Laura Lee
News DirectorLaura Lee began her journalism career as a producer and booker at NPR. She returned to her native North Carolina to manage The State of Things, a live daily statewide show on WUNC. After working as a managing editor of an education journalism start-up, she became a writer and editor at a national education publication, Edutopia. She then served as the news editor at Carolina Public Press, a statewide investigative newsroom. In 2022, she worked to build collaborative coverage of elections administration and democracy in North Carolina. Laura received her master’s in journalism from the University of Maryland and her bachelor’s degree in political science and J.D. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Email: llee@bpr.org
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Three fires continue to burn, fueled by debris and dry conditions. -
Winter storm hits mid-Atlantic, bringing ice and snow to WNC. -
Local and state governments decline to provide names of the deceased, citing ongoing investigations -
The water outage has ended: Here's what you need to know about Asheville's water system repair and the end of the boil water notice after weeks of uncertainty. -
Water resources department awaits results of sample testing before boil water notice could be lifted. -
Detectable lead levels at local schools raise concerns for residents in homes with older pipes. -
More than 330,000 voters cast early ballots in the 13 counties where voting processes were most affected by Hurricane Helene. -
Asheville Council member Maggie Ullman says even if the current treatment fails, the Army Corps of Engineers will deploy an alternative water filtration system. -
Water resources spokesperson Clay Chandler talks about the latest updates on the post-Helene water outage. -
El miércoles, algunas personas que llamaron a la línea directa estatal no pudieron comunicarse para una entrevista
