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Town Mountain has always been known as a band that is best experienced live. That's not a knock on their three fine studio albums, just a recognition from their fans that it's a show that needs to be seen as well as heard.

Things are heating up on planet Earth. Average global temperatures shattered records this June ... for the second month in a row, according to a new report from the National Climactic Data Center.

WHAT'S YOUR MOTIVATION?: Kevin Patrick Murphy, founder of The Actor's Center of Asheville, describes the center as a kind of gym - "You have to work the muscles," he says.

No charges will be filed against the Asheville Police officer who fired the shot that killed former Reynolds High School football star A.J. Marion.

Poetry has long been an action-packed artistic genre in Western North Carolina. Here, it's not merely written but spoken, slammed and taken into schools .

FRIENDLY: Even though Secret Agent 23 Skidoo is based on the West Coast, he plans to continue collaborating with Asheville artists.

I put my money where my mouth is with cloud DR, and it not only benefited my organization but also earned us a prestigious award.

Senate Republicans have retooled a proposal limiting local sales taxes in North Carolina but could still stop two large counties from putting referenda on the ballot this fall.

If you've even been a fan of soap operas, you may remember the long-popular CBS daytime drama, "As the World Turns".

The Groundhog Day star was flying from Atlanta, Georgia to Asheville in North Carolina four years ago when the light aircraft was hit with a powerful gust of wind and the pilot had to battle to control the plane.

Final results of the U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur Championship Sectional Qualifying hosted by Pinewild Country Club on Monday, July 21, 2014.

June was the Earth's warmest such month on record since instrument data began in 1880, propelled by ocean temperatures that were so far above average that they broke a separate milestone.

MEN IN MOTION: Free Flow wants everyone on their feet. "We're not a sit-and-watch band," says guitarist Lane Thaw.

After months of debate, Asheville City Council is preparing to decide the fate of who will manage Pack Place on July 22. The city owns the building at 2 South Pack Square in the heart of downtown Asheville, which is currently managed by a nonprofit of the same name.

If a human being were forced into a physical contest with a lion, a tiger, or a bear , the result would be unlikely to favor the human.

California's Sierra Nevada Brewing, the nation's second-largest craft beer maker, is nearing completion on a second production facility, this one near Asheville, North Carolina.

It's a typical first day of school at Hall Fletcher Elementary in Asheville, NC.

North Carolina legislators have cleared the way to allow the use of hemp oil extract treatment in clinical studies, giving hope to those who suffer from severe seizure disorders including one Tuscola High School graduate.

Nathan sits down with Anne Grier of Gaining Ground Farm for the 45th episode of the Finding Asheville podcast.

The James Beard Foundation Celebrity Chef Tour dinner will be held on Wednesday, Sept.