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9. Nantahala National Forest wildfire at 120 acres. Forest Service closes Joyce Kilmer trails
Ryley Ober/Asheville Citizen Times A wildfire burning in the Nantahala National Forest forced portions of the Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Wilderness to...
10. Promoting awareness: Earth Day Jam provides opportunity to learn about food sustainability, nonprofits and community
Karen Kistler/The Salisbury Post Awareness was one thing that many spoke about at this year’s Earth Day Jam. Whether it...
1. Fayetteville utility warns of rising rates after PFAS funds frozen
Liz McLaughlin/WRAL News More than a month after the Fayetteville Public Works Commission reported that $60 million in federal funding...
2. Feeling the burn: Exodus of staff — for years — has made it hard for NC Forest Service to fight wildfires
Jane Winik Sartwell/Carolina Public Press Extensive personnel shortages at the NC Forest Service hampered the agency’s ability to manage the...
3. Trump mulls semiconductor levies after lifting reciprocal tariffs on electronics
Luke Garrett/WFAE Radio The Trump administration is considering new semiconductor tariffs, after the White House exempted certain electronics from reciprocal...
4. The hunt for rock to repair I-40: test drilling underway in national forest
Becky Johnson/The (Waynesville) Mountaineer A triumphant victory in mining rock for Interstate 40 slide repairs from the nearby national forest...
5. Trump tariffs could have chilling effect on school purchases from bananas to laptops
Erica Meltzer/Education NC After this story published, President Donald Trump announced a 90-day pause on most tariffs but said tariffs...
6. Commissioners table latest effort to outlaw city annexations
Bill Moss/The Hendersonville Lightning Henderson County and the city of Hendersonville are either edging toward a new escalation in their...
7. School-based telehealth expands further in North Carolina
Jennifer Fernandez/NC Health News In a small room at Hillcrest Elementary School in Burlington, students can now meet with a...
8. Chapel Hill council approves 300+ new apartments, retail space on S. Elliott Road
Brighton McConnell/WCHL Chapelboro An increased offer of financial contributions to Chapel Hill’s affordable housing efforts helped save a new apartment...
9. Large fire damages recycling plant
The High Point Enterprise A fire at a metal recycling plant grew on Sunday to cover 2 acres of the...
10. Mother’s jailing over son’s 4-year stay in Mission Hospital violated her civil rights, attorneys and experts say
Andrew R. Jones/Asheville Watchdog The mother of a patient who has been at Mission Hospital for nearly four years did...
1. Priced out: The reality of housing insecurity in Haywood
Shelby Perusi & Angie Schwab/The (Waynesville) Mountaineer When Amanda Stacy, 39, woke up to find her home on fire, her...