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Today’s newscast includes these stories:

• Hospital Expansion: Four health systems compete to add 129 beds in Buncombe.
• Closed Meetings Probe: Buncombe commissioners face investigation over possible open-meetings violation.
• Redistricting Map: NC GOP targets First District to expand congressional majority.
• Airport Expansion: Asheville airport begins South Terminal demolition for $400M upgrade.
• Bear Release: Twelve rehabilitated cubs returned to wild; tracking continues statewide.

Today's newscast includes these stories:

• Mission Cited: State cites Mission Hospital for safety failures, risking federal sanctions.
• Black Population Decline: Asheville’s Black community shrinking amid gentrification and rising housing costs.
• Flood Resilience Grants: Three WNC counties get $1M for French Broad flood mitigation.
• Woodfin Leadership: Mayor McAllister faces ethics fallout, unfinished projects before election.
• No Kings Rally: Thousands protest authoritarianism in Asheville’s Pack Square Park demonstration.

Today's newscast includes these stories:

• Bus Stop Crash: Two students hospitalized after being hit near T.C. Roberson.
• Social District Delay: Council postpones South Slope vote amid equity, displacement concerns.
• Local Elections: Waynesville, Canton, Clyde races focus on recovery and smart growth.
• Day of Action: Asheville joins national “No Kings” protests opposing authoritarian policies.
• Indigo De Souza: Asheville native returns home for concert after losing Marshall home.

Today’s newscast includes these stories:

• Early Voting: Weaverville, Woodfin elections open today; polls run through Nov. 1.
• Helene Relationships: Storm tested — and transformed — love, loss, and resilience across WNC.
• City Council: Asheville joins RenewNC housing program; debates social district, new events.
• ADA Settlement: NC nursing homes must admit patients with substance use disorders.
• Orange Peel Sale: Venue’s managers buy club, plan new 6,000-capacity outdoor site.

Today’s newscast includes these stories:

• FEMA Delays: Gov. Stein criticizes stalled Helene relief; 300 applications unapproved.
• Organizer Fire: Activist Jen Hampton’s car burns in suspected arson incident.*
• Pedestrian Plan: Buncombe launches committee to improve walkability, safety, and access.
• Land Conservation: Conserving Carolina surpasses 50,000 acres protected across WNC.*
• Local NFL Star: A.C. Reynolds alum Rico Dowdle sets record for Panthers.

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Today’s newscast includes these stories:

• Redistricting Vote: NC GOP plans new map to gain additional congressional seat.
• Housing Impact: Shutdown delays loom, but WNC homelessness programs remain stable.
• Cannabis Scrutiny: Sen. Tillis questions Cherokee marijuana program; tribe defends legality.
• Campus Recovery: Warren Wilson secures $1.5M for Helene damage repairs.
• Late-Career Recruit: At 65, actor Jerry O’Donnell trains as Asheville police cadet.

Today’s newscast includes these stories:

• Richmond Hill Park largely reopened; disc golf returns Oct. 25.
• WNC nonprofits face burnout, funding shortfalls one year post-Helene.
• Ketamine-assisted psychotherapy helps first responders manage trauma, depression.
• Nine-year-old’s Tubing for Trash inspires community waterway cleanups.
• More ‘No Kings’ rallies planned across WNC to defend democracy.

Today's newscast includes these stories:
Self-campaign lending: Rep. Chuck Edwards earned $20K interest on loans to campaign.
Food Assistance: SNAP, WIC benefits continue statewide through October despite shutdown.
Water Systems: Asheville to retire FEMA filters, plan $100M permanent upgrade.
Wildlife Ordinance: Biltmore Forest bans feeding bears, sets $50 violation fine.
Weaverville Election: Six council candidates stress growth management, safety, and transparency.

Today’s newscast includes these stories:
Campus Oversight: New law exempts UNC Asheville from city zoning and review
Tribal Action: Cherokee Nation funds Highway 441 operations during federal shutdown*
Housing Recovery: Renew NC program continues despite shutdown, aiding 3,700 households*
Job Market: Buncombe unemployment steady; health care, education sectors show growth
Paramedic Expansion: $500K grant boosts Buncombe’s community paramedic program, adding new staff

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Today's newscast includes these stories:
Helene Recovery: Buncombe County outlines 114 projects; major infrastructure, housing priorities.
Student Mental Health: Helene’s trauma lingers as therapy referrals surge across schools.
Book Debates: Parents renew fights over school library content, prompting censorship fears.
Faculty Organizing: NC professors unite to defend academic freedom amid federal shifts.**
Asheville History: On this day in 1907, a vote made Asheville an early adopter of prohibition.