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New Jersey continues to challenge ending birthright citizenship after Supreme Court ruling

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New Jersey continues to challenge ending birthright citizenship after Supreme Court ruling

Coverage: 6 sources

New Jersey Attorney General Matt Platkin says that the president's approach to birthright citizenship is a recipe for chaos on the ground, and does harm to the states.See the Story

Cherokee County inmate's escape leads to detention officer's death, car chase

Asheville · Asheville

Cherokee County inmate's escape leads to detention officer's death, car chase

100% Right coverage: 1 sources

The shooter was a federal inmate, Kelvin Simmons, who escaped from an Erlanger Western Carolina Hospital facility in Murphy. Simmons killed a detention officer.Read Article

Chimney Rock State Park reopens 9 months after Helene, NC leaders and locals celebrate

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Chimney Rock State Park reopens 9 months after Helene, NC leaders and locals celebrate

100% Right coverage: 1 sources

Chimney Rock State Park reopened Friday, June 27, exactly nine months after Helene damaged the area.Read Article

Federal lawsuit alleges abuse and forced labor at Trails Carolina and Asheville Academy

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

The suit alleges deceptive marketing and abusive practices that resulted in “permanent and severe psychological injuries” for the former camper.Asheville · Asheville Read Article

Federal rollback of Roadless Rule could imperil some of North Carolina’s last wild lands, experts say • Asheville Watchdog

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

Than Axtell, a fly-fishing guide who has lived in western North Carolina for three decades, adores the unimpeded wilderness around the south fork of the Mills River — the rare place, he said, where one can spend a weekend backpacking, fishing the whole way, and rarely seeing another angler. Marc Hunt, a conservationist and former Asheville […]Asheville · Asheville Read Article

'I'm in awe': Passengers praise spacious new terminal at Asheville Regional Airport

100% Right coverage: 1 sources

A new era has begun at Asheville Regional Airport. Wednesday, June 25, was the first day passengers boarded and deplaned inside the new North Concourse.Asheville · Asheville Read Article

Beloved figure identified as pedestrian killed in Asheville wreck; no charges for driver

100% Right coverage: 1 sources

Asheville police have released the identity of a man who was struck and killed by a vehicle on Patton Avenue earlier this month.Asheville · Asheville Read Article

🔥Ingles leaving thousands without access to fresh food- Article link below. Something needs to be done. 🤬

100% Right coverage: 1 sources

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Tubers take to the water on the French Broad River at Zen Tubing in Asheville

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

Tubers settle back onto tubes to beat the June heat on the French Broad River at Zen Tubing in Asheville, June 16, 2025.Asheville · Asheville Read Article

Swannanoa INGLES sits untouched 9 mos after Helene. Oteen store overwhelmed with Swannanoa residents. 😡 Petition link below.

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

In the wake of Hurricane Helene, we recognize that Ingles was among many businesses to sustain major damage to a number of its properties, including the one in Swannanoa. Determining the future of each one is a business decision that, as a private company, Ingles is in its right to make for its best interest. However, because Ingles has chosen to purchase and retain all easily available propertiAsheville · Asheville Read Article

City seeks dismissal of Asheville Watchdog’s open meetings lawsuit over 2022-23 water outage committee • Asheville Watchdog

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

The city of Asheville has asked a judge to dismiss Asheville’s Watchdog’s lawsuit alleging violations of the state’s open meetings law following the 2022-2023 holiday water outage. The city’s motion, filed Monday in Buncombe County Superior Court, did not directly address whether it violated the state’s open meetings law with its Independent Review Committee, which […]Asheville · Asheville Read Article