Asheville News

Last weekend, police in Asheville, North Carolina, arrested Celso Avila-Aguilar, 31, after he reportedly grabbed an officer's arm during a routine traffic stop, and dragged her some 130 feet down Interstate 240.

Investigators said the crash happened around 12:15 p.m. Sunday on Kimberly Avenue, a tree-lined street in north Asheville with sidewalks on both sides of the road.

"I'd written a ton of music and had it backlogged," says local multi-instrumentalist Lenny Pettinelli.

The Felice Brothers played The Orange Peel earlier this week, as part of their tour for Favorite Waitress .

The season of fresh fruits and vegetables is upon us! NC produce farmers are a significant part of the state's $78-billion agriculture industry.

Asheville loves a good alternative prom. That may or may not indicate that a significant percentage of the local population was voted prom king or queen and loves reliving the memory.

One of the biggest money-making movies of all time was about a passenger ship we all knew would sink.

The fried kale pakora served at Chai Pani in Asheville, N.C., comes coated in curry chickpea batter and is served with green chutney and sweet yogurt.

If you think intense training and fierce competition is just for jocks, the high-energy, hardworking poets on the Slam Asheville Youth team will change your mind.

Wake Forest announced its nonconference basketball schedule for the 2014-15 season , it's first under new coach Danny Manning.

A group of archaeologists in Asheville, North Carolina are using Google Earth to document the history of slavery in their city.

When it is July in the High Country, it is time for the annual celebration of all things Scottish, with the start of the Grandfather Mountain Highland Games.

The Smoky Mountain Knitting Guild hit the road Saturday, June 21, for its first annual Shop Hop.

One hundred businesses in the state have obtained the "GreenTravel" certification, and Watauga is third among N.C. counties, with nine certified businesses.

Celebrating its fifth anniversary season, Asheville's own professional contemporary ballet company, sources talent from across the country and presents bold programming featuring ALL NEW WORK.

Foothills Brewing in Winston-Salem has earned a spot on a list of "100 American Craft Beers Every Beer-Lover Should Drink" by Paste.com.

While Tampa International Airport is gearing up for a $1 billion expansion, its counterpart across the bay, St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport , is quietly breaking passenger records .

"American Idol" might have bid its year-end adieu from TV in May, but the show's cycle doesn't truly end until the annual American Idols Live! tour, which features the top 10 finalists from the most recent season.

Daily JournalA line of solar panels collects energy from the sun at The Rock Farm, a Strata Solar project on N.C. 177 behind Rockingham Speedway.

On a contentious 5-2 vote July 8, Buncombe County's Board of Commissioners held the property tax rate steady in the new fiscal-year budget but juggled numbers to pump more money into the school system.