All North Carolina Lottery retailers will redeem prizes up to $599. For prizes over $599, winners can submit winning tickets through the mail or in person at North Carolina Lottery Offices. By mail, ...

Asheville City Schools has cut its middle school orchestra program due to low student enrollment. A Board of Education vote to reverse the decision resulted in a three-to-three deadlock, allowing the ...

FEMA is expected to cover roughly 75% of phase one. Groundbreaking is Aug. 13. Helene brought 5 or 6 feet of mud inside the Veterans Restoration Quarters. This story has been updated to add new ...

LinkedIn's 2026 rankings have Duke University at No. 2 in the nation among colleges in the U.S. Three other NC colleges also ...

Drug-resistant Candida auris has been found in 27 states, including in North Carolina. What the fungus is and how it is affecting the state.

Three development proposals, collectively totaling more than 800 apartments, are set to be reviewed by the Buncombe County Board of Adjustment Aug. 12.

Asheville's Salvation Army is pausing its shelter services starting in November because it lacks funding to continue.

USA TODAY's month-long shopping event, The Fall Reset, is highlighting deals on bedding and sleep essentials. Shoppers can receive 20% off sitewide at Cozy Earth with the exclusive code USAFALL. The ...

The Farmer's Almanac has released its winter outlook for the 2026-2027 season. North Carolina is expected to have a "cool" and "wet and stormy" winter due to El Niño. The first day of winter 2026 is ...

Several Asheville area restaurants have made summertime debuts, including Andaaz, Flour, LKN Cheesecakery and Ritrovo.

A total solar eclipse will occur on Aug. 12, but it will not be visible in totality from the United States. The path of totality for the 2026 eclipse includes Greenland, Iceland, Spain, and parts of ...

ASHEVILLE - Tropical Storm Helene left Asheville's riverfront battered and buried under tons of debris and silt, but the city’s latest plan for the French Broad River points toward something more ...