Felicia Sonmez
Growth and Development ReporterFelicia Sonmez is a reporter covering growth and development for Blue Ridge Public Radio.
Prior to joining BPR, Felicia worked for more than a dozen years as a print journalist, including as a national political reporter for The Washington Post. From 2013 to 2018, she was based in Beijing, where she worked as a China correspondent for the international wire service Agence France-Presse and as an editor for The Wall Street Journal. She also spent a year in advanced Chinese language study as a Blakemore Fellow at Tsinghua University.
A native of Hackensack, New Jersey, Felicia graduated from Harvard University with a degree in Government. She loves hiking, backpacking and listening to live music. She is the proud owner of a tuxedo cat named Yogurt.
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The NC Court of Appeals ruled a North Carolina county can’t spend hotel tax and tourism dollars on public safety services.
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The latest listening session comes as the county planning board moves closer toward a decision on the proposal.
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Federal authorities notified the hospital Thursday that it had failed to comply with several requirements related to emergency room care.
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A new educational center on the state's Civil War history opens in Fayetteville in 2027 — but already, its mission is well underway in Western North Carolina.
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Some scholars say legislative efforts to limit discussion of race in classrooms across the country underscore the need to make sure local Black history is taught and remembered.
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Following surveys by inspectors last week, CMS gave HCA a reprieve from threat of loss of participation in Medicare program.
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In a visit to Asheville on Tuesday, Stein, a Democrat who is running for governor, spoke about the lawsuit against HCA over patient care.
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During a visit to Asheville Friday, the attorney general vowed to continue his litigation regardless of the federal decision on Medicare and Medicaid funding.
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In a statement, an HCA spokeswoman said the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services are recommending removal of the "immediate jeopardy" designation.
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Chief U.S. District Judge Martin Reidinger denied HCA’s motion to dismiss the case Wednesday.