Lifestyle
8 hours ago in Lifestyle
Challenging your brain helps keep it healthy. Here’s how to do it
One recent study linked a lower risk of Alzheimer's disease and cognitive decline to lifelong learning, meaning intellectually stimulating experiences — reading and writing, learning another language, playing chess, solving puzzles, going to museums — from childhood into retirement.
4 days ago in Lifestyle
What to say if you’re in recovery and your workplace encourages social drinking
Picture this: It's lunchtime in the 1960s, and you're out with co-workers enjoying not one, not two, but three cocktails with your meal. While the three-martini lunch seems improbable today, workplaces still can be boozy places. After-work happy hours, corporate parties and client meetings at fancy bars are still expected in many areas of American corporate culture.
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45 minutes ago in Crime & Safety, Local
No injuries after shot fired at Buncombe County Detention Facility
Officials say detainee accessed firearm inside police vehicle before firing one round
57 minutes ago in Crime & Safety, Local
Man found dead near Elk Mountain Scenic Highway identified
Buncombe County Sheriff's Office says suspect died of self-inflicted gunshot wound during standoff
2 hours ago in Ask The Expert, Community, Education, Home Building & Remodeling Expert, Local, Native Advertising
Local high school students showcase trade skills in first annual “Pawrade of Homes”
Event featuring doghouses built by students is part of WNC Build and Remodel Expo at the WNC Agricultural Center’s Davis Event Center.
2 hours ago in Community, Local, Politics
Bill Hart named Water Resources Director after 16 years with department
Bill Hart, who has served as Interim Water Resources Director since David Melton left the post in August 2025, has been officially named Water Resources Director for Asheville's Water Resources Department.
3 hours ago in Health & Wellness, Lifestyle, Local, Native Advertising, Outdoors
Put on your running shoes: March race calendar in Asheville and WNC
For those feeling a spring in their step as spring approaches, consider registering for a footrace in Western North Carolina.
Entertainment
29 minutes ago in Entertainment
Multiple gunshots fired near Rihanna’s LA home and a woman is taken into custody
Los Angeles police took a woman into custody after she fired gunshots outside Rihanna 's gated home, according to authorities and news reports on Monday.
7 hours ago in Entertainment
Pixar’s ‘Hoppers’ bounds to No. 1 as Warner Bros.’ ‘The Bride!’ is on life support
Disney and Pixar's environmental adventure "Hoppers" topped the North American box office this weekend with $46 million in domestic ticket sales in its opening weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday.
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Features
1 week ago in Features, Trending
Triceratops skeleton ‘Trey’ to hit the auction block as dinosaur market soars
A triceratops skeleton that stood in a Wyoming museum for decades will be auctioned off, a rare instance of a museum-exhibited dinosaur going to the auction block just as the market for the prehistoric giants has hit record highs.