4 weeks ago in Business, Community, Local

RAD Creative Campus gets $2.1 million tourism grant

The Buncombe County TDA award will help fund the first building, but the foundation must buy the property by December 2027

4 weeks ago in Health & Wellness, Local

West Asheville homelessness concerns grow along Haywood Road

Residents have raised public safety and quality-of-life concerns as city leaders take a closer look at conditions in the neighborhood

4 weeks ago in Local, Outdoors

Brevard says funding secured for final 8 miles of Ecusta Trail

City officials say available funding will cover the current $26.2 million construction estimate

4 weeks ago in Arts & Culture, Native Advertising

Different Strokes! Launches Fourth Annual 369 Monologue & Short Play Festival in Asheville

Different Strokes! Performing Arts Collective brings six monologues and nine short plays to Asheville for three weekends of comedy, drama and audience voting.

4 weeks ago in National, Trending

Rising bond yields rattle markets worldwide and overshadow hopes for AI stocks

Another crank higher in bond yields is rattling stock markets around the world on Thursday and helping to overshadow optimism that the artificial-intelligence industry can...

4 weeks ago in Entertainment, National

Failed Tennessee execution renews the debate over death penalty methods

Tennessee officials have yet to explain what went wrong during the failed execution of Christa Pike, which was called off after she was given two doses...

4 weeks ago in National

Supreme Court grants review of Trump administration’s mandatory detention policy for immigrants

The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to review a Trump administration policy denying bond hearings for immigrants as the government carries out..

4 weeks ago in Sports

‘Is this the end?’ Cristiano Ronaldo’s future with Portugal unclear after veteran star leaves team

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo’s abrupt decision to leave Portugal’s training camp after an…

4 weeks ago in Entertainment, World

Tokyo court grants legal protection to human voices in AI clone case

A Tokyo court has awarded legal protection to the human voice in a landmark case in which a popular Japanese anime voice actor demanded that TikTok close...

4 weeks ago in Entertainment, Lifestyle

Naomi Campbell’s 5-year ban on serving as a charity trustee in England and Wales is overturned

Supermodel Naomi Campbell won a legal challenge Thursday to overturn a five-year ban on serving as a charity trustee in England and Wales. A three-judge tribunal found...

4 weeks ago in Sports

Well-rested Dallas Stars hope long offseason sets them up to make another deep playoff run

At some point during the long offseason for the Dallas Stars, captain Jamie Benn told his wife he felt as if it was time to get started on...

4 weeks ago in Sports

Fried, Bellinger and García lead Yankees over Red Sox 9-2 for 2-game Wild Card Series sweep

One year after rallying past the Red Sox to win an AL Wild Card Series, the New York Yankees battered Boston. Max Fried dominated...

4 weeks ago in Entertainment, Trending

No longer a secret, Nathan Fielder’s Elizabeth Holmes doc ‘You Can See Everything’ lands in New York

No longer a secret, "You Can See Everything," Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim's Elizabeth Holmes documentary, premiered Wednesday at the New York...

4 weeks ago in Sports

White Sox pounce early, finish sweep of Astros for first playoff series win since 2005

From 100 losses to their first playoff series win in two decades, these scrappy Chicago White Sox just keep outdoing themselves. The White Sox used a big...

4 weeks ago in Sports

Derrick Henry says the Titans did little to keep him when he left in free agency for Baltimore

Derrick Henry is preparing to face the Tennessee Titans for the first time as an opponent. He says his old team did not do much to try to keep him when he left...

4 weeks ago in Sports

Sean McVay says NFL agrees officials erred on pass interference that swung Rams’ loss to Broncos

Rams coach Sean McVay said the NFL told him officials erred in calling a late pass-interference penalty that swung Los Angeles' loss at Denver...

4 weeks ago in Sports

Indiana Fever and Caitlin Clark can’t escape the spotlight, on the court or off

Since the arrival of Caitlin Clark three years ago, everything that happens on and off the court involving Indiana gets magnified and...

4 weeks ago in Local, Outdoors

Helene 2 years later: How WNC is preparing for the next disaster

From flood-warning sirens and landslide mapping to backup power and stronger infrastructure, lessons from Helene are changing how Western North Carolina prepares

4 weeks ago in Builders Association of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Native Advertising

WNC Parade of Homes 2026: 5 Asheville Home Design Trends

Presented by Warmstead, the 45th annual WNC Parade of Homes offers free, self-guided tours of new and remodeled homes and communities Oct. 17-18 and Oct. 24-25 across Asheville and Western North Carolina.

4 weeks ago in Local, Outdoors

Weekend rain headed for Asheville, Western North Carolina

Widespread rain is expected Saturday and Sunday before cooler, drier weather arrives early next week