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Dr. Wesley Grant Sr. Southside Community Center pool, Asheville's only public pool, is reopening July 4 weekend after temporarily closingdue to a recent incident with a firearm.
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Stay informed with our Friday text message roundup of regional news with a special focus on growth and recovery after Hurricane Helene.
Stay on the pulse of the decisions being made at meetings for Asheville City Council and Buncombe County Commission, with reports from BPR’s Laura Hackett.
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More than 180 airports in rural areas across the U.S. benefit from federal funding that guarantees commercial air service. That program might lose half its funding due to Trump administration cuts.
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The Trump administration restored the names of nine bases named after confederate general. Advocates say it dishonors a bi-partisan attempt to turn the page on the military's segregationist past.
More local stories
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Hurricane Helene caused at least 57 landslides along the Parkway, damaging not only the roadway but also visitor centers, campgrounds, trails and more. -
Highland Brewing is hosting a celebration of life ceremony to honor their late founder, Oscar Wong. Leah Wong Ashburn is the CEO and president of the brewery. She chatted with BPR's Jose Sandoval about her father. -
The first tourist season since the storm reveals how much rivers and livelihoods have changed. -
The Veterans Restoration Quarters housed around 160 veterans before Hurricane Helene flooded the property. -
Jackson County Commissioners voted on Tuesday night to leave the Fontana Regional Library System. -
The new North Concourse has floor-to-ceiling windows, new food and retail options and an art gallery featuring works by artists displaced by Hurricane Helene. -
Western North Carolina roadless areas, long kept pristine, could soon be opened to road construction and logging. -
What you need to know from the June 24 Asheville City Council meeting -
Jackson County commissioners are still considering leaving the Fontana Regional Library System. On Thursday, commissioners invited the library board to a joint meeting to answer questions. The questions were wide-ranging, including the budget, organization and policies of the three-county library system. -
An NC DHHS investigation into 35 complaints about patient care and management at Mission Hospital found it’s in compliance with federal standards, according to documents obtained by Asheville Watchdog.
