Local & NC News

A Haywood County woman was arrested earlier this month on federal charges for making threats and threatening to kidnap local elected officials.Smoky Mountain News politics editor Cory Vaillancourt explains how he broke the story.

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The new Angel Medical Center will open on Sunday September 18th.

Over the weekend, a Pride parade was held in Sylva for the second year in a row. Sylva Pride parade

The film, “Where There Are Bees, There Is Honey,” features some of performers behind the growing drag scene in Jackson County including local performers: Calcutta, Marigold Showers and Beulah Land.

One in five families in North Carolina is in medical debt collections. NC Treasurer Dale Folwell will host a public hearing on the Medical Debt De-Weaponization Act at the AB Tech conference center Wednesday, September 7th from 5:30 to 7:15 pm in Asheville.

Eastern Band of Cherokee Police Chief Carla Neadeau was sworn in September 1st.

Watch the "Best in the West: North Carolina’s 11th Congressional District forum" hosted by Blue Ridge Public Radio and Smoky Mountain News. Candidates Democrat Jasmine Beach-Ferrara, Libertarian David Coatney and Republican Chuck Edwards were all invited to the event to share their stances on important national and local issues.

Are you ready to vote in November 2022? Here are some important dates, deadlines and information about voting in the upcoming midterm election.

Blue Ridge Public Radio is part of a new community-powered journalism project with America Amplified to answer all your questions about how to exercise your right to vote in the upcoming midterms.