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Stay on the pulse of the decisions being made at meetings for Asheville City Council and Buncombe County Commission, with reports from BPR’s Laura Hackett.
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Some religious colleges and universities are cutting programs. Others are seeking mergers to reduce costs and expand offerings.
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Over 20 people have died since severe storms and tornadoes hit Kentucky and Missouri overnight. Meteorologists are beginning to survey the damage.
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The move is part of a wider effort to cut funding for arts projects that don’t reflect priorities laid out by President Trump. -
Artist Tommy Lee McGee describes the words on the mural — ‘Each One, Reach One, Teach One’ — as a call to action in the Black community. -
Vecinos presta servicios a residentes sin seguro médico o con seguro insuficiente en el oeste de Carolina del Norte. Abrieron su primera sede permanente en Franklin. -
A slow-moving system is expected to bring multiple rounds of showers and storms to the region. -
Western North Carolina residents felt the effects of the quake. -
Gov. Josh Stein called on the NC General Assembly to fund more small business grants while touring newly re-opened businesses badly damaged during Hurricane Helene. -
How a common problem has become a local fascination - and what sinkholes might tell us about climate change. -
FEMA’s leadership is changing hands at a moment of uncertainty over the agency’s future. -
The recovery involved dozens of construction workers, artisans and more. It comes as the first few Biltmore Village retailers are reopening as well. -
Vecinos serves uninsured and underinsured residents in Western North Carolina. They opened their first ever permanent facility in Franklin.
