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An Easter Sunday rockslide on the Blue Ridge Parkway south of Asheville has forced a temporary 12-mile closure of the road....

More stories need to be told in media and movies to raise awareness and education on climate crisis and to help generate individual momentum....

How much did that home sell for? Check out recent property transfers in Buncombe County and Asheville, North Carolina....

When new state House maps are drawn, it changes the county commission districts. Little consideration is given to the impacts of county governance....

For followers of Jesus, hope lies in his death and resurrection, hope for eternal life. But hope always needs renewing and that is everyone's job....

Glocal means addressing environmental issues locally first in the Blue Ridge Mountains to help reach global diplomacy's sustainable development goals....

The Black Mountain Town Council heard presentations regarding short-term rentals March 29....

Until recently, nobody was sure whether Thursday's Asheville Tourists Opening Day would be a celebration or the start of a season-long living wake....

Asheville's Planning and Zoning Commission heard a number of items April 5, including requests involving two separate 100% affordable developments....

Answer man deals with questions about a soccer field AstroTurf project and whether pickleball can find another home....

Hot Springs received funding to build a new wastewater treatment plant, which Mayor Abby Norton said was one of her top goals since her 2019 election....

North Carolina high schools are considering moving from four classifications to seven. How would the new NCHSAA compare to the rest of the country?...

North Carolina SciFest is happening all month long, and with spring flowers creating the perfect backdrop, it's time to get outside....

A new book by Frances Figart and Jesse White shows the extreme of what can happen when people make their food and scraps available to black bears...

Tuscola beat West Henderson in a pitcher's duel on Tuesday to stay unbeaten halfway through Mountain 7 play....

Looking to relish warmer temperatures and the beauty of spring? Family friendly, outdoor activities are even better when they're free!...

Wind gusts up to 65 mph above 3,500 feet are forecast by the National Weather Service....

It was a busy week in Congress ahead of a two-week recess for Easter....

Waterfall rescues are alarmingly frequent in the park. Extracting injured patients can be as harrowing as it is physically and technically taxing....

Lula Owl, the first member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians to become an RN, arrived in S. Dakota in 1916 for her first paid nursing position....

The start of the season has taught the Rams two things: Any win is a good win, and you never know who is or isn't going to be at practice tomorrow....

Tuscola announced that it hired former Tennessee quarterback and alum Jonathan Crompton as its new coach Monday evening....

Customers of Silicon Valley Bank will automatically become customers of First Citizens, which is headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina....

How much did that home sell for? Check out recent property transfers in Buncombe County and Asheville, North Carolina....

Winner-take-all laws allows presidential candidates to ignore voters in states where they are safely ahead or far behind. Every vote should matter....

Ron DeSantis often pivots on his stand on Russia and Ukraine, going back and forth on helping them and letting them fight their own battles....

An Asheville high schooler writes that Rep. Chuck Edwards should understand that young people are distressed about climate change and gun violence....

Mars Hill Town Manager Nathan Bennett announced the town has acquired two buildings along Mountain View Road, as well as the Robinson Building....

The RailYard Black Mountain will officially open April 15 and bring a new event space, restaurant and bar to the town....

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Here's a look at how area members of Congress voted over the previous week....

Mason Coren led Erwin past Reynolds on Friday, three days after a mercy-rule loss to the Rockets ran the Warriors' losing streak to three....

Madison County is rewriting its Land Use Ordinance and noise ordinance, and residents weighed in on the drafts in a planning board meeting March 21....

An Asheville Citizen Times reader asks if speed limits are enforced on the Blue Ridge Parkway and who enforces them?...

The N.C. DOT says there will be an overnight closure of Interstate 26 West to allow contract crews to work on a new bridge for the Blue Ridge Parkway....

Republicans in charge of the General Assembly for years had been skeptical about expansion, which originated from the 2010 Affordable Care Act....

The union that represents most workers at Pactiv Evergreen's Canton mill has been placed under control of its Pittsburgh-based international union....

Kitsbow, a maker of high-end bicycling clothes that set up a factory near national forest east of Asheville is closing after a little more than three years....

Money to address critical shortages in the Buncombe County call center, as well as new capacity for homelessness response were on the table March 21....

A reader asks how winter conditions will affect leaves in Asheville and WNC....

Laura Webb, an Asheville native and Forbes award winning financial expert, has been in the business of helping people save money since 1995....

Christ School's Josh Harrison committed to Wake Forest on Saturday. Here's why....

An Asheville nonprofit has opened a second commerical kitchen, allowing for more outreach services....