Memorial Day weekend marks the start of the season on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Visitors should plan ahead due to ongoing ...

Balancing out, Asheville's housing market saw median home prices dip and days on market increase in early 2026. But war in Iran could change things.

A former Asheville business owner was denied bond after being charged with murder. She is accused of fatally poisoning her daughter with wine laced with an industrial chemical. The woman is also ...

The Mountain Xpress, an Asheville weekly publication, is being sold to a local journalism nonprofit. Founder Jeff Fobes is selling the paper to ensure it remains locally owned and avoids corporate ...

CANDLER – Baylee Edney has made her mark. Edney found her groove in the fourth inning of No. 1 Enka’s game May 19, launching a solo home run to tie the game. In the fifth, it was a grand slam, giving ...

Memorial Day cookouts in the Carolinas are more expensive this year due to rising food prices. Factors like cattle shortages, import tariffs, and global tensions are driving up costs for staples like ...

Former U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg rallied for Fairview farmer and Democrat Jamie Ager on May ...

Popular fast-food burger chain Whataburger will break into Asheville dining scene, bringing its famous burgers and more.

A new luxury Mahjong lounge, The Velvet Wind, has opened in downtown Asheville. The game of Mahjong, which originated in ...

We are just a week away from the unofficial start to summer in Western North Carolina with the Memorial Day holiday. For many across the state and nation, it will be a three-day weekend and a time to ...

The Big South Conference championship in baseball will take place May 20-23 at HomeTrust Park, the home of the Asheville Tourists. It's the first time the conference tournament has been played in ...

More than a third of longstanding vacancies in North Carolina’s government are attributable to low compensation.