© 2025 Blue Ridge Public Radio

Blue Ridge Mountains banner background

Your source for information and inspiration in Western North Carolina.

Donate

Play Live Radio

Next Up:

0:00

0:00

0:00 0:00

Available On Air Stations

April Laissle

Reporter and Host at WFDD

Local News

Sold on a Promise, Part 2: The North Carolina homeless housing projects that were never built

Laura Hackett

Part two of this joint investigation by BPR, WFDD and CityView provides how a California developer and its consultant traversed North Carolina making deals with city officials that ultimately failed.
Local News

Sold on a Promise, Part 1: How cities across NC set aside $12M for housing the homeless and got nothing

Laura Hackett

A joint investigation by BPR, WFDD and CityView provides a clearer picture of how out-of-state entities traversed North Carolina making deals with city officials that ultimately failed.