Felicia Sonmez
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The project is already in the federal government’s pipeline. The big question now is how local governments will fund their part of it.
McDowell County Emergency Management
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North Carolina Army National Guard
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An executive order from President Trump seeks to create federal lists of eligible voters and instructs the Postal Service to send ballots only to approved voters. It faces certain legal challenges.
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President Trump is set to address the nation on the Iran war at 9 p.m. Eastern time on Wednesday night, with White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt saying he would be providing "an important update," without providing further details.
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The meetings come after federal authorities — again — placed Mission Hospital in “immediate jeopardy,” the most serious sanction a hospital can face.
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The state launched the $175 million program last year as a way to help people who have remained cut off from public roadways since Hurricane Helene. -
$290 million will allow the agencies to spend the next decade stewarding wildlife habitat and improving outdoor recreation after the storm. -
15 city council candidates made appeals to voters at Wednesday’s candidate forum mostly focusing on transit, affordable housing and safer streets. -
What you need to know from the Feb. 3 Buncombe County Board of Commissioners meeting.
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Canton follows other communities in western North Carolina that are considering resistance to data centers, citing environmental, energy and noise pollution concerns
