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  • Former Donald Trump adviser Steve Bannon was indicted by a federal grand jury for refusing to cooperate with the House panel investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.
  • $500 million in new EPA funding for small lenders could pave the way for more clean energy in rural areas across the region.
  • Republicans are favored to take control of the chamber thanks to a 2024 map of races that tilts disproportionately in the GOP’s favor. Here are the races to watch.
  • Kyle Turner, 62, is a retired federal civil servant and veteran, a nonprofit grant writer, and an advocate for housing and youth in transition. He lives in Lucerne Park in West Asheville. He has two daughters who are twenty years apart in age. He has lived in Asheville just over two years.
  • Nina Ireland is 34. She is an entrepreneur, and mom of four. She has lived in Asheville more than 30 years and calls the River Arts District home.
  • Tiffany DeBellott, 29 is Executive Director at the Center for Participatory Change. She has two daughters. She has lived in Asheville for 29 years and currently lives in the Burton Street Legacy Neighborhood.
  • Sen. Bernie Sanders is the favorite, but does Elizabeth Warren peel away some progressives after a fiery debate performance? Former Vice President Biden has a lot on the line — and a lot to prove.
  • "Top Gun: Maverick" has raked in more than half a billion dollars at box offices worldwide. But behind the scenes, there's some litigation brewing over the movie.
  • The changing climate is especially brutal in India. Temperatures are soaring. Asphalt roads are melting. People are dying.
  • After decades of success, director Martin Scorsese has his first Oscar. His film The Departed also won Best Picture. Among actors, Forest Whitaker was honored for playing Idi Amin in The Last King of Scotland, Helen Mirren for The Queen.
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