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MAIN News Archives for January 2026

01/31 -  Federal judge rules Luigi Mangione will not face death penalty
01/31 -  Americans’ confidence in U.S. economy falls to lowest level since 2014
01/31 -  Mission Hospital placed in immediate jeopardy for 3rd time in 2 years
01/31 -  Primary roads covered in snow, more expected to fall through the morning
01/30 -  More lawsuits to be filed against NC State over toxic chemicals, attorneys say
01/30 -  Trump taps Kevin Warsh to lead the Federal Reserve
01/30 -  Delays in Leandro case are hurting students, advocates tell N.C. Supreme Court
01/30 -  State investigates Mission Hospital over patient concerns, senator says
01/29 -  Charges dismissed in controversial UNCG arrests
01/29 -  Judge stops DHS from arresting, detaining Minnesota refugees
01/29 -  Two companies made dried milk powder linked to botulism in ByHeart baby formula
01/29 -  Warrants say woman poisoned family at Thanksgiving dinner, killing daughter
01/28 -  South Korea’s former first lady sentenced to 20 months in prison for corruption
01/28 -  Rep. Ilhan Omar attacked at town hall; police arrest assailant
01/28 -  Does one of NC's US Senate candidates live in Florida? Elections board to hold eligibility hearing
01/28 -  Child with autism found safe by K9 officer after going missing in bitter cold
01/27 -  What tracking data and satellites can tell us about the US military build-up in the Gulf
01/27 -  Gregory Bovino, the face of the militarized fight against immigration, ousted from Minneapolis
01/27 -  India, EU sign 'mother of all' free trade agreements
01/27 -  Asheville shooting suspect arrested, charged with attempted murder
01/26 -  Israel says it has retrieved remains of final Gaza hostage
01/26 -  Trump flips on Canada-China accord, proposes 100% tariff in turnaround
01/26 -  Charlotte chess grandmaster died from accidental drug overdose, medical examiner says
01/26 -  Thousands without power in WNC as bitter cold sinks in
01/25 -  City officials seek to ease concerns over proposed abandoned buildings ordinance
01/25 -  Federal agents shoot, kill another U.S. citizen in Minnesota
01/25 -  The whistleblower, the Forest Service, and an endless battle in North Carolina’s mountains
01/25 -  4,800+ power outages reported in western North Carolina; Transylvania County hit hardest
01/24 -  'He should apologise': Anger of veterans and relatives at Trump Nato remarks
01/24 -  Massive sewage spill flowing into Potomac River upstream from Washington
01/24 -  As winter weather hits, North Carolina faces a growing power outage problem
01/24 -  Winter storm looms: Duke Energy preps for power outages, deploying 18,000 crew members
01/23 -  Trump withdraws Canada's Board of Peace invitation after Davos clash
01/23 -  Downing Street says Trump 'wrong' to claim Nato troops avoided Afghanistan front line
01/23 -  Weather forecast calling for travel hazards this weekend
01/23 -  Five arrested in Charlotte for burning Gay Pride flag stolen from church, desecrating Jewish grave
01/22 -  NC board’s move to enact new water pollution rules faces scathing criticism
01/22 -  Elections board denies challenge to Mosley’s eligibility to run for reelection
01/22 -  Thompson guilty: Plea accepted in Raleigh mass shooting
01/22 -  Thousands await assistance as Renew NC rebuild program nears application deadline
01/21 -  New climate reports show ‘unprecedented run of global heat’
01/21 -  Netanyahu accepts Trump's invitation to join Board of Peace
01/21 -  Winter storm watch likely for Asheville area
01/21 -  Trump dismisses using force to take Greenland while labeling Denmark 'ungrateful'
01/20 -  Trump threatens 200% tariff on French wine in 'Board of Peace' push
01/20 -  Have thoughts on a potential Asheville-Salisbury rail line? NCDOT wants to hear from you
01/20 -  Rare sea reptile seen off NC’s Outer Banks made 5,400-mile journey, tracker shows
01/20 -  Technical issue at Asheville Regional Airport causes long lines, delays for travelers
01/19 -  Europe warns of 'dangerous downward spiral' after Trump threatens tariffs over Greenland
01/19 -  NC health insurance consumers left in limbo by Congress
01/19 -  Two trains derail in southern Spain, killing 39, leaving dozens injured
01/19 -  Local African American activist H.K. Edgerton dies after prolonged illness
01/18 -  Macron says EU should deploy 'anti-coercion instrument' after Trump's tariff threats
01/18 -  Transportation staff update CIBO on future road improvements
01/18 -  Sen. Thom Tillis takes on the White House, but not Trump
01/18 -  UNC-Charlotte faces racial discrimination claim in fired employee’s lawsuit
01/17 -  Nationwide salmonella outbreak caused by dietary supplement triggers hospitalizations
01/17 -  Asheville DEI efforts under microscope of NC House oversight panel
01/17 -  Trump now says he won't militarily intervene in Iran
01/17 -  UNC Asheville students, community members rally against campus forest development plans
01/16 -  Venezuela opposition leader Machado presents Trump with her Nobel Prize
01/16 -  China and Canada announce tariffs relief after a high-stakes meeting between Carney and Xi
01/16 -  North Carolina woman sues former US Sen. Kyrsten Sinema over alleged affair
01/16 -  'This is great news': Sen. Ted Budd says first round of Helene home buyouts to come soon
01/15 -  Two dead after another construction crane collapses in Thailand
01/15 -  Measles cases continue to rise: What you should know about treatment, vaccines
01/15 -  Ailing astronaut returns to Earth early in NASA's first medical evacuation
01/15 -  Blast of wintry weather closes schools, impacts morning commute
01/14 -  'Nobel Prize for Environment' awarded to specialist in invisible, fascinating and vital mycorrhizal fungi
01/14 -  Trump caught on video flipping off Ford worker during plant visit in Dearborn, automaker responds
01/14 -  Education groups to rally at NC General Assembly
01/14 -  Asheville faces $30 million budget gap for 2027, city officials say
01/13 -  'They just kept killing': Eyewitnesses describe deadly crackdown in Iran
01/13 -  Trump asks 'When did I do that?' when asked about his promise to send Americans $2k tariff checks
01/13 -  Supreme Court takes up culture war battle over transgender athletes in school sports
01/13 -  Mountaineer Inn faces $28K tax debt, lawsuit from city over neglected property cleanup
01/12 -  NC psychiatric hospitals plagued by staffing shortages, funding limbo
01/12 -  Britain to develop new ground-launched missiles for Ukraine
01/12 -  Attorneys for HCA, CarePartners committed legal fraud in negligence case, court filings allege
01/12 -  'It's sickening': Asheville groups protest denouncing ICE and urging tax funds redirection
01/10 -  Iran medics describe overwhelmed hospitals as protests continue
01/10 -  Judge says Trump can't block Minnesota, 4 other states from child care funds
01/10 -  More than 300 measles cases now reported in South Carolina outbreak, health officials say
01/10 -  Thermo Fisher Scientific to lay off hundreds of workers, phase out Weaverville operations
01/09 -  House passes ACA tax credit extension amid uncertain Senate future
01/09 -  'Sick of stupid': Tillis unloads on Stephen Miller over Greenland comments
01/09 -  Asheville, Raleigh DEI efforts under NC House oversight panel scrutiny
01/09 -  Polk County man facing 3 counts of attempted murder in deputy-involved shooting
01/08 -  Footage shows violent clashes as Iran protests spread to more areas
01/08 -  ICE agent shoots and kills woman during Minneapolis immigration crackdown
01/08 -  House takes step toward extending Affordable Care Act subsidies, overpowering GOP leadership
01/08 -  NC health officials work to contact 26 potentially exposed to measles at Mission Hospital
01/07 -  Venezuela: US no longer accuses Maduro of leading the Cartel de los Soles
01/07 -  Chickenpox outbreak confirmed at Fairview Elementary with 4 cases: health officials
01/07 -  Trump administration says it’s withholding social safety net money from 5 states over fraud concerns
01/07 -  A town in western North Carolina is returning land to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians
01/06 -  In Switzerland, grief and anger simmer, four days after deadly bar fire
01/06 -  Paris court finds 10 guilty of cyber-harassing Brigitte Macron
01/06 -  Greenland PM to Trump: 'Enough' of 'fantasies of annexation'
01/06 -  Mystery New Year's Eve boom was bullet leaving hole in local woman's windshield
01/05 -  'We need Greenland': Trump repeats threat to annex Danish territory
01/05 -  Markets react mildly to the US capture of Venezuelan leader Maduro
01/05 -  Charlotte woman turns 106 years old
01/05 -  North Carolina awarded $213 million to improve rural health amid Medicaid cuts
01/04 -  Storm to quench southeast U.S. drought
01/04 -  US intervention in Venezuela leaves collateral victim: Congress
01/04 -  North Carolina gov. ‘grateful’ for FBI, officers that stopped planned New Year’s Eve terrorist attack
01/04 -  'It's very worrisome': Health officials urge vaccination amid North Carolina measles case
01/03 -  State threatens contempt charge against NC nonprofit at center of WRAL investigations
01/03 -  BYD overtakes Tesla as world's top electric vehicle maker
01/03 -  Venezuela president Maduro captured and flown out of country after ‘large scale’ US strike, says Trump
01/03 -  Authorities identify man killed in New Year's Day shooting; suspect held without bond
01/02 -  Affordable Care Act subsidies expire, insurance premiums expected to skyrocket
01/02 -  Crews respond to wildfire in Swannanoa
01/02 -  Rhoda Billings, NC lawyer who led the way for women, dies at 88
01/02 -  Jackson County man charged with murder after fatal New Year's Day shooting: sheriff
01/01 -  Flu is rising rapidly, driven by a new variant. Here’s what to know
01/01 -  Dozens presumed dead in New Year catastrophe in Swiss ski resort
01/01 -  ACA subsidies that lower monthly insurance premiums for millions of Americans set to expire
01/01 -  New North Carolina law strictly defining sexes as male or female goes into effect