BPR
Saturday, November 15, 2025
- Asheville “may be a targeted city” for border patrol agents, mayor says
- 2 wildfires in Buncombe County. Officials urge residents to pause open burning
- SNAP recipients in North Carolina could see benefits restored tomorrow, governor says
- Helene-hit municipalities receive $14M in small business infrastructure grants
- Troll takeover: Giant wooden trolls land in Asheville, other NC cities
- State to hold public hearing in Asheville on four hospitals’ expansion plans
- HCA reports $3.8 billion increase in 2025, citing rise in admissions, volume
- UNCA hires consulting firm to help with its Millennial Campus Development Commission
- Nonprofits purchase 16 acres for rock-climbing area in hard-hit Chimney Rock
- On rural stretches of the Blue Ridge Parkway, businesses fear losing another tourist season
- What’s closed for Veterans Day, and how to commemorate the holiday in WNC
- Assistance paying for heat could be the next program WNC low income residents lose because of the shutdown.
- FEMA’s latest $155M for Helene recovery will repay NCDOT, local governments
- As shutdown drags on, Rep. Chuck Edwards says adjourning U.S. House ’was the right move’
- North Carolina files lawsuit against FEMA over $17.5 million in withheld grants
- Western North Carolina 2025 municipal election results: Buncombe sees high turnout
- Buncombe adopts new strategic plan, approves spending on county park improvements
- ‘We’re stuck and we’re scared’: Asheville’s beleaguered renters grapple with mold
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- As government shutdown drags on, locals pay to keep Great Smokies open through early January
- Día de los Muertos is this weekend. Here's what it's all about
- Hot Springs local elections reveal a town in recovery, fearful of being left behind
- Western North Carolina mobilizes ahead of SNAP pause as shutdown drags on
- Mission Hospital says it has hired 200 workers in 65 days
- With Weaverville on cusp of unprecedented growth, candidates share their vision for future
- Asheville City Council appoints new Hurricane Helene recovery citizen boards
- MountainTrue expands debris cleanup program with new grant funds
- NC officials warn federal food aid programs will be suspended within days
- $4 million in additional workforce grants are on their way to WNC, Stein says