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3 days ago

AP accomplishment: North Buncombe High places on AP School Honor Roll

North Buncombe High School has placed on the 2026 Advanced Placement School Honor Roll, a distinction earned based on the achievement of students in AP classes.

3 days ago

Asheville, we’re listening: have your say on 828newsNOW

Opinions on 828newsNOW aims to provide a place for discussion and debate. A space where every perspective has a place in the conversation.

3 days ago

Earthquakes shake Dillsboro area

USGS reports magnitude 2.7 and 1.7 quakes near Macon-Jackson county line; no damage reported

3 days ago

Buncombe County detective hit, dragged during investigation

Multi-county pursuit ends with crash and arrest, officials say

3 days ago

Fire danger high across Asheville area amid drought conditions

Officials urge residents to avoid burning as wildfire risk increases in western counties

3 days ago

‘Project Hail Mary’ is a grand, gorgeous, galactic good time – 828reviewsNOW

Ryan Gosling may be the most charming astronaut who has ever befriended a rocky alien spider-crab in the fun and fantastic-looking "Project Hail Mary." Read our review for more.

4 days ago

Trio of 18-year-olds arrested on gun, drug charges

Last Friday, Asheville Police Department officers arrested three 18-year-olds, seizing guns and drugs, following erratic driving on Oakland Road.

4 days ago

Meet Anneliese Shreve, Buncombe County Teacher of the Year

Last week, Anneliese Shreve, an English teacher at Buncombe County Early College, was named the Buncombe County Schools Teacher of the Year.

4 days ago

Asheville artists want to turn milk jugs into community art

Five Points neighbors invite residents to help build towering corn sculpture

4 days ago

APD charges 28-year-old woman with felony assault in downtown shooting

Asheville Police Detectives have charged a second person, Ashonta Foursha Basnight, 28, in connection with the March 8 shooting on North Lexington Avenue.

4 days ago

Missing person: APD seeks help locating Gerald Bethel Colwell

The Asheville Police Department is asking for help locating Gerald Bethel Colwell, 60, who was reported missing on March 18, 2026.

4 days ago

Brü Avl on brunch offerings, incoming Latin food concept

Brü Avl, a local farm-to-table brunch spot, has announced that Palmar Latin Kitchen, a new dinner concept led by Chef Carlos Torres, will soon be opening for evening hours at the downtown Asheville café.

4 days ago

Asheville council considers holding Parkside for arts facility

Proposal aims to engage local neighborhoods before any final decisions are made

4 days ago

Asheville airport launches support drive for unpaid TSA workers

Community encouraged to donate gift cards to help officers during government shutdown

4 days ago

Dry, windy conditions raise risk of wildfires in Asheville area

Outdoor burning discouraged as cold front brings dry air to the region

4 days ago

Henderson County orchard blooms with Tulip Blossom Days

Stepp’s Hillcrest Orchard opens u-pick tulip fields as spring arrives; other Asheville-area spots offer seasonal color

4 days ago

Asheville City to face One Knoxville in Open Cup showdown

Match at Greenwood Field carries chance to reach Round of 32

4 days ago

People at Work: Asheville cake maker says the joy is in the decorating

Shana McDowell says she never planned a baking career, but 17 years later her shop produces hundreds of cakes every month

5 days ago

Strangeville: The haunting of Mitchell County’s old courthouse

Workers and officials in Bakersville’s 1907 courthouse reported footsteps, slamming doors and even a mysterious voice during court.

6 days ago

Tombstone Tales: Charlie Silver’s grave and the enduring mystery of Frankie Silver

In the Kona community near Bakersville, a quiet cemetery holds the resting place of the young man at the center of one of North Carolina’s most debated 19th-century tragedies.

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