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4 hours ago in Community, Local, Politics
Asheville voters get another chance to hear from candidates
Mayoral and City Council candidates will discuss transportation, housing, resilience and land use at an Oct. 14 forum
7 hours ago in Arts & Culture, Asheville History, Community, Local, Native Advertising
Strangeville: When famous writers crossed paths in Asheville
F. Scott Fitzgerald visited Thomas Wolfe's mother, Zelda stayed at her boardinghouse, and the mountains attracted generations of literary legends
9 hours ago in Local, Outdoors
UPDATE: Power outages climb as heavy rain, winds hit WNC
Thousands lose electricity as crews respond to storm damage and forecasters issue a Broad River flood warning
828 Scoreboard: Week 8 of high school football
Western North Carolina high school football scores from Oct. 9
19 hours ago in Local
Isaias brings heavy rain, flood watch to Asheville, WNC
Forecasters expect a wet, windy weekend, with the greatest flooding and landslide concerns in parts of the mountains
Entertainment
1 day ago in Entertainment, Music
Linkin Park documentary ‘Unshatter’ tracks band’s emotional return to recording, touring
For years after the death of frontman Chester Bennington, members of Linkin Park weren't sure if the band would — or should — continue to exist. The new documentary "Linkin Park: Unshatter" takes fans inside the uncertainty, grief and creative risk behind their return, including raw footage of early recording sessions, conversations and experimentation that eventually led to Emily Armstrong joining the group.
1 day ago in Entertainment
Lightsaber Darth Vader used in ‘I am your father’ duel in ‘Empire Strikes Back’ goes up for auction
In July, a lightsaber with Luke Skywalker's severed hand from "The Empire Strikes Back" sold for $3.75 million at auction, the highest price ever fetched for a prop used in a "Star Wars" film according to the auction house. Now, someone can buy the saber that did the severing.
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