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In her campaign for Asheville’s next mayor, council member Kim Roney says she is knocking on thousands of doors and pushing for new ideas around policing and government transparency.
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The Mississippi Attorney General says use of force was justified when a toddler died during a police shooting in June.
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NPR's Steve Inskeep visits the site of a future data center in Stokes County, North Carolina.
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The new rule would add criminal penalties to existing local bans and follows weeks of concern over bears getting into homes. -
Meet the Hurricane Helene survivors working to make resilience a permanent part of life in Western North Carolina. BPR and Grist report on ideas inspired by the storm, from chainsaw training and microgrid installation to a grassroots radio network. -
The governor spent days in Western North Carolina to mark the two-year anniversary of Hurricane Helene and call for more federal funding. -
The Haywood County town of Canton is working to forge a path that honors its history while also navigating the new challenges brought on by Hurricane Helene. -
What you need to know from the Sept. 22 Asheville City Council meeting. -
From President Trump’s visit to the legal battle over voting by mail, there’s been a lot of national news affecting our region. BPR's Felicia Sonmez sat down in the studio with political science professor Chris Cooper to catch up on it all.
