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Local LGBTQ community reconfigures weddings

2018 Buncombe County primary election results wrap up race for some, boost others into general

How local fire departments keep residents safe in changing times

The color of choice: Local charter schools offer options, with trade-offs

N.C. Supreme Court rules taking of Asheville water system unconstitutional

Thirty years is a long time to devote to any pursuit, and Karen Cragnolin, the oft-honored founding mother of RiverLink, can attest to that. During that time, she says she held every job in the organization and was planning to finally move on this year when, during surgery, she suffered an aneurysm that robbed her…

WNC nonprofit statistics, by county

Scanner silence: Buncombe Sheriff’s department encrypts radio traffic for officer safety

Warren Wilson professor’s new book shows multicultural influence in southern Appalachian dance

A new paradigm for community news may be emerging in Western North Carolina’s famously independent and insular rural counties, traditionally served mainly by small weekly newspapers. Thousands of people in these sparsely populated areas are now getting up-to-the-minute local news via Facebook.