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MAIN News Archives for February 2026

02/10 -  New analysis shows Trump's tariffs cost US households an average of $1,000 last year
02/10 -  Crews continue to battle wildfire in Western North Carolina
02/10 -  650 roosters recovered: Men arrested, charged with running Nash County cockfighting operation
02/10 -  Crash on I-26 near Biltmore Park causes morning traffic delays
02/09 -  Epstein revelations have toppled top figures in Europe while US fallout is more muted
02/09 -  Lake Lure begins refilling after repair of damage caused by Hurricane Helene
02/09 -  Asheville Police Officer arrested on DWI, misdemeanor child abuse and other charges
02/09 -  Accused of using racial slurs, state senate candidate sues for defamation, wiretapping
02/08 -  Zelenskyy says the U.S. is gearing up to do business with Russia as strikes continue
02/08 -  Trump ally and tech billionaire Peter Thiel brings Antichrist warning to Paris
02/08 -  Hillary Clinton calls for public hearing in House Epstein investigation
02/08 -  Persist of Henderson County holds memorial for lives lost in immigration crackdown
02/07 -  Employers announce most job cuts since 2009 as economy wobbles
02/07 -  Despite investment changes paying off, NC treasurer opposes COLA for state retirees
02/07 -  Trump's racist post about Obamas is deleted after backlash despite White House earlier defending it
02/07 -  Judge orders Mountaineer Inn owners clean up properties, owner owes nearly $30K in taxes
02/06 -  Plastic surgeons group calls for delaying gender-affirming surgery until age 19
02/06 -  Argentina requests extradition of Maduro from the US on crimes against humanity charges
02/06 -  Hendersonville police captain fired after off-duty work misuse, city officials say
02/06 -  Trump Education Department bolsters protections for prayer in schools
02/05 -  Americans are exceptionally anxious about their political system, new Gallup polling shows
02/05 -  No public sign of a response to Savannah Guthrie's message to her mother's kidnapper
02/05 -  CMS rejects Mission's latest plan of correction, sets new deadline
02/05 -  Buncombe Co. commissioner files complaint against county, claims 14th Amendment violation
02/04 -  Thousands without power in freezing Ukraine as renewed Russian strikes continue
02/04 -  British police investigate Peter Mandelson following release of Epstein files
02/04 -  Ransom note, DNA samples: Search continues for 'Today' show host Savannah Guthrie's mother
02/04 -  Patient deaths, measles exposure put Mission Hospital in 'immediate jeopardy': documents
02/03 -  French offices of Elon Musk’s X platform raided by Paris cybercrime unit
02/03 -  Clintons agree to testify in House Epstein investigation
02/03 -  North Carolina in the running to become first primary election in the country for 2028
02/03 -  Madison County sees lingering storm impacts on secondary roads, supply access
02/02 -  A who’s who of powerful men are named in Epstein files
02/02 -  NC college students sue over lack of campus early voting sites
02/02 -  Punxsutawney Phil is said to have seen his shadow, predicting 6 more weeks of winter weather
02/02 -  Attorney dispute's Cherokee police's missing girl report, explains mother's warrants
02/01 -  Cuba on the brink as Trump turns up the pressure: ‘There is going to be a real blockade’
02/01 -  South Carolina’s measles surge shows danger of lower vaccination rates
02/01 -  I-85 in Kannapolis reopened after minor crash left 100 vehicles stranded
02/01 -  Current road conditions for Sunday, according to NCDOT