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4 weeks ago in Entertainment

Robert Carradine, ‘Revenge of the Nerds’ and ‘Lizzie McGuire’ star, dies at 71

Robert Carradine, the youngest of his prolific Hollywood family and whose biggest hit was the 1984 comedy "Revenge of the Nerds," has died at 71. In a Tuesday statement to news outlets, his family said he lived with bipolar disorder for two decades and died by suicide.

4 weeks ago in Sports, Trending

Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao agree to a rematch in September at The Sphere in Las Vegas

Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao have agreed to a rematch of their landmark 2015 bout. Their second fight will be held Sept. 19 in Las Vegas, the boxing icons announced Monday.

4 weeks ago in National

Waymo’s robotaxis now being dispatched in 10 major U.S. markets with expansion in Texas and Florida

Waymo will begin dispatching its robotaxis in four more cities in Texas and Florida, expanding the territory covered by its fleet of self-driving cars to 10 major U.S. metropolitan markets.

Asheville City Soccer Club is inviting fans to gather March 1 at Olde London Road for a day of international match watch parties and club festivities tied to the SheBelieves Cup.

4 weeks ago in Local, Sports, ZZZ App Top Stories

Asheville City SC to host SheBelieves Cup watch party March 1

Olde London Road to serve as official gathering spot; club also seeks new in-stadium PA announcer

4 weeks ago in Local, Sports, ZZZ App Top Stories

Asheville Tourists eye April 21 opening day, tickets on sale today

Club unveils 2026 promotional schedule featuring fireworks, specialty jerseys and themed nights at newly renovated ballpark

Tuesday sunrise seen from Patton Avenue in Asheville

4 weeks ago in Local, Native Advertising, Outdoors, ZZZ App Top Stories

Dry, gusty conditions elevate wildfire risk in Asheville area

Humidity drops into teens in parts of region; rain and possible storms arrive late week

Brandon Matthew Byford

4 weeks ago in Crime & Safety, Local, ZZZ App Top Stories

Man arrested on fentanyl trafficking charges in West Asheville

Police say suspect found with more than 45 grams of fentanyl after trespassing call at Pisgah View Apartments

school bus weather closures

4 weeks ago in Education, Local, ZZZ App Top Stories

Icy roads prompt delays, closures for Asheville area schools

North Buncombe schools closed; several Western North Carolina districts shift to remote learning

4 weeks ago in Olympics, Sports

Lindsey Vonn says surgery saved her from having her left leg amputated following Olympic crash

American skier Lindsey Vonn says she nearly lost her left leg following a frightening crash in the women's downhill at the Milan Cortina Olympics. Vonn shared in an Instagram post on Monday that her injuries went far beyond the complex tibia fracture in the leg she initially revealed after clipping a gate and sailing off course just 13 seconds into her run on Feb. 8.

4 weeks ago in Entertainment, Trending

Rob Reiner’s son pleads not guilty to murder in the killing of his parents

Nick Reiner, the 32-year-old son of Hollywood luminary Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner, pleaded not guilty Monday to two counts of first-degree murder more than two months after their deaths, denying for the first time that he fatally stabbed his parents.

4 weeks ago in National

Armed man shot and killed after entering secure perimeter of Mar-a-Lago, Secret Service says

An armed man entered the secure perimeter of Mar-a-Lago, President Donald Trump's resort in Palm Beach, Florida, before being shot and killed early Sunday morning, according to a spokesman for the U.S. Secret Service. Although Trump often spends weekends at his resort, he was at the White House when the breach occurred around 1:30 a.m.

4 weeks ago in Arts & Culture, Community, Lifestyle, Local, Music, On The Town, ZZZ App Top Stories

Fringe Fest returns for its 24th weird year with over 70 arts events

The 24th Asheville Fringe Arts Festival will return to the city March 15-22, bringing more than 70 different experimental, offbeat, always-interesting arts events with it.

4 weeks ago in Local, Politics, ZZZ App Top Stories

Early voting continues across Buncombe County despite wintry weather

More than 13,500 ballots cast as turnout outpaces recent primaries; all 11 sites open through Feb. 28

4 weeks ago in Local, Outdoors, ZZZ App Top Stories

FEMA dispute stalls Asheville-area infrastructure projects

State asks court to force reinstatement of $200 million resilience program for North Carolina communities

4 weeks ago in Entertainment

Met Gala guests (and the rest of us) learn the next dress code: ‘Fashion is Art’

You certainly don't have to tell Beyoncé this: Fashion, when deployed properly, is nothing less than art. Now, the fashion-forward superstar will have another chance to make the point.

4 weeks ago in Local, ZZZ App Top Stories

Power outages reported across Asheville area amid bitter cold

Hundreds of outages reported near New Leicester Highway and Lake Lure

4 weeks ago in Olympics, Sports

Hughes scores in overtime as US beats Canada for first men’s hockey gold at the Olympics since 1980

Jack Hughes scored less than 2 minutes into overtime and the U.S. beat Canada 2-1 in the gold medal final at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Sunday, earning the nation's third men's title at the Games and its first since the "Miracle on Ice" in 1980 — 46 years to the day of the upset over the mighty Soviet Union, too.

4 weeks ago in Local, Outdoors, ZZZ App Top Stories

Asheville seeks public input on French Broad, Azalea park rebuilds

Community workshop Feb. 28 to focus on Azalea area and French Broad River redesign after Helene flooding

4 weeks ago in National

Snowfall intensifies in Northeast, with many stuck at home under blizzard warnings and travel bans

Millions of people in New York City and a large swath of the northeastern U.S. were stuck at home under road travel bans and blizzard warnings Monday as heavy snow and strong winds intensified, creating whiteout conditions in the densely populated region.

4 weeks ago in Trending, World

25 Mexican National Guard troops killed in Jalisco after cartel leader’s capture, official says

Mexico Security Secretary Omar García Harfuch said Monday 25 members of the National Guard were killed in Jalisco in six separate attacks following the capture of Jalisco New Generation Cartel leader Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes.

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1 day ago in Sports

No. 11 seed VCU erases 19-point deficit, stuns sixth-seeded North Carolina 82-78 in OT

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1 day ago in Sports

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