Owen, now 30 and raising three children of her own in Henderson County, was placed in foster care twice — first at age 8 and ...

They have spent 17 years as nymphs (wingless, immature versions of themselves) underground, feeding on tree roots. As soon as ...

How do we get people back to God’s country?” asked Dan Gerlach, an economic and public administration consultant, at the May 28 meeting of the Buncombe County Tourism Development Authority. “This ...

The Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project (ASAP), a nonprofit agricultural support organization, reported May 7 that 86 ...

Photo by Glenn English In collaboration with Mountain Xpress, I am delighted to announce a new ongoing series, “Homemade ...

As a family medicine doctor, helping patients who struggle with insomnia can be extremely challenging. Insomnia can happen ...

The Blue Banner is UNCA’s official student-run paper, financially supported by the university as well as advertising. It ...

Highland Brewing shared on its Facebook page that Oscar P. Wong, the brewery’s founder, passed away May 25. He was 84 years ...

The Didanisisgi Gadagwatli pottery workshop is an example of how museums can support and uplift great work already happening ...

On Jan. 1, Christopher Arbor and his friends pledged to visit one Asheville brewery each week for all of 2025 in the order ...

City staff is proposing a 7.9% property tax increase, boosting the rate from 40.93 cents per $100 of assessed value to 44.19 ...

Western North Carolina’s foster care system struggles with a shortage of foster families, overwhelmed courts and limited resources for aging-out youths. Additionally, high turnover at the Department ...