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MAIN News Archives for February 2023

02/28 -  Supreme Court weighs Biden student loan plan worth billions
02/28 -  Elon Musk overstated Tesla’s autopilot and self-driving tech, new lawsuit says
02/28 -  Police crackdown on street takeovers in Charlotte
02/28 -  Mission ER patients have longer wait times than state, national averages
02/27 -  After Norfolk Southern support, DeWine says no disaster in East Palestine
02/27 -  Classified Energy Department report on COVID's origins rekindles ongoing debate
02/27 -  'Cocaine bear' movie based on real NC plane crash, skydiver mystery from 1980s
02/27 -  Police identify 2 victims of fatal shooting at Asheville apartment complex
02/26 -  In 2024 campaign, kingmaker role again for South Carolina?
02/26 -  Capitol Hill finds rare bipartisan cause in China – but it could pose problems
02/26 -  'Timing is everything': Why GOP leaders are pushing pot and Medicaid, abortion limits and guns
02/26 -  Fiery hit-and-run turns fatal 2 days after crash; DNA could identify fleeing occupants
02/24 -  Out of prison, former Buncombe County manager says local government was corrupt long before she arrived
02/24 -  Climate change is making winter weather warmer and "weirder"
02/24 -  Police, security agencies advise Jews to be on alert ahead of planned ‘National Day of Hate’ on Shabbat
02/24 -  Fatal West Asheville crash: Police execute search warrants to find DNA, data recorder
02/23 -  Former Arizona AG sat on records refuting 2020 election fraud
02/23 -  The American climate migration has already begun
02/23 -  French company Tageos to invest $19M in new N. American headquarter in Fletcher
02/23 -  Pentagon releases pilot's close-up photo of Chinese balloon
02/22 -  Attorney General Josh Stein discusses opioid settlement during Henderson County stop
02/22 -  Putin aiming to divide US public opinion with nuclear treaty pullout, experts say
02/22 -  At least 2 dead, more than 50 missing in China mine collapse
02/22 -  Mission Health set to close cancer center pharmacy -- what that means for customers
02/21 -  NC House overwhelmingly moves Medicaid expansion bill closer to reality
02/21 -  Asheville Police seeking help in West Asheville motor vehicle fatality investigation
02/21 -  Biden urged not to approve oil terminals that could create ‘carbon bombs’
02/21 -  Madison County man missing, his canoe recovered in French Broad River
02/20 -  Ohio train derailment reveals need for urgent reform, workers say
02/20 -  Biden declares 'Kyiv stands' in surprise visit to Ukraine
02/20 -  Haywood County Sheriff's Office search for man pretending to be deputy
02/20 -  Expanded rail service in Haywood? There are plenty of obstacles
02/19 -  Republican losses fan election conspiracies in rural Arizona
02/19 -  Jimmy Carter, 98, opts for hospice care after string of hospital visits
02/19 -  How a Tribe spends $160 million from the American Rescue Plan
02/19 -  'The community caught the people:' Arrest made in theft from Asheville gun shop
02/18 -  Millions face threat of flooding from glacial lakes
02/18 -  1 person shot, another arrested after fight in Sam's Club parking lot
02/18 -  US: Russia has committed crimes against humanity in Ukraine
02/18 -  Hit-and-run driver damages 6 vehicles in downtown Asheville before being stopped
02/17 -  Kari Lake loses appeal in Arizona governor race challenge
02/17 -  Zelenskiy to open Munich summit amid fears of new Russian offensive
02/17 -  U.S. Supreme Court cancels arguments in Republican bid to keep border expulsions
02/17 -  7 suspects get away with several cars at BMW of Asheville in matter of minutes
02/16 -  Great Salt Lake’s retreat poses a major fear: poisonous dust clouds
02/16 -  El Paso mall shooting leaves 1 dead, 3 injured
02/16 -  Lukashenko names conditions for Belarus to join Russia's war
02/16 -  Murder-suicide: Boyfriend lived with victim's body for days, her family says
02/14 -  Cherokee Police Commission discusses public information and community reporting
02/14 -  Asheville City Council to discuss McCormick Field funding during upcoming work session
02/14 -  3 killed, 5 wounded at Michigan State campus shooting; suspect dead
02/14 -  Sun Outdoors gets up to $2.3 million in economic incentives from Transylvania County
02/13 -  Asheville considers $4M for I-26 Connector aesthetics
02/13 -  Flying objects over North America - the unanswered questions
02/13 -  Leaked document shows big changes could be underway at GOP-majority NC Supreme Court
02/13 -  Will there be any help for businesses hurt by Asheville water outage?
02/12 -  Tens of thousands of Israelis join anti-government protests
02/12 -  New ‘unidentified object’ shot down over Canada, says Trudeau
02/12 -  An open letter to Rep. Chuck Edwards about climate change and politics
02/12 -  Student charged after unloaded handgun found on school property
02/11 -  US blacklists 6 Chinese entities over balloon program
02/11 -  US jet shoots down unknown object flying off Alaska coast
02/11 -  ‘It’s just crazy’: Republicans attack US child labor laws as violations rise
02/11 -  Winter Weather Advisory issued for most mountain counties ahead of expected wintry mix
02/09 -  Zelenskyy: Ukraine intercepted plans to destroy Moldova
02/09 -  Church of England votes in favour of blessings for same-sex unions
02/09 -  Bye, bye jobs: VinFast, Disney, Boeing, Dell, eBay, many more making job cuts
02/09 -  Milliken to close Rutherford County facility, affecting 103 employees
02/08 -  Democrats win control of Pennsylvania House, end GOP rule
02/08 -  Officer took and shared photos of bloodied Tyre Nichols, documents say
02/08 -  EV charging station manufacturer picks Durham for $41M plant, with plans to hire 300 workers
02/08 -  'As a Black man, I'm appalled': Report shows gap between Black, white student achievement
02/06 -  Over 70 stunned turtles treated at NC Aquarium released at sea
02/06 -  Powerful quake rocks Turkey and Syria, kills more than 2,300
02/06 -  Russia assembles troops for possible offensive in Luhansk, Ukraine says
02/06 -  Cherokee Indian Police ask public for help looking for teenager
02/05 -  2 in custody after taking hostage in 4-hour standoff in Greensboro: police
02/05 -  Mount Washington experiences record-setting wind chill
02/05 -  US downs Chinese balloon, drawing a threat from China
02/05 -  Video footage shows moments suspect threatened motorists with fake gun
02/03 -  Israel targeting Iranian arms flow to Ukraine, Netanyahu tells CNN
02/03 -  Why prosecutors might get Trump – and not Biden – for classified documents
02/03 -  What is a suspected Chinese spy balloon doing above the US?
02/03 -  Asheville metro, Buncombe County boast lowest unemployment rate in state for December
02/02 -  Anger as Shell makes ‘obscene’ $40bn in profits
02/02 -  Insurance expert weighs in on companies dropping some Hyundai, Kia models from coverage
02/02 -  Biden approval steady after document discovery: AP-NORC Poll
02/02 -  Man charged after road rage, shooting incident in Woodfin
02/01 -  AI: World likely to hit key warming threshold in 10-12 years
02/01 -  IOC stands by sanctions against Russia and Belarus over invasion of Ukraine
02/01 -  Fentanyl seized in Carolinas increased 15000% in two years, federal data shows
02/01 -  Dozens of animals -- including dogs, tortoise, several birds -- seized in cruelty case