pari.edu
A Transylvania County science research and education center with roots in the Space Race is getting back to its original mission, helping NASA track astronauts as they head to the moon for the first time in more than 50 years.
Andrew Harnik
/
Getty Images North America
Laura Hackett
/
BPR News
Stay informed with BPR's weekly newsletters.
Get news updates, learn about upcoming events, and go behind the scenes with our reporters.
Helene Recovery
Politics & Government
Climate & Environment
Growth & Development
Arts & Culture
State headlines
National headlines
-
A majority of Supreme Court justices peppered Solicitor General D. John Sauer with skeptical questions about the Trump administration's position that birthright citizenship should not apply to babies born to immigrants in the country illegally.
-
The Trump administration and its critics are waging a war of images on the National Mall like none before. The president's face stares down from federal buildings while statues and posters mock him below.
More local stories
-
The selection of Asheville “reflects the Trump Administration’s commitment to the revitalization and resilience of western North Carolina,” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said. -
Retailer had been searching for Buncombe location for decades; mayor calls withdrawal ‘a tragedy’ -
The Tennessee Valley Authority once prided itself on political independence. Data center demand and political pressure have it changing course from clean energy. -
Grace Powell was appointed as Jackson County’s new library director on Feb. 17. She takes over for Tracy Fitzmaurice who tendered her resignation letter to the county and the Fontana Regional Library system in late January. -
What you need to know from the Feb. 17 Buncombe County Board of Commissioners meeting. -
The N.C. General Assembly provided a total of $96 million for flood mitigation projects in 2021. So far, the state has spent just under half of that money.
