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A Colombian man was fatally shot by an ICE agent this morning in Biddeford, Maine. Sen. Angus King says he was told the man had "weaponized" his vehicle when the shooting occurred.
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The redistricting carried out by Tennessee lawmakers divides a community of Black voters along the same line as highway split them up 60 years ago and they say it weakens their power once again.
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The district, which includes most of western North Carolina, has sent a Republican to Congress in every election since 2010.
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Buncombe County is on alert for sizzling temperatures, part of a warming trend in the region.
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The Democratic Senate nominee spoke at a campaign event in Asheville, arguing that the region "desperately needs more federal funding."
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Utility touts new advances in quick outage response as a tactic for fighting disaster-related outages.
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What you need to know from the June 23 Asheville City Council meeting
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The emerald ash borer is a catastrophic threat to the forests of the Blue Ridge, but local ecologists believe their work is helping save the tree from extinction.