A longtime Sustainer donated a 2025 Subaru Forester Premium Hybrid so we could bring the excitement — and vital support — back this year!
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection started operations in Charlotte over the weekend. Western North Carolina residents hit the streets in downtown Asheville to protest.
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The acting chief of the Federal Emergency Management Agency has left his post, marking another disruption in a year of staff and policy changes. His leadership was questioned after he delayed responding to deadly floods in Texas.
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When farm crops are harvested, there is often food left in the fields. That's where gleaners come in — gathering lettuce, potatoes and other crops that are still good and giving them to needy people.
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The Low Income Energy Assistance Program may have no funding beyond November due to the federal government shutdown. Western North Carolina families who rely on money from the program, could struggle to pay heating bills. -
The bulk of the money will go towards reimbursing state emergency road and bridge work and millions are county governments as well. -
The Republican congressman spoke with BPR this week about negotiations over reopening the federal government, Hurricane Helene recovery and more. -
The FEMA money is crucial for many states, including North Carolina, in funding emergency equipment. It also supports the salaries of personnel who step in to assist with natural disasters and other emergencies, including terrorism and threats to public safety. -
Elections took place in cities and towns across the region on Tuesday. -
What you need to know from the Nov. 4 Buncombe County Board of Commissioners meeting
