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

Asheville · Asheville

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

'Huge tragedy': Cyclist community mourns, calls for driver awareness after fatal crash

Asheville · Asheville

'Huge tragedy': Cyclist community mourns, calls for driver awareness after fatal crash

100% Right coverage: 1 sources

Those who peddle throughout Western North Carolina have heavy hearts on Wednesday after Tuesday's fatal incident.Read Article

2 cyclists die in crash involving dump truck, Highway Patrol reports

Asheville · Asheville

2 cyclists die in crash involving dump truck, Highway Patrol reports

100% Right coverage: 1 sources

Two cyclists are dead following a crash involving a dump truck that happened on July 1 in Madison County, according to the North Carolina State Highway Patrol.L Read Article

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.Asheville · Asheville Read Article

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.Asheville · Asheville 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