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The White House said that starting just after midnight that goods from more than 60 countries and the European Union would face tariff rates of 10% or higher.
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Jen Pawol will make history by becoming the first woman to umpire a Major League Baseball game. Here's a look at other female officials who were the first on the floor, court or the field in prominent men's leagues.
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The decision brings Western North Carolina one step closer to receiving the funding, which was allocated by Congress late last year in the wake of Hurricane Helene. -
The railway had been out of service since the historic storm swept through Western North Carolina in September. -
The North Carolina Division of the Southern States Police Benevolent Association filed a lawsuit on behalf of former Brevard Police Department Sgt. Wilson Bunn. -
Sue Shugart will start as chief executive officer on May 26. She has been in healthcare for more than 20 years, and most recently served as CEO of Rutherford Regional Health System in Rutherford, N.C. -
State transportation staff will hold an information session on April 24 in Asheville. -
Jackson County leaders have removed a plaque that previously covered an inscription on the pedestal of “Sylva Sam,” a Confederate monument. The plaque stood for four years as a compromise to prior calls for the Confederate soldier statue to be removed. -
Western North Carolina is expected to see an increase in wildfires after Hurricane Helene. -
Catholic faithful mourn the death of Pope Francis. Local Catholic churches hosted a mass Monday evening including St. Eugene Catholic Church in Asheville. -
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The Bee Tree Christian Church became an icon of the destruction Hurricane Helene brought to western North Carolina. Now congregants will level the 100-year-old church to begin rebuilding.
