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The $63 million plan would bring back the velodrome, dog park and other beloved amenities while reshaping the riverfront with wetlands, river cane and floodable gathering spaces.
City of Asheville, Urban Forestry Commission team,NASA
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Heat waves are becoming more common and intense as a result of climate change — and roads are suffering as a result. Are the nation's roads up to meeting the challenge of a warmer, wetter future?
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Descendants of Dred Scott and Chief Justice Roger Taney spoke about reconciliation at a church in the shadow of the Supreme Court last week as the high court wrestled with race and who can be an American.
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In response, some officials are urging lawmakers to pass another bill that would create a carve-out for counties still recovering from Hurricane Helene.
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The investigation comes amid a monthlong Trump administration effort to roll back protections for transgender students in school districts across the country. -
The nonprofit hospital system is one of several competitors vying for state approval to expand in western North Carolina. -
The larger-than-life sculpture is based on a small wooden carving Shull’s father made three decades ago. -
Municipalities throughout western North Carolina will hold events the weekend of June 19 to commemorate Juneteenth, the date in 1865 when enslaved people in Galveston, Texas learned they were free. -
What you need to know from the June 16 Buncombe County Board of Commissioners meeting
