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Pediatricians group finds kids of all ages need regular recess for physical and mental health

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Recess isn't just a fun break for grade schoolers. It's crucial to good health and good grades for kids of all ages. That's the message from a leading pediatricians group, which just released the first new guidance in 13 years about this unstructured time at school and how it needs to be protected.

2 days ago in Lifestyle, Local, Outdoors

Hikes of WNC: Flat Top Mountain Trail

Open rural landscape with rolling brown hills, leafless trees, a wooden fence in the foreground, and a bright blue sky with scattered clouds.

Flat Top Mountain Trail is a rewarding trek with diverse terrain near Moses Cone Manor on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Read more in our hiking guide below.

3 days ago in Lifestyle, Trending

Olivia and Liam top the list of most popular US baby names for the seventh year running

Olivia and Liam for a seventh year in a row topped the list of names for babies born in the United States in 2025. The Social Security Administration annually tracks the names given to girls and boys in each state, with lists dating back to 1880.

3 days ago in Arts & Culture, Community, Entertainment, Lifestyle, Local, Outdoors, Perspectives

Montford Park Players put on a wonderful, wonderful, ‘Wonderful Wizard of Oz’

Colorful performers on a wooden outdoor stage under a banner reading 'The Wonderful Wizard of Oz' in front of a crowd.

"The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" is not the musical, but it is not the L. Frank Baum book, either. The Montford Park Players show is another wonderful thing entirely. Read our review for more.

4 days ago in Arts & Culture, Community, Entertainment, Lifestyle, Local, On The Town, Perspectives

Flat Rock Playhouse should be proud of ‘Pride and Prejudice’

Outdoor poster for Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, held by a hand against a leafy background.

You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love Kate Hamill's stage adaptation of "Pride and Prejudice," now playing at the Flat Rock Playhouse. Read our review now.

5 days ago in Arts & Culture, Asheville History, Community, Lifestyle, Local, Music, On The Town, Outdoors

New Asheville Pride festival marks 1st June fest in nearly 30 years

Smiling man with glasses stands in front of a bright mural of oversized orange-yellow sunflowers with green leaves.

June may be Pride Month, but Asheville Pride festivals have been traditionally held in the fall. That is, until this summer. June 26-28, 2026 marks the debut of AVL Stonewall Fest, a new Pride Month festival.

National

4 days ago in National

US will start revoking passports for thousands of parents who owe child support, AP learns

The U.S. State Department will begin revoking the U.S. passports of thousands of parents who owe a significant amount of unpaid child support. The department told The Associated Press on Thursday that the revocations would begin Friday and be focused on those who owe $100,000 or more.

4 days ago in National

A note a former cellmate says he found after Epstein’s suspected suicide attempt is released

A note Jeffrey Epstein's former cellmate claimed he found after the millionaire sex offender's first suspected jail suicide attempt was made public Wednesday, years after being sealed and locked in a courthouse vault as part of an unrelated legal dispute.

4 days ago in National, Trending

Clarence Thomas becomes the second longest-serving justice in Supreme Court history

The first baby boomer on the Supreme Court hit a milestone on Thursday, becoming the second-longest serving justice in history at a time when his influence has never seemed greater.

5 days ago in National, Trending

Some iPhone owners could get up to $95 payment after Apple agrees to settle case for $250 million

Owners of some iPhones are in line to get cash payments of up to $95 from Apple after the company on Tuesday reached a $250 million settlement in a class-action lawsuit for false advertising of its artificial intelligence capabilities.

6 days ago in National, Trending

USPS unveils Route 66 centennial stamps, born from a photographer’s 42 trips

The U.S. Postal Service on Tuesday is releasing eight stamps marking significant parts of the road in each of the states it traverses, passing by vintage diners, gas stations and motels — many since preserved or restored — along with breathtaking vistas and wide horizons of the open road.

1 week ago in National

Redistricting battle intensifies in states after US Supreme Court ruling on Voting Rights Act

A Supreme Court decision striking down a majority Black congressional district in Louisiana has amplified an already intense national redistricting battle by providing Republican officials in several states new grounds to redraw voting districts.

Sports

1 hour ago in Sports

Washington wins NBA draft lottery, chance to pick first on June 23

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On Sunday, the Washington Wizards won the NBA draft lottery and earned the right to pick No. 1 in next month's draft, a huge step forward for a team that finished with the league's worst record this season.

1 hour ago in Sports, Trending

2026 NFL schedule: Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants is Week 1 Sunday night game

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The Dallas Cowboys are set to visit the New York Giants in the first Sunday night game of the 2026 NFL season on Sept. 13. The league on Monday announced the Week 1 matchup of NFC East rivals at the Meadowlands in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

3 days ago in Sports

NFL and referees agree on a 7-year collective bargaining agreement, avoiding potential work stoppage

The NFL and the NFL Referees Association agreed Friday on a new seven-year collective bargaining agreement that avoids a potential work stoppage and use of replacement officials.

3 days ago in Sports

Djokovic beaten by a Croatian qualifier 18 years younger than him at the Italian Open

Novak Djokovic was beaten by a Croatian qualifier 18 years younger than him at the Italian Open on Friday in his first match after two months out due to a right shoulder injury.

3 days ago in Sports

Holmgren and Gilgeous-Alexander each score 22 as Thunder take 2-0 lead over Lakers in West semis

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander isn't scoring the way he usually does, but the Oklahoma City Thunder are still winning the way they normally do.

3 days ago in Sports

Cade Cunningham has 25 points and 10 assists to lift Pistons past Cavs 107-97 for a 2-0 lead

Cade Cunningham had 25 points and 10 assists, Tobias Harris scored 21 points and the Detroit Pistons beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 107-97 on Thursday night to take a 2-0 lead in their second-round series.

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1 hour ago in Sports, Trending

2026 NFL schedule: Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants is Week 1 Sunday night game

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The Dallas Cowboys are set to visit the New York Giants in the first Sunday night game of the 2026 NFL season on Sept. 13. The league on Monday announced the Week 1 matchup of NFC East rivals at the Meadowlands in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

3 days ago in Lifestyle, Trending

Olivia and Liam top the list of most popular US baby names for the seventh year running

Olivia and Liam for a seventh year in a row topped the list of names for babies born in the United States in 2025. The Social Security Administration annually tracks the names given to girls and boys in each state, with lists dating back to 1880.

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20 hours ago in Community, Local, On The Town, Pets

Black Mountain teen helps restore Helene-damaged dog park

Sign for River Walk Park in a green wooded area under sunny sky, with trees surrounding.

A year and a half after Tropical Storm Helene, Amanda Latta, 16, is contributing to the reconstruction of River Walk Park, one picnic table, flower bed and birdhouse at a time.

24 hours ago in Local, Outdoors

Tubing season returns, but recovery from Helene still shapes the flow

Operators across Asheville and surrounding waterways report steady demand but varied recovery paths heading into the summer season

1 day ago in Local, Outdoors

Cades Cove 2026 vehicle-free days begin: What to know before you go

Paved country road with a wooden fence, green fields, and distant hills under a bright blue sky and white clouds.

11-mile loop opens to bikes and pedestrians every Wednesday through Sept. 30

2 days ago in Local

Home repairs, housing projects, Flock technology top Asheville City Council agenda

Proposed shifts in Helene recovery funding could impact home repairs and water infrastructure projects

2 days ago in Lifestyle, Local, Outdoors

Hikes of WNC: Flat Top Mountain Trail

Open rural landscape with rolling brown hills, leafless trees, a wooden fence in the foreground, and a bright blue sky with scattered clouds.

Flat Top Mountain Trail is a rewarding trek with diverse terrain near Moses Cone Manor on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Read more in our hiking guide below.

2 days ago in Asheville History, Local

Tombstone Tales: Deadly 1889 camp meeting in Buncombe County

Weathered granite tombstone in a sunny grassy cemetery, inscribed with Amos Lunsford and family dates and the word 'Father'/'Mother'.

A violent confrontation at a Turkey Creek camp meeting led to a death and a murder trial in Buncombe County.

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1 hour ago in Entertainment, Music

New Beatles fan experience set to open in London in 2027

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The Beatles are headed back to one of the band's most famous sites with a new fan experience in London. Apple Corps Ltd, the company founded by the Fab Four, announced Monday that it will open a new seven-floor fan experience at the company's early headquarters.

3 days ago in Arts & Culture, Community, Entertainment, Lifestyle, Local, Outdoors, Perspectives

Montford Park Players put on a wonderful, wonderful, ‘Wonderful Wizard of Oz’

Colorful performers on a wooden outdoor stage under a banner reading 'The Wonderful Wizard of Oz' in front of a crowd.

"The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" is not the musical, but it is not the L. Frank Baum book, either. The Montford Park Players show is another wonderful thing entirely. Read our review for more.

3 days ago in Entertainment

Blake Lively’s lawyers fuel feud with claim of victory after ‘It Ends With Us’ settlement

The bitter public feud between actors Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni may outlive their court fight after all. Three days after announcing a settlement of the lawsuit brought by Lively over the 2024 film "It Ends With Us," her lawyers put out a statement Thursday calling the deal a "resounding victory."

3 days ago in Entertainment, Trending

David Attenborough, the excited but hushed voice of nature programs, turns 100

The BBC is hosting a party for David Attenborough at the Royal Albert Hall. Cinemas are playing his nature films. Friends have spent weeks lavishing praise on the man and his work.

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