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The decision brings Western North Carolina one step closer to receiving the funding, which was allocated by Congress late last year in the wake of Hurricane Helene.
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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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This is an updated list of active evacuation orders in Western North Carolina where wildfires are burning in Graham, Swain, and McDowell counties. -
Brevard City Manager Wilson Hooper said the U.S. Department of Transportation is looking into the grants because the trail contains bike infrastructure. -
Community members speak out to protect 45 acre urban forest but no final plan yet for campus. -
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers moves from removing debris on the surface of Lake Lure to debris that sank to the bottom. -
Asheville’s only art supply store, Cheap Joe’s, will remain open under new ownership. -
The county gave an update on FEMA housing after Hurricane Helene and wildfire safety concerns. -
The 62-page report outlined Edwards’ vision for how to address recovery including a universal application for disaster recovery and additional federal funding for WNC. -
The Trump Administration will request to Congress to stop funding public media. NPR CEO Katherine Maher visited Asheville and spoke with BPR's Jose Sandoval about Congress, federal funding and public radio's future. -
The stadium’s story touches on many of the issues facing a growing Asheville, including the need to balance tourism with the interests of local residents. -
The North Carolina Cooperative Extension offers free tool kits, databases and soil testing to get your spring garden ready.
