1 week ago in Local

Helene 2 years later: The numbers behind WNC’s recovery

Nearly $60 billion in damage, thousands of damaged roads and homes, and years of rebuilding ahead

1 week ago in Community, Local

Tourism board awards $11.2M to 10 projects across Buncombe County

Tourism tax dollars will support projects in the River Arts District, Black Mountain, Biltmore Village, downtown Asheville and at Asheville Regional Airport

1 week ago in Crime & Safety, Local

DA clears Asheville officers in fatal Shakeys shooting

Buncombe County DA Todd Williams says July shooting of Arturo Castillo Palomar outside downtown Asheville bar was justified

1 week ago in Community, Local

Scott Rogers to retire after 45 years leading ABCCM

ABCCM member churches will vote in November on Brandon Wilson as the ministry’s next executive director

1 week ago in Crime & Safety, Local

Search resumes for missing Candler man Edward Malloy

Buncombe County deputies are using drones, K-9 teams and UTVs in the Milksick Cove Road area

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

Biltmore Avenue shooting linked to 4 others across WNC

Asheville police say five shootings across three jurisdictions are connected, but no arrests have been made in the July 19 double homicide

1 week ago in Local

I-26 traffic slow roll planned Thursday near Asheville Exit 25

Drivers should expect delays around 11 a.m. as crews conduct blasting and rock removal near the Broadway interchange

1 week ago in Local

I-26 Connector traffic: Ways around Asheville backups

We tried alternate routes from West Asheville as construction, detours and closures snarl the morning commute

1 week ago in Business, Food & Drink, Local

Andaaz makes post-Helene comeback in downtown Asheville

Restaurant relocates to Page Avenue after its Biltmore Village space was destroyed by flooding

1 week ago in Business, Community, Local, Outdoors

Asheville weighs how to spend $30M in Helene recovery funds

City Council wants more information before deciding how federal money should be invested in flooded commercial corridors

1 week ago in Community, Local

How Western North Carolina artists are telling Helene’s story

Books, documentaries, songs, photography and art are creating a lasting record of the 2024 disaster

1 week ago in Local, Outdoors, Sports

Asheville Grass Open brings volleyball to HomeTrust Park

Youth and adult grass volleyball tournament set for Oct. 2-4 in downtown Asheville

1 week ago in Crime & Safety, Local

Word of Faith leader Brooke Covington enters Alford pleas

Covington received suspended sentences and 24 months of probation in a case dating to 2013

1 week ago in Local, Outdoors

Asheville weather: Dry, sunny days before rain returns

Highs climb into the 80s by midweek, with rain possible Friday

1 week ago in Local

5 still missing in WNC nearly 2 years after Helene

Families in Avery, Mitchell and Yancey counties are still waiting for answers after their loved ones disappeared in the September 2024 flooding

1 week ago in Crime & Safety

Star Grant gets Nov. 30 court date in Fairview murder case

Grant, who was 16 when her parents and grandmother were killed, is due back in court Nov. 30 on three first-degree murder charges and felony conspiracy

2 weeks ago in Local

New plan maps WNC’s economic future after Helene

The regional strategy focuses on workforce, infrastructure and a more diverse Western North Carolina economy.

2 weeks ago in Education, Food & Drink, Local, Sports

Asheville High student art featured on Poppy Popcorn bags

Student artwork appeared on limited-edition bags created for the Biltmore Championship Asheville

2 weeks ago in Community, Local

Swannanoa resident recalls Helene, neighbors who helped

Deb Maslowski remembers rapidly rising water, weeks without power and neighbors helping neighbors

2 weeks ago in Community, Local

Helene in Asheville: From rain to catastrophic flooding

A timeline of the rain, rising rivers, power outages and flooding that reshaped Western North Carolina