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Stay informed with our Friday text message roundup of regional news with a special focus on growth and recovery after Hurricane Helene.
Stay on the pulse of the decisions being made at meetings for Asheville City Council and Buncombe County Commission, with reports from BPR’s Laura Hackett.
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Investigators have identified Guy Edward Bartkus, 25, as the primary suspect in the explosion that injured four others.
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After expanding state Medicaid programs to cover people in the country without legal status, Democrats are considering changes that would reduce immigrant access.
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The State Board of Elections on Wednesday replaced executive director Karen Brinson Bell with Sam Hayes, the top lawyer for the GOP’s House speaker. Brinson Bell has been widely praised in election circles nationwide for her performance as executive director for nearly six years.
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Marshall welcomed back visitors May 1 to May 4 with their Marshall Magic Days seven months after Hurricane Helene devastated the town.
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What you need to know from the May 6 Buncombe County Board of Commissioners meeting.
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Jefferson Griffin says he will not appeal a federal judge’s decision favoring Associate Justice Allison Riggs.
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A team of Duke researchers is examining how climate change interacts with fungal growth, and what that means for rebuilding after a disaster like Hurricane Helene.
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BPR’s Felicia Sonmez sat down with leaders of the Historic Biltmore Village Association to talk about the latest steps in the neighborhood’s recovery from Hurricane Helene.
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Davis is holding a reading for her new book at Pack Memorial Library on Tuesday, May 6.
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After Hurricane Helene, more than 50 AmeriCorps members throughout Western North Carolina worked to help the communities where they were stationed. Then DOGE cut them.
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Requested increases for public school funding and avoiding further cuts to local government spending would require a property tax increase, Buncombe County officials said late last week.
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Owen Pool in Swannanoa provided its final rounds of showers and laundry this week. The public facilities were set up to help residents after Hurricane Helene.