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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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Damage to trees and roads caused by Hurricane Helene makes fires more difficult to fight. -
Evacuaciones obligatorias en diferentes partes del oeste de Carolina del Norte debido a incendios forestales -
The North Carolina Emergency Management Association's annual gathering in Cherokee this week held special significance on the 6-month anniversary of Hurricane Helene. -
Esta es una lista actualizada de los refugios para aquellos que están evacuando los incendios forestales en el oeste de Carolina del Norte, incluyendo Polk, Transylvania, Henderson y otros lugares. -
This is an updated list of active evacuation orders in Western North Carolina where wildfires are burning in Polk, Henderson, Transylvania, Swain, and Rutherford counties. -
This is a list of updated shelter locations for those evacuating wildfires in Western North Carolina, including Polk, Transylvania, Henderson, and other locations. -
What you need to know from the March 25 Asheville City Council meeting.
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The Green Bank for Rural America was hoping to fund clean energy projects in Helene-impacted communities. -
The county’s January unemployment rate was up slightly from December’s 6% and more than double the rate of 3% a year earlier. -
To help pay for upgrades, Asheville City Council is considering a rate hike increase, which it will vote on April 8.
