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Images from the opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympic Games offer a stunning glimpse into the dramatic and heavily Parisian-themed day.
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Cal Fire has confirmed that over a hundred structures have been damaged in the Park Fire, which grew overnight near Chico, Calif. Difficult firefighting conditions are forecast through Friday night.
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The Asheville-Buncombe commission says it needs at least six months to finish its work to address the harms of systemic racism.
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Applicants must earn less than 80% of Area Median Income (AMI) and meet a list of other criteria.
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Tensions ran high at the most recent Macon County Commissioners meeting where about 300 people turned out to express their views on proposed changes or the three public comment periods on the flood damage prevention ordinance, soil erosion and sedimentation control and water supply watershed protection.
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Bulldog alum Henry Patten and his doubles partner, Harri Heliovaara, took home the trophy in the men's doubles competition at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London on Saturday.
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Buncombe County cannot intervene in North Carolina General Attorney Josh Stein’s lawsuit against HCA Healthcare, the NC Business court held this week. The county is already part of another lawsuit but had asked to intervene in Stein’s suit, claiming $3 million in damages.
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WNC experiencing abnormal temperatures in June and July leading to drought across the state.
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The cafe famous for its “Heartbreaker” sandwich breaks hearts with its closure.
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The Asheville Regional Housing Consortium voted Monday to recommend funding the 60-unit Apple Ridge development.
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Police chief Mike Lamb says restrictions in West Asheville, downtown and on Tunnel Road are needed even though calls to the department dropped by 40% last year.
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Una nueva línea directa para brindar información de salud a las comunidades de habla hispana, especialmente en las zonas rurales de Carolina del Norte.
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