More than 20 western North Carolina organizations set up booths at Tanger Outlets Asheville ahead of Veterans Day.
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Do you trust local programs to effectively help veterans in your community?
Asheville news covers city government, Buncombe County, schools, business, tourism and public safety in this mountain city home to Biltmore Estate. Reporting reaches neighborhoods and surrounding counties.
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Do you think your household's electricity bills are getting better or worse?
The new facility at the Asheville Energy Complex pairs solar power and battery storage with natural gas generation as winter demand rises across western North Carolina.
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Do you trust your city government to be transparent with residents?
Roney defeated incumbent Esther Manheimer in the city's November mayoral election, according to unofficial results.
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Should repeat felons automatically face substantially longer prison sentences than first-time offenders?
The 34-year-old pled guilty to firearm possession by a felon and attaining habitual felon status in connection with a December 2024 Asheville traffic stop.
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Are you planning to protect pipes or plants before this weekend's freeze in your area?
The National Weather Service forecasts overnight temperatures in the 20s and 30s for the Asheville area over the weekend of November 7 and 8, 2026.
Around 50 team members raised the tree inside Biltmore House ahead of the Christmas at Biltmore opening.
Coverage on this page runs across Asheville city hall and the Buncombe County commission, Asheville City Schools and Buncombe County Schools, and the tourism, arts and health care employers that anchor the local economy. From Montford and Grove Park to West Asheville, Kenilworth and Biltmore Village, neighborhood reporting spreads through the city and extends into Haywood County, Henderson County and Madison County where a story crosses the line. Biltmore Estate and the broader arts and craft beer tourism economy give Asheville a visitor-driven revenue base that makes hospitality industry decisions and short-term rental regulation recurring subjects in local government. Affordable housing for workers in the tourism economy and recovery from severe storm damage are the structural challenges that have most shaped local policy discussions in recent years.
