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A grant from the Balsam Mountain Trust will help several nonprofits keep the Wilson Creek watershed clean:
Scammers are taking advantage of the highest cost of living adjustment made to Social Security benefits in more than 40 years to try and trick seniors into divulging personal information:
ASHEVILLE — In December, Patton High School received a total of 10 awards — including one on the national level — at the Western Carolina 2023 Scholastic Art Awards in Asheville.
A new state report lays out how North Carolina can reach greenhouse-gas emissions reduction goals laid out over the next roughly quarter-century. Gov. Roy Cooper released the North Carolina Deep Decarbonization Pathways Analysis this week. He commissioned the report early last year. It sets out three methods by which emissions can be reduced 50% from 2005 levels by 2030 and reach net-zero levels by 2050. The report says electricity demand will need to be higher and its production cleaner. Alternative energy from hydrogen and biofuels highlights one option, while using forestland to absorb carbon dioxide emissions is emphasized in another.
Legislators have filed bills in the N.C. House and Senate in response to the attacks, including a measure that could lead to 10 years in prison, a fine of $250,000 and liability for financial damages suffered by anyone impacted by a resulting outage.
North Carolina’s newly seated Supreme Court has heard arguments on whether people convicted of felonies should be permitted to vote if they aren’t in prison but still are serving probation or parole or have yet to pay fines. The justices listened Thursday to their first high-profile case since the court flipped to Republican control in January. They didn’t immediately rule. The case stems from 2019 litigation that challenged a 1973 state law automatically restoring voting rights only after the “unconditional discharge of an inmate, of a probationer, or of a parolee.” Roughly 56,000 people could be affected by the outcome.
“There are beaches which present some dangers ... whether that’s hurricanes, surfing fatalities, or shark attacks,” Travel Lens reported.
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A man already on the state’s sex offender registry has been charged with another child sex crime.
Court records say an assistant basketball coach assaulted a middle school basketball player at a game last week.
HILDEBRAN — Deputies still are asking for the public’s help finding a man wanted in connection with a man’s disappearance.
Local authorities are searching for a McDowell County man after an armed robbery of a BP gas station in South Carolina.
A restaurant will get to stay in downtown Morganton at least a little while longer after a magistrate judge denied an eviction on the basis the city had cashed the restaurant’s rent checks.
Remote workers who live near the city of Morganton soon will have a new place to gather.
After reviewing our financial condition with staff and the town’s independent auditors, I am pleased to report that the town is maintaining a healthy outlook. This information is vital to me as mayor since we have current and future projects to plan for, as well as significant increases in o…
Officials are hoping new trail and waterway markers will make it easier for rescuers to find people who get lost and hurt while out on the waters in Burke, McDowell and Catawba counties.