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Actor Shia LaBeouf arrested again on battery charge in New Orleans
Actor Shia LaBeouf, who was arrested and charged with battery after police say he punched several people outside a New Orleans bar earlier this month, was arrested again on Saturday and charged with one additional misdemeanor count of simple battery, court records show.
1 day ago in Entertainment, Sports, Trending
Knight delivers joke during ‘SNL’ appearance featuring US men and women hockey gold medal winners
Knight, the U.S. women's captain, along with teammate Megan Keller and men's team brothers Jack and Quinn Hughes, made a surprise appearance during "Heated Rivalry" star Connor Storrie's opening monologue on "SNL" on Saturday night.
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Asheville Junior Theater offers summer camps, year-round arts training
Nonprofit in South Asheville provides camps, large-scale productions and arts education programs throughout the year
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Buncombe County reports 10,778 Election Day voters by 2 p.m.
More than 30,000 ballots cast during early voting; polls remain open until 7:30 p.m.
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Man charged after truck hits multiple vehicles in downtown Asheville
Authorities say pickup truck struck cars and street lights before becoming disabled
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Orange Peel unveils Hellbender, a new outdoor music venue, along Swannanoa River
The Orange Peel has announced a new outdoor music venue named for North Carolina's favorite salamander. Hellbender by the Orange Peel will open this summer along the Swannanoa River.
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Morning wrecks cause major delays on I-26 near Asheville
Road closure and lane shutdown reported near Exits 33 and 37 in Buncombe County
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Polls open across Buncombe County for March 3 primary
Voting underway at 80 locations until 7:30 p.m.; photo ID required and absentee ballots due tonight
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Padma Lakshmi finds a new competitive kitchen with CBS’ ‘America’s Culinary Cup’
Padma Lakshmi is back in the kitchen with a knives-out cooking competition, and this time the stakes are higher — for the contestants and for her. The former host of Bravo's "Top Chef" lands on network prime time hosting and judging the CBS show "America's Culinary Cup," which boasts the largest cash prize in culinary television history — $1 million.
3 hours ago in Arts & Culture, Business, Community, Entertainment, Lifestyle, Local, Music, On The Town, Outdoors
Orange Peel unveils Hellbender, a new outdoor music venue, along Swannanoa River
The Orange Peel has announced a new outdoor music venue named for North Carolina's favorite salamander. Hellbender by the Orange Peel will open this summer along the Swannanoa River.
6 hours ago in Entertainment, Music
The Guess Who plan the band’s first official US tour in over two decades
Two principal songwriters of The Guess Who — the band that crafted the hit song "American Woman" — will tour America itself later this year for the first time in over two decades.
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Justin Timberlake sues to block release of police video from 2024 drunken driving arrest in New York
The pop star's lawyers argued in a lawsuit filed Monday against the village of Sag Harbor and its police department that release of the video would "devastate" Timberlake's privacy by revealing "intimate, highly personal, and sensitive details." They also said it would cause "severe and irreparable harm" to his reputation by subjecting him to "public ridicule and harassment."
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Triceratops skeleton ‘Trey’ to hit the auction block as dinosaur market soars
A triceratops skeleton that stood in a Wyoming museum for decades will be auctioned off, a rare instance of a museum-exhibited dinosaur going to the auction block just as the market for the prehistoric giants has hit record highs.
4 weeks ago in Features, Trending
3 fans. 60 Super Bowls. This might be their last time going to the big game
It just wouldn't feel like the Super Bowl for them if they weren't all there. And this might be the last time they all do it. That's what three old friends were coming to grips with just before this year's Super Bowl. The trio of octogenarians are the only fans left in the exclusive "never missed a Super Bowl" club.
4 weeks ago in Features, World
A 13-year-old Australian boy swims for hours to save his mother and siblings who were swept away
A 13-year-old boy is credited with saving his family after he swam for four hours in choppy waters off the coast of Western Australia to alert authorities that his mother and two younger siblings had been swept away.