Asheville NC

If you’ve been online lately, you may have seen 2026 declared as the year of the cabbage, but foodies and farmers market goers know that cabbage never really needed to be trending. Long before social media anointed the humble, layered globe as the vegetable of the moment, communities across...

ASHEVILLE - Seven people were struck by stray gunfire or bullet fragments in a downtown Asheville shooting on March 8, according to police. Asheville Police Department officers responded around 3:13 a.m. on March 8 to reports of gunshots in the 100 block of North Lexington Avenue, which runs from roughly Woodfin...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — A send-off celebration for the Great Mother March is scheduled for March 21 at Pack Square Park in downtown Asheville. The event is set for 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. and will mark the start of a multi-week pilgrimage walk from Asheville to Washington, D.C.

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — A Pixar movie about beavers, humans and the bonds between them. A scathing documentary about the Alabama prison system. The latest installment in a long-running horror franchise. Which should you see, stream or skip? Find out below. You should see…. “HOPPERS” (2026, 105 min., directed...

ASHEVILLE, NC – For the second year in a row the Explore Asheville SoCon Wrestling Championship came down to the final bout. For the second year in a row, App State heavyweight Stephan Monchery came through in the clutch to deliver a team title. Monchery left no doubt on...

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Child hunger leaders from across North Carolina — including representatives from school nutrition departments, food banks, churches, and state government — convened in Asheville this week for an annual conference hosted by the Carolina Hunger Initiative (CHI). “​​In this room, we are a community united by one common...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — On Monday, March 9, local American Idol star Braden Rumfelt will face off against 30 other contestants in the "Ohana Round" at Aulani, a Disney Resort & Spa in Hawaii. During the "Ohana Round", the 30 contestants will be narrowed down to 20, with the...

GREENVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - The Western Carolinas are about to experience a wild weather roller coaster, with near record highs early in the week followed by a strong cold front ushering in a storm threat prompting a First Alert Weather Day Thursday and a much cooler pattern. MONDAY: Warming...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (FOX Carolina) - An Asheville man won top prize on a $5 scratch-off game. The North Carolina Education Lottery said Clarence Payton played the High Voltage Cash ticket. He purchased the winning ticket from Tunnel Rd Gas & Vape on Tunnel Road in Asheville. On Friday, Payton went...