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A Muslim school near Birmingham, Ala., was thriving — winning academic awards, increasing enrollment and looking to expand. Then came the lawn signs, the first warning that trouble was on the way.
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UNC Asheville announced the members of its Millennial Campus Development Advisory Committee Tuesday. The announcement comes months after university officials decided to halt negotiations to develop portions of its Millennial Campus properties, which include 45 acres of urban forest. -
UNC Asheville deployed a weather balloon ahead of Winter Storm Fern to help the National Weather Service and broadcast meteorologists predict the weather. -
Here is a list of the shelters across the region that have been publicly announced so far.
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Residents are preparing for the worst and hoping for the best. -
What you need to know from the Jan. 20 Buncombe County Board of Commissioners meeting -
As the storm forecast evolves, local utilities and governments are preparing for possible outages and other infrastructure challenges.
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