the mountains with 13 ghost stories, legends, and mysteries from Asheville and Western North Carolina. From eerie cemetery tales to mountain folklore that refuses to fade, discover the chilling places and tales that still haunt the region today.

5 days ago in Local, ZZZ App Top Stories

How to make 828newsNOW your preferred news source on Google (step-by-step)

Google now lets you pick favorite news sites, so their stories show up more often in Top stories and a “From your sources” section. Here’s the fastest way to add 828newsNOW.