Woman charged after firing shot at Buncombe Co. jail
The Buncombe County Detention Center was placed under lockdown over the weekend after a woman was able to access a gun while in police custody.
Black Mountain Tailgate Market ‘springs’ up downtown
The warmth of spring was in the air downtown, March 7, as the Black Mountain Tailgate Market partnered with Old Town District and Foothills Grange to introduce an eight-week series, hosted by the venues on Black Mountain Avenue and below Cherry Street. The BMTM Spring Market, which will take place...
Fresh at Farmers Markets This Week
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...
7 people struck by gunfire, bullet fragments in downtown Asheville
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...
Great Mother March to launch in Asheville with Pack Square send-off event
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.
3 movies to see, stream or skip in March 2026 – 828reviewsNOW
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...
App State Secures Fourth SoCon Wrestling Title in a Row
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...
Opinion: Sure, Asheville Rides Transit buses sometimes look pretty empty, but bus service is...
Sign up for free email updates from The Watchdog. You’ll be notified whenever we publish our latest award-winning investigative reporting, John Boyle’s Answer Man and Opinion columns, Tom Fiedler’s Democracy Watch, and more!. For years, I’ve been curious about the Asheville Rides Transit bus that’s parked every...
North Carolina Child Hunger Leaders Discuss Looming SNAP Cuts
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...
Murphy singer’s ‘American Idol’ journey continues in Hawaii’s ‘Ohana Round’
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...
