A Transylvania County science research and education center with roots in the Space Race is getting back to its original mission, helping NASA track astronauts as they head to the moon for the first time in more than 50 years.
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A majority of Supreme Court justices peppered Solicitor General D. John Sauer with skeptical questions about the Trump administration's position that birthright citizenship should not apply to babies born to immigrants in the country illegally.
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The Trump administration and its critics are waging a war of images on the National Mall like none before. The president's face stares down from federal buildings while statues and posters mock him below.
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The projects include sewer lines in Ashe County, stormwater drainage in Jackson County, and infrastructure upgrades in Caldwell and Mitchell counties.
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In North Carolina, $200 million in awarded grants have hung in the balance while state officials fought for the funding.
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Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate Roy Cooper stopped in Asheville for his “Make Stuff Cost Less” tour.
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What you need to know from the March 17 Buncombe County Board of Commissioners meeting
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More than 150 households were waiting on the extension, which came two weeks before the program was slated to end.
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Increases have soared across all neighborhoods, with some exceeding 100 percent, Watchdog sampling of data shows.