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North Carolina Transportation Secretary Daniel Johnson said the post-Helene restoration project is the most complex in state history.
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A report from Labor Department investigators found former Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer violated her own department's policy prohibiting harassment. She resigned in April.
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The new effort appears to be another tactic in a broader Trump administration strategy to short-circuit immigrants' already limited due process options in order to speed deportations.
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Health officials say people may have been exposed at two locations in Asheville and Hendersonville after an out-of-state resident traveled through the area while infectious. -
The Trump administration says the international gathering will showcase Western North Carolina’s resilience. Locals say the region still needs billions of dollars to recover. -
More than 200 people turned out to see the former governor, who faces Republican Michael Whatley in the fall. -
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Asheville considers early termination of Flock, but leaves door open for other license plate readersAsheville City Council will soon vote on a resolution that would force an early termination of the police department’s contract with Flock and request the removal of 11 automated license plate readers. -
Mission Hospital, AdventHealth, UNC Health West and Novant Health are all vying for state approval to add up to 92 beds to their new or existing facilities.
