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5 days ago in Entertainment, Music
Madonna leads 2026 MTV Video Music Awards nominations, followed by Taylor Swift
Madonna leads the 2026 MTV Video Music Award nominations, the network announced Tuesday. The pop superstar has been nominated in every decade of her musical career. She has 19 competitive MTV VMA wins and in 1986 became the first solo female artist to receive the Video Vanguard Award.
5 days ago in Crime & Safety, Local
Asheville crime down in 2026, but firearm assaults increase, police say
APD reports declines in violent and property crime while firearm-related aggravated assaults have increased from 2025
6 days ago in Local, Native Advertising
Patton Avenue lane closure planned Wednesday in Asheville
One right lane will be closed from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. between Coxe Avenue and Otis Street
6 days ago in Arts & Culture, Community, Lifestyle, Local, On The Town
Asheville street art exhibit coincides with completion of Pack Library mural
Buncombe County Special Collections has invited the community to explore an exhibit all about Asheville murals as a mural by artist Max Dowdle nears completion at Pack Memorial Library.
6 days ago in Crime & Safety, Local
K9 Norris dies after battle with cancer, BCSO says
Norris, a 9-year-old K9 team member with the Buncombe County Sheriff's Office, was euthanized over the weekend after losing his vision in a battle with lymphoma.
6 days ago in Local
Nearly 1,000 without power in Leicester after vehicle damages Duke Energy equipment
Duke Energy said 976 customers were without power Monday afternoon, with restoration estimated for 5:15 p.m.
6 days ago in Local, Native Advertising, Outdoors
Severe thunderstorm watch issued for Buncombe County
The watch is in effect through 10 p.m. Monday evening and includes much of Western North Carolina
6 days ago in Community, Local, Politics
Hendersonville City Council invites residents to informal Q&A series
The Hendersonville community is invited to bring questions, concerns and conversation to a series of five meetings with individual Hendersonville City Council members over the next several weeks.
6 days ago in Sports
‘This is probably my last year in football,’ says Cristiano Ronaldo
Cristiano Ronaldo says this Saudi Pro League season is likely to be the last of his professional career. The 41-year-old superstar's contract with Riyadh club Al-Nassr, signed in December 2022, expires next June, and he has told Vogue magazine that another is unlikely.
6 days ago in Local
Helene funds, KOA rezoning top Buncombe County agenda
Commissioners will consider several issues affecting development, disaster recovery and county spending Tuesday
6 days ago in Entertainment, Trending
All eyez on Tupac: Long-awaited trial begins in rapper’s 1996 killing
Opening statements are set to begin Monday in the trial of a man accused of orchestrating the killing of Tupac Shakur, kicking off weeks of testimony that will revisit what happened on a Las Vegas street nearly 30 years ago.
6 days ago in Entertainment
Andrew Garfield finds wonder in everyday life in ‘The Magic Faraway Tree’
Andrew Garfield wants audiences to look up from their phones and remember that there is still plenty of magic in the world around them. That idea drew the two-time Oscar nominee to "The Magic Faraway Tree," a family adventure about Tim, a stay-at-home father whose family is forced to reconsider life after his wife, Polly, quits her job.
6 days ago in Entertainment, Trending
Hayden Panettiere, who starred in the television series ‘Heroes’ and ‘Nashville,’ dies at 36
Hayden Panettiere, star of popular television series including "Heroes" and "Nashville," died Sunday at an apartment complex in South Carolina where she was found unresponsive, police said. She was 36.
Hiker rescued after 50-foot fall at Grandfather Mountain
Multiple rescue agencies worked together to reach the injured hiker and prepare the patient for a helicopter extraction
7 days ago in Entertainment, Local
‘Heroes’ star Hayden Panettiere dies at 36 in Upstate
Police say Panettiere was found unresponsive at Judson Mill Lofts in Greenville and pronounced dead at the scene
7 days ago in Local, Native Advertising, Outdoors
Asheville weather: Heat, severe storms possible Monday
Asheville could reach 91 degrees Monday as forecasters warn of severe storms and damaging winds across WNC
1 week ago in Community, Local, On The Town, Perspectives
I-26 Connector project: 3rd-generation Burton Street resident shares concerns about community’s future
Clifford W. Cotton II, a lifelong resident of the Burton Street neighborhood, gave his perspective on the impact the I-26 Connector project and other recent development has had on his community.
Blue Ridge Parkway tree removal plan draws opposition
Conservation groups are urging the National Park Service to reconsider a nearly 1,000-acre fuel reduction project
New bridge takes shape at Beacon Park in Swannanoa
Bridge installation marks another step toward Beacon Park’s planned fall 2026 opening
1 week ago in Arts & Culture, Community, Lifestyle, Local
Strangeville: Elvis, Asheville and a tiny Cherokee museum
Just off of Highway 19 on the way down to Cherokee, N.C., eagle-eyed drivers might spot the silhouette of Elvis Presley on the side of a small brown building. Inside, visitors will find the Elvis Museum, owned and curated by Dorothy "Dee" Smith.
