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Thursday, August 20, 2026
- Swannanoa residents push for Owen Park repairs
- The Trump administration is moving forward with its plans to remove roadless forest protections. This includes WNC
- Construction to begin on one of the last WNC roads still closed by Hurricane Helene
- Women’s flag football is having a breakthrough year in North Carolina
- BPR 2026 Summer Car Raffle winner announced
- Asheville municipal candidates talk senior issues, displacement at Shiloh forum
- One of North Carolina’s oldest rodeos is back in action after Hurricane Helene
- The Park Service is removing trees downed by Helene. Conservationists are asking them to stop.
- State Rep. Jennifer Balkcom to replace Rep. Chuck Edwards on NC-11 ballot
- Moffitt and Smith pass on NC-11 run to replace Edwards; Balkcom throws hat in ring
- Long-closed section of the Appalachian Trail reopens two years after Helene
- UNC Asheville professors win NIH grant to fight drug-resistant "Superbugs"
- WNC Republicans to choose candidate to replace Rep. Chuck Edwards on November ballot
- Buncombe County moving forward on Woodfin greenway and is looking at alternative for Enka path
- Rep. Chuck Edwards drops reelection bid days after ethics committee recommends censure
- Overdose death rates in Appalachian counties remain higher for years after flooding, study shows
- A 524-unit apartment complex planned for Swannanoa floodplain begins to move through city review
- House Ethics Committee recommends censure for Rep. Chuck Edwards over ‘inappropriate conduct’ toward female staffers
- After a silver at the world championships, WNC paddler Evy Leibfarth sets her sights on Olympic gold
- Endangered bat species caught in North Carolina for the first time in over a decade
- More than 99% of roads damaged by Helene have reopened, NCDOT says
- A-B Tech wins $29 million federal grant for WNC Futures Factory
- Council approves Asheville Mall rezoning
- Judge allows NC attorney general’s lawsuit against HCA over Mission Hospital to proceed to trial
- WNC has been getting a lot of rain. Does that mean the drought is over?
- Blue Ridge Public Radio wins 3 Green Eyeshade Awards for excellence in journalism
- Two years after denial, Sylva Pride wins approval to march downtown again
- Attorney General calls on Duke Energy to commit to data center protections for ratepayers
- BPR presents Brevard Music Center's Summer Festival closing concert live on BPR Classic
- Downtown shootings cast a shadow over Asheville nightlife
