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1. Amid condemnations of political violence, no cessation of political warfare

One response to the horrific shooting at former president Donald Trump’s Saturday campaign rally was both universal and predictable. Across...

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2. EMC delays PFAS action again, considers taking broader role over pollution discharge permits

The North Carolina Environmental Management Commission deferred action to initiate the regulatory process for PFAS standards under consideration in a...

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3. Pactiv Evergreen Inc has agreement to sell Waynesville plant

On July 12, Pactiv Evergreen Inc. announced it has signed a definitive agreement to sell its Pine Bluff, Arkansas, paper...

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4. Biden faces criticism over his gas car ban. But he doesn’t have one.

Voters in Midwestern states are seeing ads railing against President Biden’s gas car ban. But there’s one catch: the Biden...

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5. NC’s only unaffiliated congressional candidate charts a new path

About 37% of voters in North Carolina are now registered as unaffiliated, but until this year, not one of them...

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6. Funeral pricing transparency may tip the scales in favor of consumers

Both of Heidi Zanan’s parents died between 2017 and 2021, which meant she had to plan two funerals in the...

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7. NCCU athletics must tackle budget deficit before kicking off new season

Before North Carolina Central faces Alabama State in the Orange Blossom Classic on Sept. 1, the athletics department must tackle...

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8. Buxton Civic Association to press for cleanup at former Naval facility

At a July 11 meeting, Buxton Civic Association (BCA) Board Members Brian Harris, Heather Jennette and Wendi Munden outlined a...

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9. Drought causes losses for local farmers

Though July has, thus far, received more rainfall than this past June, farmers in the county are still struggling through...

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10. Buncombe County can’t be part of Stein’s lawsuit against HCA, Business Court rules

Mission Health System, owned by HCA, continues to see lawsuits about the hospital systems commitment to the asset purchase agreement...

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1. Virginia is America’s top state for business in 2024, with the nation’s best schools and solid infrastructure

With the nation’s best education system and policies that give companies room — both literally and figuratively — to grow,...

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2. ‘You should be ashamed,’ Robinson tells reporters as he declines to answer questions

In a rare public appearance Wednesday, North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson declined to speak with reporters and decried attempts...

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3. Transylvania health care woes. Leaders voice frustration with HCA hospital management in NC mountain community.

In Transylvania County, community leaders say HCA’s governance of Transylvania Regional Hospital in Brevard is causing mounting frustration. The discovery...

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4. Lawsuit cites safety, discrimination problems at megasite

A contractor at the Greensboro-Randolph megasite has tolerated drug use and serious safety violations by its workers and racist language...

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5. Judge denies Clemson’s request to dismiss ACC countersuit

Clemson’s request to dismiss an Atlantic Coast Conference lawsuit that was filed in response to the school challenging the conference...

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