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Chiefs WR Rashee Rice continues serving jail sentence as team begins voluntary offseason workouts
While most of the Kansas City Chiefs participated in voluntary workouts this week, wide receiver Rashee Rice was back in Texas, serving his 30-day jail sentence after violating the terms of his probation for his role in a car crash that left multiple people injured.
13 minutes ago in World
Taylor Swift concert attack plot suspect found guilty by Austrian court
An Austrian court on Thursday convicted a man of planning to attack a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna nearly two years ago.
14 minutes ago in Sports, Trending
MLB owners have proposed a salary cap for the first time since baseball’s 1994-95 strike
Major League Baseball owners made their long-expected salary cap proposal to the players' association on Thursday, a system the union has vowed never to accept, setting the sides on course for a confrontation that threatens the 2027 season and perhaps beyond.
25 minutes ago in Crime & Safety, Local, ZZZ App Top Stories
Asheville wants bigger flood warning system after Helene failures
Asheville leaders discussed delayed flood alerts, emergency coordination and new plans for sirens, gauges and evacuation systems during Thursday’s Public Safety Committee meeting
3 hours ago in Local, ZZZ App Top Stories
Here’s where Swannanoa’s new post office will be
The former Family Dollar store is expected to house the new USPS facility
4 hours ago in Local, Native Advertising, Outdoors, ZZZ App Top Stories
More rain ahead for Asheville area as drought slowly eases
Forecasters say Western North Carolina will see on-and-off showers through the weekend, with a short-lived break in rain Friday
6 hours ago in Local, ZZZ App Top Stories
Asheville shifts federal housing funds to replace lead pipes
Funding shift impacts nonprofits while prioritizing water safety and affordable housing construction
7 hours ago in Sports
Baseball players ask for expanded free agency, salary arbitration rights, almost doubling minimum
Baseball players fired the opening salvo Wednesday in what is expected to be long and contentious labor negotiations, asking for expanded free agency and salary arbitration rights along with almost doubling the major league minimum and increasing the money high-revenue teams share with the less-wealthy clubs.
7 hours ago in World
Think it’s hot now? The next five years will smash records, UN says
In the next five years, the Earth is overwhelmingly likely to surge again and again past the international climate threshold set as safe and shatter its hottest-year record along the way, according to new United Nations climate projections.
7 hours ago in Lifestyle
Why your co-worker might be listening to music tuned to 432 hertz
Music recorded in 432 hertz (cycles per second) is taking off on social media platforms and music streaming services, where users can find an increasing number of tracks and playlists employing the alternate tuning, everything from meditation soundscapes to reggae songs recorded by Ziggy Marley.
7 hours ago in National
Justice Department opens investigation into E. Jean Carroll, who accused Trump of assault: AP source
The Justice Department has opened an investigation into whether E. Jean Carroll, the longtime advice columnist who has said Donald Trump sexually assaulted her in a Manhattan department store 30 years ago, lied during the course of civil litigation against the Republican president, according to a person familiar with the matter.
7 hours ago in Entertainment, Local
Things to do in Asheville and WNC: May 29-31
Events in Asheville and Western North Carolina this weekend include Cold Mountain Music Festival, WNC Whiskey Festival, live music, outdoor activities, community events and stage performances.
7 hours ago in Sports
Hurricanes beat the Canadiens 4-0 to move within a victory of the Stanley Cup Final
Sebastian Aho, Jordan Staal and Logan Stankoven scored in a 2:47 span late in the first period and the Carolina Hurricanes moved within a victory of the Stanley Cup Final, beating the Montreal Canadiens 4-0 on Wednesday night.
8 hours ago in Crime & Safety, Local, ZZZ App Top Stories
Why does Buncombe County want this empty store?
Buncombe County moves to buy JCPenney building for disaster response center
8 hours ago in Crime & Safety, Local, ZZZ App Top Stories
North Carolina medical examiner crisis grows, strains investigations
Buncombe County medical examiner warns staffing shortages could delay death certificates, criminal cases and family closure
21 hours ago in Community, Local, ZZZ App Top Stories
Obituaries released for Fairview murder victims, no public services planned
Two members of the Grant family had their final resting place announced in their obituaries after their deaths rocked Fairview, N.C. earlier this month.
23 hours ago in Lifestyle
Independent bookstores are multiplying, although many people still think they’re dying out
Allison Hill, CEO of the American Booksellers Association, is used to strangers expressing sympathy when they learn what she does for a living. "It's all so funny," she says. "When I tell them I run the trade association for independent stores, they'll say, 'It's just so sad that they're disappearing.'
23 hours ago in Entertainment, Trending
Matthew Perry’s assistant gets more than 3 years in prison for central role in his ketamine death
Matthew Perry's live-in personal assistant, who had a central role in the "Friends" star's descent into ketamine addiction and injected him with the fatal dose of the drug, was sentenced Wednesday to three years and five months in prison.
1 day ago in Education, Local, ZZZ App Top Stories
Asheville, Buncombe County high school graduation schedule for 2026
Thousands of seniors are preparing to receive diplomas at stadiums, campuses and Harrah’s Cherokee Center – Asheville
1 day ago in Community, Health & Wellness, Local, ZZZ App Top Stories
Patient on psychiatric hold dies by suicide at Mission Hospital
The suicide occurred after federal regulators recently placed the hospital under enhanced monitoring following repeated safety concerns.