Asheville News

How many more neighborhoods in North America will be devastated before people realize that cookie-cutter ranchers should not be built in tornado and hurricane prone regions? Popularly called "underground houses " during the 1960's and early 1970's, earth-sheltered houses gained a reputation as either being eccentric or "hippyish" by the 1980s.

When in doubt, throw an egg on it - that's the tack Another Broken Egg Cafe seems to take, judging by the menus of its two dozen locations throughout the Southeast.

Group houses are becoming popular - again - among some single baby boomers, and not just for financial reasons.

City police arrested a Burnsville woman in connection with the theft of an Asheville woman's vehicle.

Tom McNichol / special to The Star Members of the Brazilian Rotary Group Study Exchange Team arrived in Shelby May 17.

An elderly man missing from an Asheville assisted living center since last week was found alive Monday in a wooded area in Greenville County, S.C. A passerby found Albert Francis Parsons, 76, in his car Monday afternoon off U.S. 25 and notified authorities, Greenville County sheriff's Master Deputy Jonathan Smith said.

An Asheville couple who won $1 million in the May 11 Powerball drawing has claimed its prize money.

Asheville-area disaster relief agencies including the local American Red Cross chapter, Hearts With Hands and Samaritan's Purse are among organizations from across the country mobilizing to help victims of the Moore, Okla.

Students, retired people, senior citizens, workers, those who lost licenses and more all ride buses.

Managers in the Sylva/Asheville area. We offer competitive pay/health insurance, bonus plan/free meals and uniforms/401K/college tuition plans and much more.

Rich Velazquez was the overall winner of the 16th running of the Biltmore Kiwanis Classic 15 race Sunday, May 19, 2013, on the Biltmore Estate in Asheville.

Sallie Bissell received a typewriter as a Christmas present from her parents the year she turned 8 years old.

What's it like to live in a far-off place most of us see only on a vacation? Foreign Correspondence is an interview with someone who lives in a spot you may want to visit.

After a four-year winning streak, Asheville lost its Beer City USA title to Grand Rapids, Mich., according to poll results released May 13.

Full announcement from Buncombe County Schools: Come to the Erwin District Community Resource Fair Monday, May 20, 2013 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Erwin HS Cafeteria FREE ADMISSION...PIZZA SUPPER PROVIDED...30 COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS! Don't miss this special opportunity for parents and students to learn about important community resources and pick up ... (more)

Full announcement from Land of Sky: French Broad River MPO and NCDOT are sponsoring the Western North Carolina Regional Travel Survey.

One of the tickets sold in Florida for the $600M Powerball game Saturday evening has matched all six numbers drawn, officials say.

Amid the lawsuits and budget wrangling, Asheville City Council elections are approaching.

UNC Asheville Dedicates "TD Bank Atrium" in Recognition of $200,000 Gift UNC Asheville today dedicated the "TD Bank Atrium" in Rhoades Hall, in honor of a major gift from TD Bank to the university.

The nonprofit FEAST, an offshoot of Slow Food Asheville, has a new home at UNC Asheville.