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The U.S. Forest Service announced portions of the Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Wilderness are closed due to a wildfire.Bee Rock Creek Fire causes evacuations in McDowell County.
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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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Republican Senator Josh Hawley of Missouri talks about his mission to hold tech companies accountable even as they try to align themselves with President Donald Trump.
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The detainees were part of a group of some 300 Uyghurs who fled China and were arrested in Thailand in 2014. Thailand deported more than 100 of them to China in 2015, drawing condemnation.
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Gov. Stein says the funding is sorely needed for post-Helene cleanup. -
Hurricane Helene flooded the plaza leased by post office, and community members say the venue should reopen. -
On his 100th day in office, North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein addressed officials at an NC Association of County Commissioners meeting in Asheville about progress made six months post-Helene, wildfires, and funding. -
Spring is fire season in the mountains. If a wildfire starts in your backyard, know what to do. -
Dolen Perkins-Valdez’s Happy Land is based on the real story of a post–Civil War settlement built by freed people near the North Carolina–South Carolina line. -
A Sylva disaster supply distribution center looks for a sustainable future to support the region in the next disaster. Mountain CORE Mission is hosting a benefit on April 12. -
The Department of Health and Human Services says over 500 people have died this flu season while funding losses strain efforts to monitor and respond to outbreaks. -
The governor’s recent request for $19 million was shot down. One local Republican legislator says he wants some investments in the upcoming state budget. -
El acuerdo representa un cambio radical en los esfuerzos del Servicio de Impuestos Internos (IRS) por ganarse la confianza de los migrantes y alentarlos a presentar sus declaraciones de impuestos -
What you need to know from the April 8 Asheville City Council meeting.
