COVID-19 caused the cancellation last fall of one of the nation's greatest high school football rivalries - Pisgah vs. Tuscola. Although the game has finally been rescheduled for next week, the coronavirus pandemic will have an impact on the number of spectators in the stands, due to capacity limits.

Climate change has been wreaking havoc on Western North Carolina's famed trout industry. Specifically, rising sustained temperatures are slowly eliminating the cold water in lakes trout need to thrive. While climate change continues to impact trout, the COVID-19 pandemic is too.

BPR is answering listener queries about the Coronavirus in a new segment - Talk To Us: COVID Questions . BPR's Helen Chickering brings us this week's answer.

Schools in Buncombe County welcome students back this week for the first time since December. Those who have not opted for all remote instruction will be in-class in-person two days a week. Preparation for their return extends beyond the classroom.

The insurrection at the US Capitol is driving a wedge in the Republican Party -- between those who are shying away from former Pres. Donald Trump and those who continue to support his false claims of fraud in last year's election.

Three new billboards around Asheville are calling for the resignation of Western North Carolina's Congressman Madison Cawthorn.

A project to document the lives of LGBTQ people in Western North Carolina is expanding. The LGBTQ Oral History Archive was founded at UNC Asheville in 2019 in partnership with the Blue Ridge Pride Center. Now the project is expanding to Western Carolina University , says Travis Rountree. "I think it's really important to show, to demonstrate that there is indeed a history here and has been, for a long time," said Rountree, a WCU assistant professor of English. For Rountree, this project is

Asheville City Council and Buncombe County Commissioners both voted to remove the Vance Monument from Pack Square in downtown Asheville. But where will it go?

On his first day in the Oval Office, Pres. Joe Biden swiftly signed executive orders aimed to reverse immigration policies established by his predecessor. Some of these actions are already being felt in North Carolina, but legal experts say many of Trump's policies still impact how cases are decided and who's allowed to remain in the country.

Editor's note: This article is Part 2 of a two-part investigative series. Part one can be read here .