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

Sunday gunfire in downtown Asheville remains under investigation

Around 2:18 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 4, APD officers heard gunfire around Banks Avenue. When officers canvassed the area, they discovered seven shell casings near the intersection of Banks Avenue and Church Street.

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

Asheville 19-year-old arrested on 25 felony counts in major fraud bust

Masieuh Dewayne Morgan, 19, was arrested by the Asheville Police Department around 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 3 off of Long Shoals Road. Morgan was arrested on the basis of 25 open felony warrants, many of which involve fraud.

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

Urban Orchard meets urban forest: Cider company to host Save the Woods fundraiser

Save the Woods, a community-led effort to preserve 45 acres of urban forest around the University of North Carolina Asheville, have organized their latest fundraiser in partnership with Urban Orchard Cider Co.

4 weeks ago in Ask The Expert, Business, Housing, HVAC System & Maintenance Expert, Local, Native Advertising, ZZZ App Top Stories

Well pump pulling services from MB HAYNES

MB HAYNES' Plumbing Division now offers professional well pump pulling services — a crucial addition to their lineup that brings expertise, reliability and a deep sense of care to homeowners and businesses relying on well systems.

4 weeks ago in Education, Health & Wellness, Local, ZZZ App Top Stories

Chickenpox outbreak confirmed at Fairview Elementary

Buncombe County health officials also monitoring an increase in flu and other communicable illnesses

4 weeks ago in Local, ZZZ App Top Stories

More than 1,000 without power in Swannanoa

Duke Energy reports multiple outages with unknown causes across Buncombe County

4 weeks ago in Entertainment, Music

BTS announces March comeback date, putting an end to a nearly four-year hiatus

They're going to light up 2026 like dynamite: K-pop group BTS' comeback has an official date. According to a note shared to social media by the entertainment company BigHit Music, the mega popular group will return on March 20.

4 weeks ago in Entertainment

Country singer Zach Bryan has married Samantha Leonard

Here's to a lifetime of pink skies: The irreverent country singer Zach Bryan is married. Bryan, 29, confirmed the news in an Instagram post shared Thursday.

4 weeks ago in Sports

Winter Olympics 2026 guide: All you need to know about the Milan–Cortina Games

The countdown is on for the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy. The torch relay is already underway and some of the top athletes are already making headlines.

4 weeks ago in Sports

Falcons fire coach Raheem Morris, GM Terry Fontenot hours after finishing 8-9 season

The Atlanta Falcons fired coach Raheem Morris and general manager Terry Fontenot on Sunday night, announcing the moves hours after the team completed its second straight 8-9 finish under Morris and eighth consecutive losing season.

4 weeks ago in Sports

Steelers, Panthers, Jaguars secure division titles. Broncos clinch AFC’s No. 1 seed

Aaron Rodgers and the Steelers sent Lamar Jackson and the Ravens home for the playoffs. The Panthers are NFC South champions for the first time in 10 years. The Broncos are the AFC's No. 1 seed.

4 weeks ago in National

Tim Walz, Democrats’ 2024 VP candidate, won’t run for a third term as Minnesota governor

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Democrats 2024 candidate for vice president, is ending his bid for a third term as governor less than four months after launching a reelection campaign.

4 weeks ago in Trending, World

Maduro is taken to a US courthouse for his first appearance on drug trafficking charges

Deposed Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is set to make his first appearance Monday in an American courtroom on the narco-terrorism charges the Trump administration used to justify capturing him and bringing him to New York.

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

Foggy start gives way to mild, sunny week in Asheville

Forecasters say above-normal temperatures will continue until rain chances increase late week