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4 weeks ago

Introducing HAYNES Construction Group

MB HAYNES has announced the creation of HAYNES Construction Group, bringing two general construction services together under one unified name.

4 weeks ago

Ready for a run? April race calendar in Asheville and WNC

Racers, walkers and fun runners alike have plenty of races to choose from in Asheville and Western North Carolina this month. From craft brew relays to egg hunt 5Ks, read about the quirks, themes and distances of them all in our April race calendar.

4 weeks ago

Walking in Wolfe’s footsteps: Asheville tour brings literary past to life

Downtown experience highlights sites, stories and history that shaped the famed novelist

4 weeks ago

Mars Hill University names Tracy Parkinson as next president

Longtime provost to succeed retiring President Tony Floyd after national search

4 weeks ago

Asheville City eliminated from U.S. Open Cup in penalty shootout

Blues' late equalizer not enough as One Knoxville advances

4 weeks ago

Burn ban fails to stop surge in North Carolina wildfires

Officials urge caution as North Carolina wildfire count climbs past 600

4 weeks ago

828newsNOW launches ‘Garden Anywhere’ guide for Asheville and WNC gardeners

New resource offers gardening solutions for small spaces, tailored to the region’s mountain climate.

4 weeks ago

April concert calendar: Live music in Asheville this month

Your go‑to guide for the best live music happening around town this month.

4 weeks ago

Hear, hear: Walter Ear named Capital Management Director for city

Walter Ear, previously the interim Capital Management Director for the city of Asheville, has officially been named to the position as of March 30, 2026.

4 weeks ago

Open Cup clash tonight: Asheville City vs. One Knoxville

Blues look to build on historic first-round upset with 7 p.m. kickoff at Greenwood Field

4 weeks ago

Asheville chalk art dispute sparks First Amendment challenge

Artist warned of fines after years of public street drawings

4 weeks ago

Buncombe County weighs affordable housing proposals totaling $8.6M

Proposals could add 655 units, but several face financing hurdles ahead of April decisions

4 weeks ago

Buncombe County’s BC Alerts system back online

Residents must re-enroll to receive emergency notifications through new platform

4 weeks ago

Marion woman charged in McDowell County wildfire

Jumping Branch Fire grows to 185 acres near Marion, crews hold 20% containment

4 weeks ago

Two Asheville disability service nonprofits merge operations

Irene Wortham Center to absorb Liberty Corner Enterprises, expanding long-term care

4 weeks ago

Senior living communities grow in popularity among older adults

Maintenance-free lifestyles, social opportunities and added safety draw residents seeking connection and support

4 weeks ago

Storm chances increase across WNC as drought, wildfires persist

Above-normal temperatures continue in Asheville area while firefighters work to contain active blazes

4 weeks ago

Are ‘Ready or Not 2’ and ‘They Will Kill You’ the same movie? – 828reviewsNOW

In the latest case of ironic movie calendar confluence, two bloody movies about a pair of sisters battling satanic death cults were released inside a week of each other. Despite the oddly specific similarities of their premises, one is far more successful than the other.

4 weeks ago

Asheville to celebrate Arbor Day with RAD tree-planting event

Next Saturday, Asheville residents are invited to celebrate Arbor Day in the River Arts District, planting trees, receiving seedlings and learning to care for local ecosystems at a free riverside celebration.

4 weeks ago

Renowned mathematician to give UNC Asheville lecture with local actors

Later this week, the University of North Carolina Asheville Department of Mathematics and Statistics will hold its annual Parsons Lecture, bringing Middlebury College professor Stephen Abbott to campus for a lecture examining the intersection of theatre and math.

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8 hours ago in Entertainment, Music

Michael Jackson streams skyrocket after ‘Michael’ biopic opening weekend, up 95% in the US

Michael Jackson once sang "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough." For fans of the King of Pop's music, it's words to live by: Streams of his catalog jumped 95% in the U.S. over the weekend when compared with the same dates the previous weekend.

14 hours ago in Entertainment

Nedra Talley Ross, the last surviving member of the 1960s bee-hived pop band the Ronettes, dies

Nedra Talley Ross, the last surviving member of the 1960s bee-hived pop band the Ronettes, who sang the enduring hits "Be My Baby," "Baby I Love You" and "Walking in the Rain" alongside her cousins, has died. She was 80.

15 hours ago in Entertainment, Music

Melanie C says she’s bringing joy to the club with ‘Sweat,’ an athletic album from the Spice Girl

Get your heart pumpin'. She'll make you "Sweat." Such is the promise sung by the artist known as Melanie C, or Mel C and Sporty Spice of the game-changing '90s girl group Spice Girls, in the lead single from her ninth album of the same name.

15 hours ago in Entertainment

Summer Movie Preview: Nolan, Spider-Man and ‘Toy Story’ light up the cinemas

The movies always feel bigger in the summer. The budgets. The ambition. The names. The stakes. This summer, Hollywood has many of the regulars on the lineup: "Spider-Man," "Minions," "Star Wars" and "Toy Story." But the most eagerly anticipated is not a superhero, toy, or franchise: It's a 3,000-year-old epic poem.

15 hours ago in Sports, Trending

Marathon milestone shattered: Sabastian Sawe breaks the fabled 2-hour barrier by 30 seconds

A pair of African distance runners took down what was once among the most unthinkable records in sports on Sunday, shattering the long-unapproachable two-hour barrier in the 26.2-mile (42.2-kilometer) marathon.