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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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Republican Senator Josh Hawley of Missouri talks about his mission to hold tech companies accountable even as they try to align themselves with President Donald Trump.
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The detainees were part of a group of some 300 Uyghurs who fled China and were arrested in Thailand in 2014. Thailand deported more than 100 of them to China in 2015, drawing condemnation.
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A Sylva disaster supply distribution center looks for a sustainable future to support the region in the next disaster. Mountain CORE Mission is hosting a benefit on April 12. -
The Department of Health and Human Services says over 500 people have died this flu season while funding losses strain efforts to monitor and respond to outbreaks. -
The governor’s recent request for $19 million was shot down. One local Republican legislator says he wants some investments in the upcoming state budget. -
El acuerdo representa un cambio radical en los esfuerzos del Servicio de Impuestos Internos (IRS) por ganarse la confianza de los migrantes y alentarlos a presentar sus declaraciones de impuestos -
What you need to know from the April 8 Asheville City Council meeting. -
Asheville’s Devil’s Foot Beverage Company President and Founder Ben Colvin spoke to BPR’s Jose Sandoval about effects of tariffs on his business. -
Tourists spokesperson says construction won’t hinder America’s favorite pastime. -
The Internal Revenue Service issued an additional extension on the federal tax filing deadline to everyone until Sept. 25, 2025. -
N.C. National Forest Supervisor James Melonas has his work cut out for him after Hurricane Helene damaged about 20% of the forests, including 117,000 acres of vegetation loss. Here's how the recovery process is going. -
Hope – and thousands of tulips – spring to life in post-Helene Swannanoa as a European company’s flower bulbs donation becomes the centerpiece of a small town park.
