Wait until you see how this cat greets his bunny bestie every morning ... 🥺 #usatodaypets | Asheville Citizen Times

Ahead of the holiday opening weekend, the annual tree-raising ceremony commenced with nearly 50 employees carrying in a towering 35-foot-tall Fraser fir into Biltmore House, expertly maneuvering through the home from the front entrance, past the Winter Garden and into the Banquet Hall. https://www.citizen-times.com/story/news/local/2025/10/29/2025-christmas-biltmore-begins-tree-raised-house-estate/86927872007/ | Asheville Citizen Times

A viral video that showed a dog being dragged on a leash during a Pisgah High School pep rally has prompted review by Haywood County and local authorities. The video was taken at the school’s pep rally in Canton ahead of the Pisgah versus Tuscola High School football game on Oct. 10. It shows a county school employee dragging a dog on a leash during a skit. Attendees can be heard in the video saying, "let the dog go." The video has amassed hundreds of thousands of views on social media platform

A small alligator was safely removed from the a Boston river and treated by a wild life team. No word on how the tiny reptile end up in the chilly water as the state doesn't allow gators to be owned as private pets. | Asheville Citizen Times

"Is that a real turkey?" Goose the turkey loves to do everything with his owner, including dropping off his humans at school, and going to McDonald's. | Asheville Citizen Times

🎙️📚 Free-to-attend author talk featuring Tommy Orange! History Colorado Center is hosting Pulitzer Prize finalist, NY Times Bestselling author, and MacArthur Fellow Tommy Orange for a talk on Wednesday, December 10th at 7 PM. Tommy Orange, Oakland-based author and citizen of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma, has published two award-winning contemporary novels. His books center Native American histories and themes, including subjects of History Colorado research efforts such as the S