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The $20.6 billion budget the Senate proposed Sunday is a massive 413-page bill that is as much a policy document as it is a spending plan with specifi ...
Two Republican state senators are seeking funds for DWI toxicology and other case work at a new WNC crime lab in either Henderson or Burke county.
One of the only surviving bills in the N.C. General Assembly related to gun control would close permit information to the public, making it nearly imp ...
Jeff Hunt, district attorney for Henderson, Polk and Transylvania counties, has been named a special Superior Court judge by Gov. Pat McCrory.
State water quality officials are still considering whether to fine MSD for the spill, which is likely the largest one documented by the wastewater treatment facility in the last 20 years.
WNC supporters say short-changing a program that’s been a boost to the region’s economy and conservation efforts is the wrong move.
The Clean Water Management Trust Fund has distributed more than $200 million in grants throughout the 18 westernmost counties of the state. Inside: A look at some of the most notable projects in each county.
The U.S. Forest Services plans two upcoming meetings, to be held in Franklin and Asheville, about the Nantahala and Pisgah National Forests management plan revisions.
The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina approved two $75,000 Early Childhood Development Focus Area Grants last week to Region A Partnership for Children and Southwestern Child Development Commission.
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