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

REVIEW: How scary is The Haunted Farm, really?

Answer: Very, very scary. As Halloween approaches this weekend, one of the best ways to spend the end of spooky season is a night at The Haunted Farm. Read more in our review of the scare attraction.

2 weeks ago in Entertainment

Kelsey Grammer, 70, announces the birth of his 8th child: ‘Isn’t that lovely?’

It's a boy — named Christopher — for 70-year-old actor Kelsey Grammer and his wife Kayte Walsh. The "Frasier" star announced his latest baby news on Monday's edition of the "Pod Meets World" podcast.

2 weeks ago in Entertainment

40 years later, Michael J. Fox looks back on ‘Back to the Future’

It's been 40 years since "Back to the Future" debuted in theaters, but neither time, nor Parkinson's disease has done much — regardless of what he says — to diminish Fox's boyish good nature.

2 weeks ago in World

Gaza ceasefire tested as Israel and Hamas exchange fire and blame

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday he has ordered the army to immediately carry out "powerful strikes" in Gaza, and Hamas responded by saying it would delay handing over the body of a hostage, putting new pressure on the tenuous U.S.-brokered ceasefire.

2 weeks ago in Business, Local, ZZZ App Top Stories

BorgWarner to invest $75M, add 193 jobs in Hendersonville

220,000-square-foot facility to bring high-paying jobs and $583 million economic growth to the state

2 weeks ago in Crime & Safety, Local, ZZZ App Top Stories

Henderson County man charged after shooting that killed child

Justin Sherrill faces felony firearm and negligent child abuse charges following October incident in Zirconia

2 weeks ago in Community, Local, Outdoors, ZZZ App Top Stories

Healing Asheville area rivers, one artifact at a time

MountainTrue’s $10 million cleanup program has pulled millions of pounds of debris from WNC waterways -- and returned keepsakes to storm survivors

2 weeks ago in Local, ZZZ App Top Stories

NC attorney general sues USDA over SNAP benefits

Lawsuit filed as USDA refuses to use $6 billion contingency fund; Asheville area groups step in to fill the gap

2 weeks ago in Trending, World

Hurricane Melissa is set to hit Jamaica as its strongest storm since records began

Hurricane Melissa was set to pummel Jamaica on Tuesday as a catastrophic Category 5 storm, the strongest to lash the island since recordkeeping began 174 years ago.

2 weeks ago in National

Hegseth says US carried out 3 strikes on alleged drug-running boats in eastern Pacific, killing 14

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that the U.S. military carried out three strikes Monday in the waters of the Eastern Pacific against boats suspected of carrying drugs, killing 14 and leaving one survivor.

2 weeks ago in Lifestyle, Trending

How Americans will be celebrating Halloween, according to a new AP-NORC poll

About two-thirds of U.S. adults will celebrate Halloween in some way this year, with parents of kids under 18 especially likely to have plans, according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.

2 weeks ago in Entertainment

A newly discovered Dr. Seuss manuscript will celebrate America’s 250th anniversary

A newly discovered Dr. Seuss manuscript featuring the Cat in the Hat and celebrating the United States will be published next year, just in time for America's 250th anniversary.

2 weeks ago in Sports

Mahomes, Hunt lead Chiefs to dominant 28-7 win over Commanders, their 9th straight in the series

Patrick Mahomes wound up throwing for 299 yards and three touchdowns, Kareem Hunt found the end zone twice, and the Chiefs' defense was just as dominant as their high-flying offense over the final 30 minutes, helping Kansas City pull away from a halftime tie for a 28-7 victory over the Commanders on a cold night at Arrowhead Stadium.

2 weeks ago in Sports, Trending

Freeman’s homer in 18th inning lifts Dodgers over Blue Jays 6-5 in World Series classic

Freddie Freeman homered leading off the bottom of the 18th, Shohei Ohtani went deep twice during another record-setting performance and the Los Angeles Dodgers outlasted the Toronto Blue Jays 6-5 in an instant classic Monday night.

2 weeks ago in Business, Local, ZZZ App Top Stories

Biltmore Village shop rises from the mud after Helene destruction

White Lotus Boutique marks grand reopening after a year of rebuilding

2 weeks ago in Business, Local, ZZZ App Top Stories

Asheville airfare drops 9% for holiday travelers, KAYAK says

Mountain destination ranks among nation’s top 10 for biggest holiday flight price decreases

2 weeks ago in Community, Local, ZZZ App Top Stories

Swannanoa River project aims to reduce flooding in Black Mountain

Residents invited Nov. 5 to learn about $5 million effort to reduce flooding and improve water quality

2 weeks ago in Entertainment

‘Yeah, boyeeee’: Flavor Flav gives bobsled and skeleton a try, joins team as hype man for Olympics

At 66 years old, Flavor Flav went 67 mph. That was all it took to get him hooked on sliding. Meet the newest fan of the U.S. bobsled and skeleton program: a Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, a founding member of Public Enemy, a reality show star and now, an aspiring slider.

2 weeks ago in Lifestyle

Cheating beyond ChatGPT: Agentic browsers present risks to universities

Pangram reports that new AI-enabled browsers, such as OpenAI's Atlas, raise concerns about academic integrity and student data privacy in universities.

2 weeks ago in Crime & Safety, Local, ZZZ App Top Stories

Woman pleads guilty, gets at least 5 years in Asheville murder

Co-defendant already serving more than a decade in prison for the killing