Local
3 months ago
Dems look to turn WNC protests into ballot-box power

Local political science professor predicts more protests and a Democratic surge in the 2026 election cycle.

FILE - Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., questions Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump's choice to be the Secretary of Health and Human Services, as he testifies before the Senate Finance Committee during his confirmation hearing, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, file)
Local
3 months ago
Activists rally tonight in Hendersonville to oppose ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’

Grassroots organizers across North Carolina will hold coordinated vigils at 6 p.m. Tuesday, urging U.S. Sens. Thom Tillis and Ted Budd

FILE - Election workers process ballots for the 2024 General Election, Nov. 5, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)
Local
3 months ago
DOJ’s early moves on voting, elections signal shift from traditional role

North Carolina elections have been a particular target for Republicans

Local
3 months ago
Air Force vet Moe Davis to challenge Edwards in bid for Congress

Moe Davis, a U.S. Air Force veteran and former chief prosecutor at Guantanamo Bay, has announced his candidacy for Congress

Education
3 months ago
‘I love breaking rules’: UNC Asheville fires dean of students after leaked video surfaces

In the video, an unseen interviewer asks Pugh questions about DEI practices at the university, which have been banned at all schools in the UNC network.

Newly appointed members of the North Carolina State Board of Elections, from left, Jeff Carmon, Francis De Luca, Stacy "Four" Eggers, Siobhan O'Duffy Millen and Bob Rucho, take their oaths of office at the Dobbs Building in Raleigh, N.C., on Wednesday, May 7, 2025 (AP Photo/Gary D. Robertson)
Local
3 months ago
Trump administration sues NC over voter registration records

It’s unclear exactly how many voters’ records still lack identifying numbers.

Local
3 months ago
Asheville council member Ullman plans 2 public input events

Asheville City Council member Maggie Ullman stressed that community input remains essential for a better future.

Business
4 months ago
People power: Local solar company celebrates 30 years of renewable energy

Over the years, Sundance has advocated for solar energy in utility commissions, tax credits and community energy boards. The company prides itself on working for the community as much as the company.

Local
4 months ago
Jackson County residents petition to stop new gas station on Tuckasegee

A petition is seeking to end construction of a gas station on the bank of the Tuckasegee River in Jackson County, N.C.

FILE - Judge Jefferson Griffin, the Republican candidate for the N.C. Supreme Court listens to testimony in Wake County Superior Court on Friday, February 7, 2025 in Raleigh, N.C. (Robert Willett/The News & Observer via AP, File)
Local
4 months ago
Republican concedes long-unsettled North Carolina court election

Jefferson Griffin’s decision sets the stage for Allison Riggs to be officially elected to an eight-year term as an associate justice.