North Carolina Republicans introduced and advanced controversial legislation in the final days of session that would reshape district lines for judicial races across the state.

So just what happens at science camp? Blue Ridge Public Radio’s Helen Chickering stopped by the Summer STEM Academy at Southwestern Community College in Sylva to find out.

Republican Western North Carolina Congressman Mark Meadows says the Affordable Care Act repeal bill presented by Senate GOP leaders currently lacks support in both chambers of Congress. Meadows' remarks came during a conference call with reporters.

On the heels of Mission Health’s controversial decision to end Labor and Delivery services at Angel Medical Center, health system officials recently met with concerned citizens of Macon County for a so-called ‘sit-down’.

Western North Carolina businesses are making a name for themselves in the American music festival scene.

The city of Asheville is one step closer to having districts for city council members. A House committee passed a bill Wednesday to require just that. And it appears to have picked up key support for eventual passage.

A bill requiring the city of Asheville to adopt districts for the purpose of electing council members is one step closer to passage after picking up the key support of Rep. Brian Turner (D-Buncombe). The bill put forward by Republican Senator Chuck Edwards of Hendersonville got support not only from Turner but from at least one Republican who opposed a similar bill from his predecessor, Senator Tom Apodoca, also of Hendersonville. But Turner told BPR he would be unlikely to support the bill if

Appalachian music is part of our culture now more than ever.

If you have some spare time this summer, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service could use your help. The Asheville field office is on a mission to find an endangered species that hasn’t been spotted in Western North Carolina in more than a decade. BPR’s Helen Chickering has details.

The Asheville City Council this week approved a $175-million budget for the coming fiscal year which starts on July 1st. The city police department was seeking an additional $1-million to hire more officers to patrol the downtown area which has seen a spike in crime. But after a push from several community activists and groups who wanted to see that money spent on anti-poverty programs and public transit instead, the council okayed giving police the money over multiple years instead of all at