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Answer Man: Any update on Costco? FCC Environmental bear carts still MIA? What happened to police mugshots?
Today’s round of questions, my smart-aleck replies and the real answers: Question: It has now been over three months since ...
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Federal rollback of Roadless Rule could imperil some of North Carolina’s last wild lands, experts say
Than Axtell, a fly-fishing guide who has lived in western North Carolina for three decades, adores the unimpeded wilderness ...
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Federal lawsuit alleges abuse, exploitation of teen at Asheville Academy for Girls, Trails Carolina
The lawsuit refers to two residents’ deaths by suicide in May at Asheville Academy and another in 2024 at Trails Carolina in Lake Toxaway. Both properties were owned by Family Help & Wellness, and ...
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Answer Man: Double the fireworks on/near the South Slope? Did cicadas damage trees? Inappropriate comments online about ‘No Kings’ protests?
Today’s round of questions, my smart-aleck replies and the real answers: Question: My birthday is on July 4 and I always enjoy a fireworks show that night, but I have a question about this year’s ...
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UNCA’s stadium proposal confirms a long-running rumor — and raises many more questions
On June 13, the University of North Carolina-Asheville confirmed a rumor that had circulated for months: It plans to build a ...
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Opinion: An Asheville woman paid cash for a condo 4 days before Helene destroyed it. Now she’s upbeat about her future — and her new home.
After years of raising six kids, enduring a painful divorce a decade ago and then working two or more jobs for years, Kim Pierce had a plan. On June 18, 2024, she finalized the sale of the large ...