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Preliminary data from a study mapping high-speed Internet access shows few respondents have access meeting the Federal Communication Commission's mini ...
After the behind-the-scenes arm-twisting over Asheville’s lawsuit challenging a legislature-mandated water and sewer merger spilled into the open, a ...
Inside WNC is a permanent feature from Carolina Public Press that profiles each of the 18 westernmost counties of North Carolina. This is your guide, ...
It took nearly two months and the death of an 11-year-old Rock Hill boy in the same room last weekend before authorities said carbon monoxide poisoning killed the couple.
We take a look at foreclosures across Western North Carolina and find which counties were hardest-hit by business and home foreclosures since 1998.
Carolina Public Press surveyed sheriff's offices in the 18 westernmost counties and found that, depending on your county, some answers that may surprise you.
A hefty tuition hike for out-of-state students, compensation for victims of the state’s eugenics program and planning for a new western School of Science and Math are among the differences between the new House budget proposal and one app ...
A new user fee began in February, and a Great Smoky Mountain National Park spokesperson said the transition has been smooth. Meanwhile, a court case challenging the fee's legality continues, and four county commissions in NC and Tennessee h ...
An indoor recreation facility in Spruce Pine and the Tuckasegee River Greenway in Jackson County attracted funding from the N.C. Parks and Recreation Trust Fund, according to a recent news release.
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